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Elgin man gets 21-year prison term for sexually assaulting girl, videotaping one attack

March 17, 2022 at 11:10 a.m.

An Elgin man who sexually assaulted an under-age girl several times, including once in which he videotaped the attack, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison. Kane County prosecutors...

Speak Out: Lots of theories about why the price of gas is rising, and it’s either Trump’s fault or Biden’s

March 16, 2022 at 1:47 p.m.

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Speak Out: Threat of investigation keep pols in line; pity for guy who bought Brady’s ‘last game’ ball; more U.S. oil leases would help lower gas prices

March 15, 2022 at 9:31 a.m.

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Speak Out: Being a divided country causes instability; watching Russia is like seeing history repeat itself; pols using Ukrainian war to pander

March 11, 2022 at 11:34 a.m.

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Speak Out: Sending Madigan to prison will give him something else to control; Russians prepared for victory, not battle; Putin seizing upon weaknesses

March 10, 2022 at 3:27 p.m.

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Speak Out: Greed anything but good for baseball; Ukraine leaders are true patriots; State of the Union hecklers an ’embarrassment’

March 7, 2022 at 6:38 p.m.

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Man who bragged about murdering a rival gang member in Carpentersville gets 55-year prison term

March 7, 2022 at 5:44 p.m.

A man who bragged 21 times in two years about murdering a rival gang member who lived in Carpentersville was sentenced Monday to 55 years in prison. Jesus Lechuga, 38,...

2 men who allegedly shot man during house robbery charged with attempted murder

March 7, 2022 at 1:32 p.m.

Two men have been charged with attempted murder after they allegedly shot an Elgin man who confronted them during a house burglary. Damarques Enochs, 25, of the 2900 block of...

Speak Out: Putin and Trump cut from the same cloth; Doritos described as ‘fuel for destruction’ is LOL funny; birdwatching season’s underway

March 4, 2022 at 6:33 a.m.

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Firefighter, 2 people treated for injuries in Elgin house fire possibly started by space heater

March 3, 2022 at 10:08 a.m.

Two people and a firefighter were injured Wednesday in a house fire believed to have been caused by a space heater, an Elgin Fire Department report said. Firefighters were called...

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