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Strike continues for Kane County probation officers and juvenile counselors despite judge’s intention to hire new workers

May 10, 2019 at 6:18 a.m.

A few probation officers and juvenile counselors crossed the picket lines and returned to their jobs this week after a letter from Kane County Chief Judge Susan Clancy Boles ordered...

A woman looks at "American Nocturne" in 2016, just before it was removed from a Grove Street wall in downtown Elgin.

Elgin commission won’t return controversial lynching mural to artist until guidelines are set

May 10, 2019 at 6:18 a.m.

The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission isn't quite ready to give "American Nocturne" back to the artist who created it. David Powers, of Elgin, asked for the controversial mural's return after...

The mural "American Nocturne" was removed from a Grove Street wall in 2016 after the city of Elgin learned it depicted a crowd that had been photographed at a 1930 lynching of two black men in Marion, Ind.

Elgin commission may return controversial mural taken from lynching photo

May 10, 2019 at 6:16 a.m.

The Elgin Cultural Arts Committee is to discuss Monday night the possible return of the controversial mural "American Nocturne" to the artist who produced it. The mural, created by Elgin...

Prosecutor credits technology for persuading jury of Elgin man’s guilt in murder trial

May 10, 2019 at 6:18 a.m.

The conviction of Alberto Sepeda on first-degree murder charges Thursday can be attributed, in part, to the effectiveness of technology, Kane County Assistant State's Attorney Joe Cullen said. "Technology has...

Suspects in double-murder were holding a pound of pot at time of arrest, Elgin police say

May 10, 2019 at 6:17 a.m.

Elgin police recovered 471.4 grams — a little more than one pound — of marijuana during the arrest of two Chicago men accused in the April 29 shooting deaths of...

Sepeda guilty of murdering Elgin man, kidnapping his girlfriend and baby at gunpoint, jury rules

May 10, 2019 at 6:17 a.m.

A Kane County jury rejected Alberto Sepeda's claims that the shooting death of Norbert Gutierrez was an act of self defense, finding him guilty of first-degree murder Thursday night after...

Elgin cop connects Sepeda’s gun in murder to tossed magazine cartridge and holster

May 10, 2019 at 6:17 a.m.

When investigators searched Alberto Sepeda's Ford Fusion after he took police on a wild high-speed chase in November 2016, they found a Smith & Wesson .40-caliber, semiautomatic handgun with a...

Norbert Gutierrez's wife, Yolanda. set up a memorial inside their Morgan Street home in Elgin, with photos of her and Norbert.

Murder defendant taunted shooting victim with ‘Who’s the tough guy now,’ witnesses say

May 10, 2019 at 6:17 a.m.

As Norbert Gutierrez struggled with a gunshot wound to his chest, Alberto Sepeda pointed a gun at the man's head and uttered the words, "Who's the tough guy now," before...

Kane County court services employee strike ends with no new planned negotiations after first week

May 10, 2019 at 6:16 a.m.

The first strike week for Kane County probation officers and youth counselors ended with no new negotiation sessions planned, officials said. The 16th Judicial Circuit Court employees, members of Teamsters...

After Norbert Gutierrez was shot outside his Elgin home in the 800 block of Morgan Street, his wife, Yolanda, set up a shrine in their house in his memory.

Trial starts Monday for Elgin man charged with gunning down man on his doorstep, kidnapping woman and child

May 10, 2019 at 6:16 a.m.

In the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2016, Alberto J. Sepeda drove to the Elgin home of Norbert Gutierrez with the intent of forcing his then-girlfriend and their 1-year-old...

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