Cook County Crime
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Carpentersville man guilty in 2017 fatal stabbing of ex-girlfriend's lover
Mar 12, 2020 7:56 PM - A Kane County jury deliberated just 45 minutes before convicting a Carpentersville man of first-degree murder. -
Prosecutors: 'Extraordinary jealousy' prompted 2017 fatal Elgin beating, stabbing
Mar 9, 2020 7:35 PM - A Carpentersville man was filled with such "extraordinary jealousy" of his ex-girlfriend's lover that he conspired with three others to ambush, beat and stab the victim to death on Elgin's far west side, prosecutors said. -
Two arrested in Elgin after BB gun shootingMar 2, 2020 6:24 PM - Two 18-year-olds from Elgin have been charged with felony aggravated battery and damaging to property after they were accused of shooting another man with a BB gun.
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Elgin man facing multiple burglary charges gets 5 years in prison
Feb 28, 2020 1:40 PM - An Elgin man who was arrested and charged with burglaries in 2018 and 2019 has pleaded guilty in one of the cases and has been sentenced to five years in prison. -
Man gets 30 months in prison for role in 2019 gun, cocaine arrest in taxi
Feb 18, 2020 1:11 PM - A 24-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in an April 2019 arrest in Elgin in which police seized a loaded gun and a backpack containing cocaine. -
Freeport man guilty of child sexual assault in Elgin a decade ago
Jan 29, 2020 2:28 PM - A Freeport man was found guilty this week of sexually assaulting a victim under the age of 13 a decade ago in Elgin. -
Elgin man faces minimum 42-year prison term after skipping rape trial
Jan 17, 2020 10:51 PM - An Elgin man who was a no-show for his trial this week faces a minimum 42-year prison term after a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting a girl he knew. A Kane County jury Thursday convicted Mario Piñeda, 36, of seven counts of predatory criminal sexual assailt of a child under 13, and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. -
Authorities: Man in jail for fourth DUI also facing weapons charge
Jan 17, 2020 7:22 PM - An Elgin man held on charges of his fourth DUI has also been charged with possessing a gun with a defaced serial number. -
Elgin man charged with 3rd DUI, injuring woman in crash
Jan 15, 2020 7:48 PM - A 53-year-old man was arrested and charged with his third DUI after rear-ending another vehicle Tuesday night near Elgin and injuring its driver. Lou Southivongnorrath, of Elgin, also was wanted on a failure to appear warrant for a 2017 DUI arrest and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. -
Elgin man charged in West Dundee woman's overdose death
Jan 15, 2020 5:44 PM - An Elgin man has been charged in the overdose death of a 30-year-old woman from West Dundee in 2018. Gehovani R. Gomez faces up to 30 years in prison for drug-induced homicide in the Sept. 6, 2018 death of Crystal Villegas from heroin and fentanyl.
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