Social worker with Kane County Sheriff's Office helps crime victims alongside deputies

"Let's say we encounter a victim who is not comfortable around the police. My hope is that I can make them feel comfortable enough to feel that they can rely not just on myself but them too," Krupp said.

North Aurora man charged with killing 18-year-old in Aurora hit-and-run

Jace Williams, 24, turned himself in to police about noon Sunday, about 11 hours after he hit 18-year-old Juan Carlos Zamudio with his pick-up truck at East Indian Trail and Mitchell Road, Aurora police said.

Skateboarder dies after crash in Geneva

A 23-year-old St. Charles man died three days after he was struck by a vehicle while he rode a skateboard in suburban Geneva.

Geneva school district approves return to fulltime in-person learning
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Jean Smith, co-founder of Geneva Parents United for Students, talks about the district's decision to get students back in classrooms five days a week.

Man sentenced to prison for road rage shooting in Kane County

William Lutz, 59, fired shots at another truck driver whom he believed was blocking the road at a truck stop off U.S. Route 20.

New mass vaccination site opens in Batavia

A new mass vaccination site opened in Batavia on Friday for anyone in Illinois who falls under the expanded phase 1B.

Elgin police investigate apparent murder-suicide

A man and woman were found shot to death early Wednesday in what police were investigating as an apparent murder-suicide.

Woman fatally hit by truck after pushing husband out of the way in Elgin

An Elburn woman was credited with saving her husband’s life after she pushed him out of the way of an incoming truck, only to be fatally struck herself in Elgin in the west suburbs.

Remains of Aurora woman missing since 2003 found in Kane County

Authorities have identified remains found in December in Kane County as Tyesha Bell, a 22-year-old woman who was reported missing from suburban Aurora in 2003, and detectives are now investigating her death as a homicide.

3-month-old baby murdered in Elgin

REST IN PEACE: Little Malik Davis died on Friday of blunt force injuries to the head. Someone hurt him days before and he couldn't survive his injuries.

Man gets 10 years in prison for Elgin DUI crash that killed 2 people

A 23-year-old man was sentenced to ten years in prison for a 2019 drunk driving crash that left two people dead in suburban Elgin.

Group of parents call for return to in-person learning in Geneva
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Jean Smith, co-founder of Geneva Parents United for Students, talks about the desperate need to get students back in classrooms.

Group of Geneva parents call for every-day return to classrooms
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Ashlee White from 'Geneva Parents United for Students' talks about their movement, calling on Geneva school officials to welcome students back to the classroom on a normal schedule.

Man gets 5 years in prison in Elgin DUI crash that killed 25-year-old woman

A man was sentenced to five and a half years in prison Thursday after crashing a car while drunk in 2017, killing his 25-year-old passenger in suburban Elgin.

Carpentersville man sentenced to 9 years for child sex assault

A 37-year-old Carpentersville man was sentenced to 9 years in prison Tuesday for sexually assaulting a child in 2017.