Kane County Sheriff's Office

A firefighter suffered injuries while over a dozen fire departments battled a vacant house fire for nearly four hours Wednesday night in Algonquin, officials report.

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin held a news coference Tuesday, continuing the war of words between him and Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain.

A Washington man who police said was wanted on a Chicago homicide and a Cary woman were arrested Tuesday after an hourslong police search and standoff in Lake Barrington, officials said.

National Night Out brought dozens of emergency vehicles, games, community organizations and over 1,000 people to St. Charles Tuesday evening, despite the poor weather conditions.

The Kendall County Public Safety Center next month will be renamed the Richard A. Randall Public Safety Center in honor of the former Kendall County sheriff.

The Kane County Health Department is distributing a free medication, naloxone, to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

A 41-year-old Chicago man was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver – 100.62 grams of fentanyl.

An off-duty Kane County sheriff’s deputy was involved in a Monday shooting in Elgin that left one person dead, officials confirmed on Tuesday.

A Kane County sheriff’s deputy was seriously injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Aurora.

Todd Nord, 62, of Maple Park was arrested June 6, following an investigation that began three days earlier when sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to his business, Pan Man Welding, in regard to a customer’s complaint.

The Kane County State’s Attorney’s and Sheriff’s offices announced Saturday night that Isaiah Fields, 22, of the 5000 block of West Maple Avenue in Chicago, was arrested Friday.

The driver of a car that crashed into a DeKalb-NIU public transit bus Sunday in rural Virgil Township was flown to Loyola Medical Center in Maywood in critical condition, authorities said.

Administrators at Marklund Hyde Center say they are investigating a case of abuse against a resident of the Geneva nursing home campus.

A Geneva woman has died from injuries she suffered in a Thursday, April 4, crash in Sugar Grove Township.

A District 300 school teacher and wrestling coach has been charged with grooming, sexual exploitation of a child and burglary, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office reports.

One person was transported to Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital after a rollover crash in Somonauk Township during commuting hours Tuesday morning, according to a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office news release.

An Algonquin man faces four charges, including two Class X felonies, after allegedly holding his girlfriend by knife on Saturday.

One person was killed and another hospitalized following a two-car crash at Walker Road and Route 72 in Hampshire Township on Sunday, according to a Kane County Sheriff’s Office news release.

The accident happened around 5:30 Sunday, Sept. 3 near Hampshire. It's the third fatal crash in Kane County since Thursday.

The Kane County Sheriff's Department is investigating a two-vehicle crash.

Armored vehicles, fire trucks, ambulances and a mobile command center were just some of the law enforcement vehicles on display Tuesday night as the Kane County Sheriff’s Office hosted the agency’s annual National Night Out celebration.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office held their annual National Night Out event in St. Charles on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. The community-building event began nationally in 1984.

A neighbor dispute over a loose dog in St. Charles saw a man point a crossbow at the dog to protect his chickens, while the dog’s owner become uncooperative with police, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.

Kane County Sheriff’s reports for June 6-11, 2023

Kane County defense attorneys donated $5,000 to the Warrior Dog Foundation in honor of K-9 Hudson, who was killed May 24 in a shootout, but Sheriff Ron Hain dismissed the action as 'a promotional scam.'

Over 500 police, sheriff and K-9 officers honored Kane County Sheriff K-9 Hudson, who lost his life in the line of duty last month, during his funeral on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Kaneland Harter Middle School in Sugar Grove.

The Kane County Major Crimes Task Force is investigating whether the police use of deadly force was justified in the shooting death of a 38-year-old Aurora man on May 24 in connection with a stolen car.

The suspect, an Aurora man, was killed in a shootout with police Wednesday on Randall Road.

The Kane County Major Crimes Task Force is looking to talk to anyone who witnessed the police-involved incident at Randall Road and Fabyan Parkway Wednesday around 3:15 p.m.

A Maple Park man was charged with predatory sexual assault of a child younger than 13, according to court records.

Former Kane County Circuit Clerk Thomas Hartwell has died by an apparent suicide, Sheriff Ron Hain said Thursday.

April 19-May 6, 2023

Sheriff's reports for April 14-May 2, 2023

Former Kane County Circuit Clerk Thomas Hartwell and a St. Charles man, Robert Gutierrez, were indicted Tuesday in a scheme to misuse pubic funds while Hartwell was in office.

A 17-year-old Algonquin girl – one of five teenagers in a car that crashed on a Saturday night in January – remained hospitalized as of Tuesday, a McHenry County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said.

In a letter “to the people of Kane County,” state Sens. Cristina Castro and Karina Villa joined state Reps. Anna Moeller, Martha Hirschauer and Barbara Hernandez in saying Hain was wrong when he said no law enforcement officers were involved in crafting the law.

A DeKalb man has been charged with murder after he fatally shot another man Thursday night on Interstate 88 between Kane and DeKalb counties, before later leading authorities on a high-speed chase that eventually ended early Friday morning in DuPage County, police said.

Two Kane County men face dozens of felony charges involving possession and dissemination of child pornography after a joint investigation of the unrelated cases by county and statewide police agencies.

Three of the four women that a former Kane County corrections sergeant sexually harassed are suing him and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, seeking more than $200,000 in damages, court records show.

Saturday's no-questions-asked event was more popular than expected and $100 per-gun gift cards provided by Community Christian Church and other organizers ran out well before the three-hour event ended.

In a statement, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office said the driver one of the vehicles involved in the crash, a 19 year-old Aurora resident, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

A 28-year-old Wheaton man was transported from Kane County to the McHenry County courthouse Tuesday where he pleaded not guilty to several felonies stemming from a 2021 armed robbery and shooting at a Marengo Circle K gas station.

The free sessions are held on Tuesday nights and are open to the public. Registration is required.

Investigation by authorities in McHenry and Kane counties led to seizure of variety of drugs, four guns, including a stolen one

Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain said a top priority if re-elected is to: "Continue the dramatic decrease in the opioid overdose deaths of the formerly incarcerated, reduction of crime, recidivism, and millions of dollars of savings to tax payers we have accomplished"

A top priority if elected as Kane County Sheriff for Jeff Bodin is "To be tougher on violent crimes while continuing and improving mental health, drug rehabilitation and work programs within the jail." Read Bodin's full election questionnaire here.

An Aurora man was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance –  cocaine – after deputies stopped him for speeding, according to Kane County Sheriff’s reports.

Elgin and West Dundee police and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office collaborated to provide proactive patrols and a show of presence over the past two weeks, leading to two arrests and two illegal firearm seizures

A Blackberry Township resident reported his identity was stolen and used to buy a 2019 Mercedes Benz GLE in Tennessee, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.

Multiple agencies assisted sheriff’s deputies in completing the warrant sweep, including personnel from the Plano Police Department, Yorkville Police Department, Oswego Police Department, Montgomery Police Department, Kane County Sheriff’s Office, the Kendall County Criminal Intelligence Team (CIT), and members of the United States Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force.