With Fourth of July just around the corner, Elgin is stiffening the penalties for illegal fireworks. The city amended the penalty scale of their fireworks ordinance to raise the fines for repeat offenders, upping the maximum penalty from $750 to now as high as $1,500 for a third offense within a year.
On the same day that Chicago police officer Aréanah Preston was laid to rest, Elgin police and community members gathered at a memorial service Wednesday to honor all the Illinois officers who died in the line of duty.
The Elgin Police Department has added a new detective to its digital forensics unit and is creating a forensic lab as the number of cases, especially those involving child exploitation, continues to increase.
Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley provided more details on Friday into the investigation that led to the arrest of a Elgin man for allegedly stalking girls at Abbott Middle School.
Shots fired incidents in Elgin were down, while serious crime overall was up in 2022, according to the police department s newly released annual report.