Elgin saw a 63% drop in gunshot cases and an 8% drop in violent crimes in 2025, end-of-the-year police data shows.

Elgin recorded a drop in the overall crime rate and a record low number of shots fired incidents in 2025, according to the ...

Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley told community members at an immigration enforcement forum Wednesday that changes are needed to the Illinois TRUST Act to clear up ambiguities in the legislation. Lalley ...

Police said a fake report spread around social media Thursday morning about ICE agents located near Elgin High School.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 17-year-old was arrested Thursday after the Elgin Police Department said he made a false report about a student brandishing a gun on a school campus. According to a news release from ...

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- A new law that's only two weeks old is shaping how police departments throughout Illinois are developing their use of officer body-worn cameras. The Elgin Police Department is at ...

The student later admitted to police that he made up seeing another student with a handgun "to gain attention", says the Elgin Police Department.

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- An off-duty Cook County Sheriff's Police sergeant has died after a weekend car crash in Elgin, authorities said. The sergeant suffered a medical emergency while driving in the ...

Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley said the department is "disappointed" after another agency "initially" overlooked Karen Schepers' vehicle Elgin Police Department Illinois police say a car belonging to a ...

Elgin police set up a staging area along the Fox River Friday as they searched for a 52-year-old Elgin man missing since Nov.

Police investigated a false gun report at Elgin High; no threat found and a student was later charged for fabricating the ...