The Elgin Police Department is starting the new year with a new deputy chief, a new commander and 10 new police officers.

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

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 ...

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

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) -- 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 ...

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.

When Elgin police discovered Karen Schepers’ car in the Fox River on Monday, one question immediately popped into the public’s mind: Why wasn’t it found long ago? And did authorities even look in the ...

The number of people diagnosed with autism continues to grow, and for police departments, that means an increased likelihood their officers will encounter someone on the spectrum. With that in mind, a ...

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 ...