Kane County, IL
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Tactics Used |
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Reverse stings | ✓ |
Shaming | ✓ |
Auto seizure | ✓ |
Community service | ✓ |
Public education | ✓ |
Neighborhood action | ✓ |
SOAP orders | ✓ |
John school | ✓ |
Letters | ✓ |
Cameras | ✓ |
Web stings | ✓ |
License suspension | ✓ |
Kane County, Illinois has a population of over 530,000,making it the fifth-most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Geneva, and its largest city is Aurora (with over 200,000 residents). The county is located about 40 miles West of Chicago, near Naperville. Aurora is the second most populous city in Illinois, with city boundaries extending into Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall Counties.
Several of the cities in Kane County have pursued anti-demand approaches to combating prostitution and sex trafficking. For example, Elgin is a city of roughly 100,000 residents, and has conducted at least 10 reverse stings since 2001. The men arrested in Elgin are charged with violating a city ordinance. Autos can also be impounded when used in a crime, including buying sex. In a June 2014 operation, six subjects were arrested and charged with Solicitation of a Sexual Act, a Class A Misdemeanor, and their vehicles were towed under the City of Elgin local ordinance for soliciting a prostitute, which carries a $1,000 fine. The Aurora Police Department has adopted an aggressive approach to combat demand for commercial sex, including street-level reverse stings at both street level and web-based, and the men are identified in news releases. Police also impounded the vehicles and must pay $500 each to retrieve them. To further discourage sex buyers, local law enforcement and city officials may apply stringent penalties to offenders, such as being subject to SOAP (or Stay Out of Areas of Prostitution) orders, barring them from reentering areas known for commercial sex sales.
Police in Aurora and Elgin often collaborate with Kane County as well as state and federal agencies (and those in neighboring cities and counties) to conduct a similar undercover operations that lead to arrests of sex buyers. Arrested johns may be booked at the Kane County Correctional Center in St. Charles, and the Kane County Child Advocacy Center has assisted during investigations. Kane County prosecutors helped to develop the john school program in Aurora, which was modeled after a successful one in Indianapolis (the Red Zone Program) that had been operating for more than three years previously.
Key Partners
- Kane County Child Advocacy Center
- Kane County Sheriffs Office
- Elgin Police Department
- Cook County Sheriff’s Office
- Aurora Police Department
- Aurora Weed & Seed program
- End Demand Illinois
- Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE)
Key Sources
National Assessment Survey and Interview
Street-Level Reverse Stings:
- “Police Arrest 9 Men in Prostitution Sting”, Chicago Tribune, October 21 2003.
- “Eleven Men Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, Arlington Heights Daily Herald, August 8 2010.
- “Area Police Agencies Take Part in Nationwide Prostitution Sting”, Chicago Tribune, October 11 2011.
- “Aurora, Elgin Cops, Cook Sheriff Take Part in National ‘John’ Sting”, Arlington Heights Daily Herald, October 12 2011.
- “Elgin Police Arrest 6 Men in Prostitution Sting”, Chicago Tribune, October 13 2011.
- “4 Men Charged with Soliciting Prostitutes on Elgin’s West Side”, Arlington Heights Daily Herald, August 18 2012.
- “Four Arrested in Elgin Prostitution Sting”, CBS/WBBM-TV 2, August 20 2012.
- “Cops: Reverse Prostitution Operation Leads to Six Arrests”, Elgin Courier News, June 10 2014.
- “Cops: Reverse Prostitution Operation Leads to Six Arrests”, WLS-AM 890, June 15 2014.
- “Aurora Decoy Helps Nab 12 in Soliciting for Sex”, Chicago Tribune, September 21 1991.
- “Police Arrested Eight Aurora Men Over the Weekend in an…”, Chicago Tribune, March 15 1995.
- “20 Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, Aurora Beacon News, October 10 1999.
- “6 Are Arrested in Prostitution Sting in Aurora”, Chicago Tribune, August 15 2000.
- “Police Arrest 11 at Massage Parlor; Aurora Township Shop Is Targeted”, Chicago Tribune, October 20 2000.
- “POLICE REPORT”, Chicago Tribune, July 3 2001.
- “POLICE REPORT”, Chicago Tribune, November 14 2001.
- “Aurora Police Arrest 12 Men in Reverse Prostitution Sting”, Aurora Beacon News, July 16 2002.
- “Aurora Prostitution Sting Nets 12 Men”, Chicago Tribune, July 16 2002.
- “Aurora Cops Arrest 13 Men in Latest Prostitution Sting”, Chicago Tribune, September 10 2002.
- “16 Charged in Aurora Prostitution Crackdown”, Chicago Tribune, June 3 2003.
- “Reverse Prostitution Sting Brings 14 Arrests”, Aurora Beacon News, October 31 2004.
- “Nine Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, Aurora Beacon News, April 17 2005.
- “9 Arrested in Aurora in Prostitution Sting”, Chicago Tribune, April 18 2005.
- “Police Arrest 16 in Sting on Aurora Prostitution”, Chicago Tribune, September 1 2005.
- “Police Arrest 7 Local Men in Sting on Prostitution”, Chicago Tribune, April 6 2006.
- “Nine Men Arrested in Reverse Prostitution Sting in Aurora”, TribLocal, September 9 2010.
- “4 Arrested in Aurora Prostitution Sting”, Daily Herald, November 4 2010.
- “Ten Charged in Aurora Reverse Prostitution Sting”, Aurora Beacon News, August 1 2011.
- “8 Arrested in Aurora in National Drive to Nab Men who Solicit Prostitutes”, Aurora Beacon News, October 11 2011.
- “Oswego Man Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, Oswego Patch, October 11 2011.
- “Montgomery Man Charged in Aurora Prostitution Sting”, Oswego Patch, January 13 2012.
- “Aurora Men Charged in Prostitution Sting”, Aurora Beacon News, August 13 2012.
- “26 Charged in Aurora Prostitution Sting”, Aurora Beacon News, November 30 2012.
- “Eight Charged Following Prostitution Sting in Aurora”, Aurora Beacon News, September 20 2013.
Web Stings:
- “Ten Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, Chicago Tribune, May 13 2013.
- “Prostitution Sting Nets Naperville Man”, Naperville Patch, May 13 2013.
- “10 Face Charges in Aurora Prostitution Sting”, Aurora Beacon News, May 14 2013.
- “Five Arrested in Aurora Prostitution Sting”, CBS/WBBM-TV 2, June 28 2013.
- https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150417/news/150418761/ (2015)
Auto Seizure:
- “Police Arrest 9 Men in Prostitution Sting”, Chicago Tribune, October 21 2003.
- “Aurora May Grab Car for Host of Violations”, Chicago Tribune, October 9 1992.
- “Law to Allow Car Seizures in Crimes”, Chicago Tribune, October 22 1992.
- “Eight Charged Following Prostitution Sting in Aurora”, Aurora Beacon News, September 20 2013.
- https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150417/news/150418761/ (2015)
Shaming:
- “Elgin Residents Up in Arms over Prostitution in Neighborhood”, Chicago Tribune, July 11 2008.
- “Elgin Works to Crack Down on Prostitution”, Chicago Tribune, July 25 2008.
Neighborhood Action:
Neighborhood Action/Shaming/Informal John School:
- “Angry Residents Lecture 19 Johns; Men in Aurora Prostitution Sting Get a Scolding”, Chicago Tribune, August 23 2002.
- “Watchful Neighbors Uncover Prostitution; Residents’ Tips, Info Get Aurora Police on Top of Illegal Operation”, Aurora Beacon News, March 27 2008.
- “Prostitution, Drug Charges Stem from Four Arrests”, Aurora Beacon News, April 3 2008.
Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
- “Reports: Sex for Money Turned into Casino Rape”, CBS/WBBM-TV 2, July 1 2012.
- “Aurora Police: Elgin Woman Promoted Teen Prostitution”, Elgin Courier-News, May 23 2013.
- “Men Charged with Arranging Sex with 2 Girls, 15”, Chicago Tribune, June 23 2014.
- “Two Men Accused of Promoting Juvenile Prostitution in Aurora”, Aurora Beacon News, June 23 2014.
- “Four Chicago Men Among 281 Arrested for Child Prostitution in Nationwide Sting”, CBS/WBBM-TV 2, June 24 2014.
Documented Violence against Individuals Engaged in Prostitution in the Area:
- “Police Notes; Prostitution Charges Follow Robbery”, Arlington Heights Daily Herald, June 6 1995.
- “Police: Family Attacks Man in Hotel with Prostitute”, Elgin Courier News, July 25 2010.
- “Cops: Man Tried to Strangle Prostitute after 30-Plus Encounters in 4 Days”, CBS/WBBM-TV 2, May 8 2012.
- “Letters: Elgin Police Should Not Have Charged Woman in Hotel Battery”, Elgin Courier News, May 30 2012.
Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “Elgin to Deal with Lingering Evils; Proposed Loitering Law Aimed at Drugs and Prostitutes”, Chicago Tribune, May 22 1991.
- “Woman Accused of Prostitution, Attempted Transmission of HIV”, Chicago Tribune, September 23 1997.
- “Prostitution Suspect Faces HIV Charge”, Chicago Tribune, May 6 1999.
- “Police Reports; Elgin Man Accused of Pandering, Trespassing”, Arlington Heights Daily Herald, September 18 1999.
- “Four People Accused of Running a Prostitution Ring Out…”, Chicago Tribune, February 25 2003.
- “Two Women, Man Charged after Sting at Elgin Hotel”, Arlington Heights Daily Herald, February 15 2008.
- “City Tougher on Prostitution? Council to Look at ‘Enhancing’ Laws Already in Effect”, Elgin Courier News, July 22 2008.
- “Cops Make Prostitution Arrests near Larkin High”, Elgin Courier News, March 13 2009.
- “Six Nabbed in Second Prostitution Sting in Elgin”, Arlington Heights Daily Herald, August 15 2010.
- “3 Elgin Woman Are Charged with Prostitution after Undercover Operation”, Elgin Courier News, June 19 2014.
State | Illinois |
Type | County |
Population | 534667 |
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