Bond set at $2M for Elgin woman charged with stabbing man to death

ELGIN, Ill. - Bond was set at $2 million for a woman accused of fatally stabbing a 56-year-old man in northwest suburban Elgin.

Sylvia Camacho, 57, allegedly stabbed Peter J. Lopez once in the chest inside a home they shared in the 300 block of Ryerson Avenue Sunday night, the Kane County state's attorney's office said in a statement.

Camacho appeared in court Tuesday morning where Judge Salvatore LoPiccolo set her bond set at $2 million, with 10 percent to apply.

Sylvia Camacho, 57. (Kane County States Attorney)

Camacho has been charged with two counts of first degree murder, the state's attorney's office said.

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Her next court date was scheduled for Apr. 21. If convicted of all counts, she faces between 20 and 60 years in prison.