Algonquin Crime
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19-year-old facing charges after leading Kane County deputies on chase from Aurora to ChicagoJun 09, 2025 2:16 pm - A 19-year-old Chicago man was arrested on five felony charges after leading Kane County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase from Aurora to Chicago.
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Former Algonquin school worker pleads guilty to possession of images of child sex abuseJun 08, 2025 2:53 pm - A former employee of Algonquin-based Community Unit School District 300 was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to an amended charge of possessing images of child sex abuse.
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18-year-old charged with trying to kill elderly relativeJun 02, 2025 1:06 pm - An 18-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, accused of attacking an elderly relative in Big Rock.
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70-year-old McHenry woman charged in 2003 Wisconsin killingJun 01, 2025 11:31 am - A 70-year-old McHenry woman is among two people arrested last week in connection with an almost 22-year-old cold case murder investigation, officials said.
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Two charged with hate crime in beating of woman at Carpentersville McDonald’sMay 27, 2025 5:35 pm - Two people are now charged with committing a hate crime, days after an attack on a woman authorities say was committed because of her sexual orientation.
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Police say attackers called her a slur. Why aren’t the suspects charged with a hate crime?May 23, 2025 5:15 am - A young woman was badly beaten May 13 at a Carpentersville restaurant, after police said her attackers called her a derogatory name based on her sexual orientation. The suspects have not been charged with a hate crime.
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Man who hit pedestrian and fled scene pleads guilty, gets prison timeMay 21, 2025 6:50 am - A man pleaded guilty Tuesday to failing to report a crash with injury stemming from when he hit a woman with his car while she was crossing the street in Algonquin and then fled.
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Algonquin police say man fraudulently altered check to $4,995, made it out to himselfMay 20, 2025 1:58 pm - Algonquin police said a man fraudulently got a personal check made out to an extermination company, changed its amount from $96 to $4,995 and deposited it into his bank account.
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Police: Plainfield man found with roosters, cockfighting gearMay 11, 2025 10:23 am - A Plainfield man faces multiple felony charges after police in McHenry County said he was found in possession of six roosters, cockfighting equipment and nearly $10,000 in cash.
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‘Education and enforcement’: Why you can expect to see more police on Route 59 todayMay 09, 2025 5:30 am - Police departments across the suburbs — from Wauconda up north to Naperville down south and nearly everywhere in between — are teaming up for a regional traffic safety initiative all day Friday along the Route 59 corridor.