Algonquin Crime
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Lawsuit alleges District 300 failed to protect students from former employeeJul 08, 2025 10:20 pm - Algonquin-based Community Unit School District 300 failed to protect students from an employee who “improperly accessed” their personal files, harassed them and solicited sexually explicit images, according to a lawsuit filed against the district.
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Huntley man accused of bringing gun to courthouseJul 08, 2025 10:19 am - A Huntley man accused of trying to enter the McHenry County courthouse in Woodstock Monday afternoon with a semiautomatic pistol is now facing charges.
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Suspect in fatal hit-and-run crash found dead in McHenry County homeJul 07, 2025 4:14 pm - The suspect in a hit-and-run crash last week that killed a 15-year-old Crystal Lake boy was found dead in a Woodstock home July 4, authorities said Monday.
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Lake Villa man convicted of ‘reign of terror’ in McHenryJul 03, 2025 11:29 am - A Lake Villa man who prosecutors say went on “nothing short of a reign of terror” throughout McHenry during the stormy, early morning hours of March 31, 2023, was found guilty of more than two dozen charges Wednesday.
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Schaumburg man charged with attempted murder in Elgin-area party shootingJun 24, 2025 5:20 pm - A man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting that injured three people at a party Sunday near Elgin.
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Charge raised to attempted murder for Lake in the Hills man accused of strangling womanJun 24, 2025 12:25 pm - A Lake in the Hills man initially charged in May with aggravated domestic battery now also faces an attempted murder charge.
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Kane County replacing bomb squad robot with $353K ‘Spot’Jun 16, 2025 2:20 pm - The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is getting a new, niftier robot to help it disable bombs and do other tasks.
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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.