Cary Crime
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Top crime stories of 2022: Mayhem and heartbreak defined the year in suburban crimeJan 12, 2023 6:00 AM - The mass shoting in Highland Park on July 4 that claimed the lives of seven parade spectators was among the most wrenching crime stories of a year marked by mayhem and heartbreak.
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Wisconsin kidnapping suspect caught after high-speed chase from Wadsworth to Spring GroveJan 7, 2023 3:54 PM - A Twin Lakes, Wisconsin man sought on a warrant for kidnapping was taken into custody at his father's home Thursday evening, hours after fleeing his vehicle following a pursuit from Wadsworth to Spring Grove across Northern Illinois.
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Effect of judge's ruling regarding end of cash bail differs across the suburbsDec 30, 2022 9:39 AM - A Kankakee County judge's ruling late Wednesday that ending cash bail in Illinois is unconstitutional does not apply to courts in Cook, Lake, DuPage or Kane counties, but could throw a wrench into how cases will be handled in other parts of the state.
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The new search for Carol's killer: 47 years later, podcast investigates college student's slaying
Dec 23, 2022 3:03 PM - For nearly 50 years, the killing of 21-year-old college student Carol Rofstad has gone unsolved. But now, the Elk Grove Village woman's family has new hope she may finally get justice, with the release "Carol's Last Christmas," a true-crime podcast re-examining the case.
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Police reports related to AJ Freund can be used as evidence against DCFS workersDec 11, 2022 6:15 PM - Nineteen police reports that Department of Children and Family Services employees failed to seek during an investigation into the abuse of Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund can be admitted as evidence in an upcoming trial, a judge has ruled.
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Pair charged with fraudulently obtaining $100K in aid during pandemic
Nov 18, 2022 5:44 AM - A suburban duo are the latest state residents to face charges stemming from a monthslong state and federal investigation into unemployment insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Child molester found guilty on 21 countsNov 17, 2022 5:18 PM - After little more than an hour of deliberations Thursday, a McHenry County jury found a 56-year-old man guilty on 21 counts of sexually abusing and assaulting two children over a span of about 13 years. Robert Gould lived in Island Lake and Woodstock during the years prosecutors say he committed the crimes,
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Round Lake Park man sentenced for robbing Cary gas stationNov 15, 2022 5:07 PM - A Round Lake Park man was sentenced last week to four years in prison for robbing a Cary gas station in January, the McHenry County state's attorney's office announced Tuesday.
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Cary woman accused of setting up bogus fundraiser
Nov 14, 2022 11:35 PM - A 43-year-old Cary woman is accused of setting up a fake GoFundMe account, raising $1,320 for a friend she falsely claimed had cancer, according to an indictment filed in the McHenry County.
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The suburban prosecutors taking the lead in the legal battle to topple the SAFE-T Act
Nov 11, 2022 5:30 AM - When more than half of Illinois' state's attorneys go to court in Kankakee County next month in a last-ditch effort to block the controversial SAFE-T Act, the proceedings will have a distinctly suburban flavor.
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