Crystal Lake Crime
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Elderly woman's caretaker racked up big credit card bills, police sayMar 03, 2014 12:00 am - A caretaker from Cary is accused of running up more than $16,000 in credit card bills on the account of an 86-year-old Carpentersville woman. Lalaine Regencia, 46, of th...
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Guilty verdict in Woodstock Craigslist rape trialFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - A jury Friday convicted a Woodstock man of raping a woman he met on Craigslist who he agreed to pay $200 for sex in 2012. McHenry County prosecutors argued at trial that...
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Former McHenry fugitive gets probation on Kane drug chargesFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - A 32-year-old Elgin man who was once a Top 10 wanted fugitive in McHenry County recently pleaded guilty to cocaine charges in Kane County and was sentenced to four years...
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Sexual assault trial begins in WoodstockFeb 25, 2014 12:01 am - The video was shaky and a man's heavy breathing could be heard. "Open your eyes," the man tells the woman in the video, urging her to look at the camera. "You scared? Ev...
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8 jurors chosen in Craigslist rape trialFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - Eight jurors were selected Monday in the trial of a Woodstock man who is accused of raping women he met through Craigslist, according to the prosecutor's office. The tr...
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Animal hoarding: When 'compassion' can become a crimeFeb 22, 2014 10:00 pm - Several years ago, David Skeberdis found two abandoned parakeets while installing computers at O'Hare International Airport. He decided to rescue the birds. A few weeks ...
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Kane County prosecutors ready for March 18 primaryFeb 16, 2014 12:01 am - The March 18 primary election is a little more than a month away and the Kane County state's attorney's office is prepared. The office will have a special phone line - (...
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Daley nephew starts jail termFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - A nephew of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley began serving a 60-day jail sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2004 death of a...
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Attorney: Victim in West Aurora sex abuse lawsuit showed courageFeb 09, 2014 11:00 am - A former West Aurora High School student who sued West Aurora District 129 for not protecting her from sexual abuse at the hands of a band teacher and failing to report ...
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Foster: Stop cutting heroin addiction helpFeb 07, 2014 4:30 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a Naperville Democrat, took to the House floor this week to criticize cuts to federal money used to fight heroin abuse, in the same week that awar...