Crystal Lake Crime
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Ahead of mother's sentencing Thursday, ralliers gather for 5-year-old, other slain childrenJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - Most of the balloons arranged in an arch on the Woodstock square Saturday afternoon were black and blue - one the color of mourning and the other a favorite of a little ...
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How some suburban courts plan to resume jury trials, keep people safeJul 10, 2020 5:30 am - When DuPage County resumes jury trials July 20, felony judge John Kinsella will have to get used to occasionally being moved out of "his" courtroom. Room 4000 is the big...
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New indictment adds charges against man accused of killing McHenry County sheriff's deputyJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - A federal grand jury in Rockford on Tuesday returned a superseding indictment that adds new charges against Floyd E. Brown, who is accused of killing McHenry County Depu...
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Island Lake man sentenced to 9 years in prison in child sex assault caseJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - An Island Lake man was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting a child in 2012. Robert J. Ballarini, 59, of the 600 block of Nantucket Way, plea...
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Lakemoor man sentenced to prison for 2018 sexual assaultJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Lakemoor man was sentenced to prison Thursday for sexually assaulting a woman he knew in September 2018. McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt sentenced Ke...
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Four charged after being found with missing riding lawnmowers, trailer from Woodstock Blaine's Farm and FleetJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - Four people were charged after an alleged burglary after a pair of riding lawnmowers and a trailer were found missing from Blaine's Farm and Fleet in Woodstock. The Wood...
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Algonquin man accused of laundering over $500,000 of drug moneyJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - The McHenry County sheriff's office announced Thursday that an Algonquin man has been charged with 12 counts of money laundering stemming from a drug arrest. After an i...
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Judge orders 50-year sentence for former Chicago cop who fatally shot wife in Spring GroveJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - A former Chicago police officer received a 50-year prison sentence Wednesday for the 2017 murder of his wife and fellow former officer Elizabeth "Betty" Volberding. McHe...
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Algonquin man sent to prison for home repair fraud, writing bad checkJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - An Algonquin man was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of theft and deceptive practice. David Regal, 34, of the 2600 block of ...
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Attorneys say statements made by AJ Freund's mother could help father's defenseJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - The Crystal Lake mother who pleaded guilty to killing her 5-year-old son, AJ Freund, made statements during a psychological evaluation that could be helpful to the boy's...