Crystal Lake Crime
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Prosecutors can't use some statements from DCFS workers in AJ Freund caseJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Certain statements made by two former child welfare workers charged after the 2019 death of Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund cannot be used in the men's criminal prosecutions,...
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Man, two boys charged in Lake in the Hills home invasionJan 25, 2021 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man and two juveniles have been charged with aggravated robbery after an armed home invasion Wednesday in Lake in the Hills, authorities said Monday. ...
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Father of murdered 5-year-old AJ Freund disbarred after guilty pleaJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court has disbarred the Crystal Lake man and former attorney who buried his 5-year-old son in the woods after the child was murdered by his mother. ...
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Lake in the Hills man charged with federal child sex crimesJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Lake in the Hills man is charged with federal child sex crimes after authorities said he traveled to Kentucky four times to abuse a 15-year-old girl. Prose...
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'We know how bad it is out there': How Wheeling police are helping people in needJan 08, 2021 4:30 am - We could all use some good news right about now. Thankfully, Wheeling police were there Thursday to give us some. More than a dozen officers helped pack up and deliver h...
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Despite security concerns, Schneider and Foster still plan to attend inaugurationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Despite concerns about U.S. Capitol security after Wednesday's incursion by a violent mob, at least two suburban congressional representatives still plan to attend Presi...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...
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Crystal Lake man faces multiple drug chargesDec 25, 2020 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Crystal Lake man faces multiple drug charges after McHenry County authorities arrested him on outstanding warrants. Investigators on Tuesday located Jordan...
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Algonquin murder suspect continues to await extradition hearing in ColoradoDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - An extradition hearing in Colorado was delayed again on Wednesday for the woman suspected of killing an Algonquin couple. Arin M. Fox, 40, has been held in the Douglas C...
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Man convicted of killing restaurant owner wants out of prison while awaiting appealDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - Lawyers cited "a rapid spike" in COVID-19 cases in Lawrenceville Correctional Center - where the man accused of killing a McHenry restaurant owner in 2001 awaits news of...