Fox River Grove Crime
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Woman accused of cutting man with knife, spitting on officers in Fox River GroveAug 12, 2024 11:08 am - A 19-year-old woman is accused of cutting a man’s face with a steak knife in Fox River Grove and then later spitting on two police officers and shattering a police phone Sunday night, according to court documents.
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Woodfield jewelry store robbery joins litany of high-profile suburban heistsAug 09, 2024 11:08 pm - The recent tunneling burglary at a Woodfield Mall jewelry store adds another chapter to the chronicle of major and memorable thefts, break-ins, heists and holdups in the ...
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Judge accused of speeding 93 mph in 55 mph zone pleads guilty to lesser offenseJul 31, 2024 9:55 am - A McHenry County judge charged in June with driving his motorcycle nearly 40 mph over the speed limit pleaded guilty to a lesser offense Tuesday and has already completed 40 hours of public service, his defense attorney said.
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Sentenced to life for gruesome Barrington killing, he’s now free at 49. Here’s whyJul 11, 2024 3:49 pm - Less than three decades after he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for a grisly suburban murder, Paul Modrowski quietly left the Stateville Correctional Center a free man last week. The release of the 49-year-old convicted of murdering a man found decapitated in Barrington, and the reasons for it, raise complicated questions about equal justice, rehabilitation, disability bias and survivors’ rights.
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Officials: Driver appears to have intentionally hit IDOT worker with car in MarengoJul 10, 2024 8:35 pm - A driver who struck and injured an Illinois Department of Transportation worker with her car Wednesday morning in Marengo appears to be have done so intentionally, authorities said.
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Suburban serial killer Mark Smith set to appear before parole boardJun 13, 2024 7:07 pm - A confessed serial killer who murdered two young women and a teenager in the suburbs in 1970 is scheduled to appear before a state parole board early next month.
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AJ Freund DCFS caseworker gets 6 months in jail, probation for child endangermentJun 06, 2024 1:07 pm - The child welfare caseworker found criminally guilty for mishandling the case of AJ Freund before the Crystal Lake boy was killed by his mother was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail and 30 months of probation.
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Man pleads guilty in vehicle theft from Algonquin dealership, gets 4-year prison termMay 11, 2024 8:45 pm - A Rockford man accused of stealing a vehicle from an Algonquin dealership pleaded guilty to burglary Friday and was sentenced to four years in prison. Additional charges ...
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Cary man charged with assault after dragging police officer with car, McHenry authorities sayMay 06, 2024 4:47 pm - A Cary man is charged with three counts of assault after police said he dragged an officer down a road with his car early Sunday morning in McHenry, the McHenry Police De...
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Police: Elgin man arrested while fleeing shooting sceneMay 05, 2024 4:56 pm - An Elgin man was arrested Saturday evening at the scene of a shooting in Harvard, police said. The Harvard Police Department and Harvard Fire Protection District respon...