Island Lake Crime
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Former AJ Freund caseworker asks to be tried separatelyJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - The former Department of Child and Family Services case investigator charged in connection with the death AJ Freund is asking to have his case separated from his old sup...
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Behind-the-scenes heroes honored for work that led to arrests in Oakbrook mall shootingJan 14, 2022 4:10 am - DuPage County this week honored the behind-the-scenes heroes whose work played an essential role in the capture of two suspects in the shooting at Oakbrook Center mall t...
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Woodstock nurse charged with tampering with patients' morphine medicationJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - A registered nurse from Woodstock has been accused of diluting patients' morphine medication, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Sarah Diamond, 29, faces two counts...
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Lake County prosecutors snare grant for DNA testing to reduce wrongful convictionsJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office has landed a federal grant for DNA testing to reduce the number of wrongful convictions. “It's an important tool in looking at ...
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Chairman says McHenry County will have to cancel its ICE contractJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - McHenry County will have to cancel its contract with the federal government to house federal immigration detainees, the county board chairman said Thursday. A 7th U.S. C...
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Port Barrington man who was shot by deputies identifiedJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - The McHenry County coroner's office has identified the Port Barrington man who was shot and killed by McHenry County sheriff's deputies after he fired at them and a woma...
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Zion man surrenders after two-hour standoff with deputiesJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - After a two-hour standoff, Lake County sheriff's deputies apprehended a Zion man who had barricaded himself in a car early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Gregory B...
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DCFS earlier investigated parents of North Chicago boy found dead in IndianaJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - Damari Perry, the 6-year-old North Chicago boy found dead Saturday in Indiana, and his siblings were removed from their parents' home from 2014 to 2017 by the Illinois D...
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McHenry County deputies shoot, kill person during domestic violence callJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - McHenry County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a person who fired at them and a woman early Tuesday in Port Barrington, the sheriff's office said. Deputies responded ...
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North Chicago mother accused of killing 6-year-old son remains in hospitalJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - The mother of Damari Perry, the 6-year-old North Chicago boy found dead three days after his family reported him missing, remains in police custody at a hospital, offici...