Island Lake Crime
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Deputies hailed as heroes after helping victims of Beach Park chemical leakApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - The police officers and firefighters who were injured while responding to a poisonous chemical leak in Beach Park Thursday are being hailed as heroes. "This type of even...
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The short and chaotic life of AJ Freund: What DCFS and police saw and didApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - Wrapped in bandages on Halloween 2017, AJ Freund wasn't dressed as a mummy. His mother, JoAnn Cunningham, told a Crystal Lake neighbor the boy had pulled boiling water o...
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Man who stole BMW, led Elgin police on chase gets jail, probationApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - A McHenry man pleaded guilty this week to stealing a BMW from a driveway in Elgin and leading police on a drunken chase, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail and two ye...
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'We already know he's in heaven': Vigils honor the short life of Crystal Lake boyApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - Hundreds gathered Tuesday night in Crystal Lake for a vigil to honor the short and tragic life of Andrew “AJ” Freund, a 5-year-old boy who had been reported missing a we...
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2nd man guilty in 2017 McHenry County home invasion, murder over $3KApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - A McHenry County jury this week convicted a second man for his role in a 2017 home invasion, robbery and fatal shooting of a 52-year-old Air Force veteran. Byron Howard...
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Gliniewicz case could head back to state appellate courtApr 23, 2019 1:00 am - Prosecutors will decide whether to again ask the state appellate court to rule on a previous Lake County court decision involving cellphone text messages in the Melodie ...
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Wheeling man charged with sexually abusing girlApr 22, 2019 1:00 am - A 56-year-old Wheeling man was ordered held on $250,000 bail Monday on charges he sexually abused a girl more than two years ago when she was 10 years old. If convicted...
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Police still investigating Crystal Lake boy's disappearance; parents attend vigilApr 20, 2019 1:00 am - Neighbors of missing Crystal Lake 5-year-old Andrew “AJ” Freund said police were back at his parents' home briefly Saturday, but authorities have provided no updates reg...
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Woodstock man gets 7 years in prison for providing fatal heroin overdoseApr 15, 2019 1:00 am - A Woodstock man was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday after admitting to providing a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin to a 43-year-old McHenry man. Christoph...
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Defense unsuccessful in getting trial delay in Libertyville slayingApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - An attorney was unsuccessful in delaying the trial date for a Round Lake Beach man accused of gunning down a Libertyville man he saw as a romantic rival. Kenneth Seplak,...