Spring Grove Crime
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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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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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Authorities explore charging DCFS staff member in AJ caseMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - Prosecutors are investigating whether they should charge a former Department of Children and Family Services worker with child endangerment related to his actions after ...
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Fittest Loser winner's tale reflects weighty issue for police officersMay 15, 2020 5:30 am - Many of us fail to eat right and exercise enough, regardless of what we do for a living. But being a police officer doesn't help, according to experts. And this year's w...
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How the murder of AJ Freund continues to spark change one year laterApr 13, 2020 5:30 am - Maybe it was his sweet smile or his affable demeanor, evident in the photos that began circulating a year ago. Perhaps it was what prosecutors called the “sick charade” ...
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Sentencing for AJ's mom delayedApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Sentencing for JoAnn Cunningham, who pleaded guilty in December to the beating death of her 5-year-old son, AJ Freund, has been postponed to July 16. Cunningham, 37, of...
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McHenry County sheriff, 3 others sue state over immigration lawMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim and three fellow sheriffs filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking a court order blocking enforcement of a state law that bars them from w...
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Officers not responsible for Fox Lake crash, investigation findsMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - Officers involved in an October interstate police chase that resulted in a fatal crash in Fox Lake are not responsible, findings of a recent investigation show. On the e...