Lake County Crime
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McHenry County deputy on leave during probe on use of forceJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - A McHenry County sheriff's deputy is on paid administrative leave pending a criminal investigation into a potential inappropriate use of force during an arrest in Woodst...
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Buffalo Grove man who let escort bilk his employer sent to prisonJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - A Buffalo Grove man who claimed his 2012 divorce prompted him to go on a binge that included alcohol, prostitutes and giving a woman his corporate credit card used to fi...
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'Being a mother defines me': AJ's mom gives tearful statement at sentencing hearingJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - “Being a mother defines me,” JoAnn Cunningham said through tears Thursday at her sentencing hearing for the murder of her 5-year-old son, AJ Freund. Cunningham's descrip...
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Suspected driver charged in fatal hit-and-run in WaukeganJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - A 47-year-old Zion woman turned herself in Wednesday to face a criminal charge stemming from a hit-and-run crash last month that killed a Kenosha, Wisconsin, man. Linda ...
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A sentence is coming Thursday for AJ's death: Mother could get 60 years in prisonJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Fifteen months ago, the recovery of 5-year-old AJ Freund's battered body from a shallow grave in rural Woodstock ended a frantic six-day search and ignited widespread pu...
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Suspect in Antioch area home invasion held on $75,000 bondJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - Bond was set at $75,000 for a machete wielding McHenry man facing several charges involving a home invasion Friday morning in unincorporated Antioch. Russell D. Brengman...
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How some suburban courts plan to resume jury trials, keep people safeJul 10, 2020 5:30 am - When DuPage County resumes jury trials July 20, felony judge John Kinsella will have to get used to occasionally being moved out of "his" courtroom. Room 4000 is the big...
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McHenry man accused of attacking, injuring relatives near AntiochJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - A 52-year-old McHenry man armed with a rifle and a machete is charged with breaking into a house near Antioch and attacking and injuring two of his relatives, the Lake C...
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Authorities: Woman yelled 'I am a schoolteacher and have COVID-19' before spitting in man's faceJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - A 45-year-old woman has been charged with battery and disorderly conduct after yelling "I am a schoolteacher and have COVID-19" before spitting in a man's face during a ...
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North suburban man charged with illegal sports betting, tax offensesJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - A North suburban man has been charged with illegal sports bookmaking and filing a false federal income tax return, the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago announced in a n...