McHenry County Crime
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‘Particularly heinous’: Judge detains couple charged in boy’s deathFeb 09, 2026 12:52 pm - Bruising, malnourishment evident, but cause of death of 8-year-old Round Lake Beach boy is pending further testing, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said Monday.
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Prosecutor: Round Lake Beach boy hit with belt, deprived of food before deathFeb 08, 2026 2:48 pm - An 8-year-old Round Lake Beach boy had been beaten repeatedly with a belt and deprived of food for days leading up to his death Friday, a prosecutor said Sunday during the initial court appearance for the child’s mother and her boyfriend.
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Mother, boyfriend charged with murder of Round Lake Beach 8-year-oldFeb 07, 2026 6:36 pm - A Round Lake Beach woman and her boyfriend have been charged with murder following the death of her 8-year-old son, authorities announced Saturday.
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Authorities: Crystal Lake man sent sexual messages to girlFeb 06, 2026 3:59 pm - A Crystal Lake man has been charged with grooming, accused of sending sexual messages to a girl.
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‘Hearts permanently broken’: Driver in DUI crash that killed Island Lake man sentenced; family tells of griefFeb 06, 2026 10:25 am - Before a packed courtroom in McHenry County Thursday, friends and family of a 24-year-old Island Lake man killed in 2024 by a drunk driver spoke of the light and love he brought to their lives.
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Beach Park man attacked in his home now facing firearm, drug chargesFeb 05, 2026 12:02 pm - A Beach Park man who was beaten with his own gun during a home invasion Jan. 8 now faces felony firearm and drug charges.
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Cook County’s new electronic ticketing initiative promises more efficiency, fewer delaysFeb 04, 2026 9:51 pm - Processing and paying certain kinds of traffic tickets will be easier in Cook County with the introduction of electronic ticketing.
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Elgin woman convicted in Huntley ‘drug-dealing enterprise’ in 2018 pleads guilty in new cocaine caseFeb 04, 2026 10:02 am - A former Huntley woman who with her husband was convicted in 2018 in what authorities called a “drug-dealing enterprise” has pleaded guilty in a new drug-related case.
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Man gets life sentence in Deerfield sexual assault caseFeb 03, 2026 8:01 pm - A man found guilty of two counts of criminal sexual assault in Deerfield in 2024 received a mandatory sentence Tuesday of natural life in prison.
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Three injured in ‘random acts of violence’ in GurneeFeb 02, 2026 7:04 pm - Three people were injured, one seriously, in what police described as connected random acts of violence Monday morning in Gurnee.
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