McHenry County Crime
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Woman gets 8 years for DUI crash that killed 2 people in Sugar GroveAug 31, 2026 5:09 pm - A Batavia woman was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for a drunk-driving crash in 2023 that left two people dead.
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Youth softball coach facing sex abuse charges surrenders to Vernon Hills policeAug 31, 2026 4:40 pm - A youth softball coach accused last week of inappropriate contact with a 12-year-old girl surrendered Monday to Vernon Hills police.
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3 arrested after confrontation at Des Plaines mosqueAug 31, 2026 1:57 pm - Three men were arrested over the weekend after an armed confrontation outside a Des Plaines mosque, police reported Monday.
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Jury convicts man of first-degree murder in fatal Antioch shootingAug 29, 2026 10:22 am - A Lake County jury on Friday convicted 28-year-old Johnathon Skroko of first-degree murder in connection with a 2022 fatal shooting in Antioch.
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Wauconda firefighter facing drug charges after traffic stopAug 27, 2026 4:04 pm - Two Lakemoor residents, including a firefighter on unpaid leave from the Wauconda Fire Protection District, are facing felony drug charges following a traffic stop Saturday night in Lake Zurich.
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How a suburban prosecutor hopes to close the technology gap with online predatorsAug 27, 2026 2:49 pm - Prosecuting suspected online predators and human traffickers is hard work, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said. She ought to know — her office has prosecuted 93 of them since 2022. Now she hopes a $1 million federal grant to the county will help her office’s efforts.
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Algonquin man accused of sexual abuse, grooming childAug 21, 2026 6:32 pm - An Algonquin man is being detained pretrial on charges he groomed and sexually abused a child.
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First-degree murder charge added in fatal boating crash on Fox River in McHenryAug 21, 2026 10:27 am - A Lisle man who has been jailed in connection with a fatal boating crash July 25 on the Fox River in McHenry has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.
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Authorities: Man brought 330 pounds of cocaine to Kane CountyAug 19, 2026 12:48 pm - A Texas man is accused of transporting 330 pounds of cocaine into Kane County in the sleeper compartment of a semitrailer truck, authorities said Wednesday.
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Kane County sheriff remains away from work, and no one is saying whyAug 14, 2026 6:58 am - More than four months after he reportedly was hospitalized with an undisclosed issue, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain remains away from the office. Fellow county leaders won’t say why.
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