McHenry County Crime
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Gliniewicz's attorneys fail to unearth new documents on former Fox Lake administrator's firingJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - Attorneys for Melodie Gliniewicz tried but failed during a Monday hearing to unearth documents that would shed light on what led to the termination of former Fox Lake Vi...
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Why did former Fox Lake administrator resign? Gliniewicz lawyers to hold hearing Monday to find outJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - Ahead of Melodie Gliniewicz's criminal trial, her lawyers claim the village of Fox Lake intentionally withheld information about the termination of former Village Admini...
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Kane County woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty over dogs' starvation, deathsJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - A woman accused of maltreating 14 dogs, three of which died, pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor animal cruelty. Emily Chesterfield, who lived near South Elgin and no...
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Public might not get to see report on bribery allegationsJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - The Cook County Board of Review hired a high-profile Chicago law firm last year through a contract worth up to $110,000 to look into alleged bribery in the county office...
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Help sought in identifying Green Oaks carjacking suspectsJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is seeking public help in identifying two men involved in an early morning carjacking Nov. 27 in Green Oaks. Sheriff's deputies were cal...
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Sheriff: Lake County man used hidden cameras to record children, adults in bathroomJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - Following months of investigation, a Lake Villa Township man was indicted Wednesday on 15 felony charges stemming from allegations he secretly recorded people, including...
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Huntley man gets 180 days in jail for battery to infantJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Had Shawn P. Fontaine, 30, been convicted on his initial charge of felony aggravated battery to a child, he could have faced six to 30 years in prison, according to McHe...
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Former AJ Freund caseworker asks to be tried separatelyJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - The former Department of Child and Family Services case investigator charged in connection with the death AJ Freund is asking to have his case separated from his old sup...
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Behind-the-scenes heroes honored for work that led to arrests in Oakbrook mall shootingJan 14, 2022 4:10 am - DuPage County this week honored the behind-the-scenes heroes whose work played an essential role in the capture of two suspects in the shooting at Oakbrook Center mall t...
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Cary man jailed on solicitation chargeJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - A Cary man has been jailed in Will County on charges alleging he traveled to a Target in Shorewood to meet who he thought was a 15-year-old girl for an unlawful sexual e...