McHenry County Crime
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Fox Lake father faces child endangerment, child pornography charges; mother charged with child endangermentAug 29, 2025 8:18 pm - Logan J. Jentink, 29, of Fox Lake faces charges of possession of child pornography, child endangerment and cruelty to animals. Lake County authorities say his three young children were living in “horrid” conditions and multiple animals were malnourished and neglected.
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Two men facing charges in beating at Fox Lake businessAug 29, 2025 3:40 pm - Two men authorities said were involved in the beating of a 33-year-old man Aug. 11 in Fox Lake are facing mob action and other charges.
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Lake in the Hills man accused of soliciting children on SnapchatAug 29, 2025 3:40 pm - A Lake in the Hills man is accused of using Snapchat to solicit sexually explicit videos from four children — ages 10 to 15 — and having inappropriate conversations with more than 100 children, according to prosecutors.
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Chicago man admits swindling woman in Algonquin in charity debit card scamAug 29, 2025 2:16 pm - A Chicago man admitted Thursday that he asked a woman outside an Algonquin store for a donation for “underprivileged children,” then increased her offering from $10 to $1,000.
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Judson faculty member who mentored McHenry County jail inmates faces child sex assault chargesAug 28, 2025 7:41 pm - A Lake in the Hills man accused of sexually assaulting a child younger than 13 was detained Wednesday in McHenry County jail, where he said he’s worked in the past mentoring inmates.
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Deer Park man charged in crash that killed Palatine womanAug 28, 2025 1:18 pm - A Deer Park man faces a reckless homicide charge stemming from a March crash that killed an 89-year-old Palatine woman in Barrington.
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Crystal Lake man convicted in $8M Ponzi scheme wants to take back plea to defrauding American Legion groupAug 27, 2025 6:38 pm - A Crystal Lake man due to be sentenced next week in connection with an $8 million Ponzi scheme is trying to take back a guilty plea in which he admitted to defrauding a local veterans’ organization.
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Crystal Lake man to driver accused of paralyzing him: ‘Enjoy prison life’Aug 24, 2025 2:42 pm - A Lakewood man who said he was trying to kill himself when he started a fire in his father’s home was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison for residential arson. At the time of the 2023 fire, Connor Kirkpatrick was awaiting trial on charges he drove his vehicle into a Crystal Lake home about 10 months earlier, leaving the homeowner paralyzed.
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Mundelein caretaker accused of stealing nearly $30K from McHenry resident who diedAug 23, 2025 11:32 am - A caretaker is accused of stealing almost $30,000 from an elderly McHenry person after their death, according to authorities.
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Des Plaines Fire Department to switch 911 servicesAug 22, 2025 4:32 pm - Emergency calls for the Des Plaines Fire Department will be handled by a different dispatch service starting as soon as next year.