McHenry County Crime
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Prospect Heights man sentenced to 24 years for child sex assaultNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - A Prospect Heights man took a plea deal Monday, resulting in a 24-year prison sentence for the predatory sexual assault of a child younger than 13 in Lake in the Hills. ...
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Antioch police investigating theft of hundreds of pieces of mailOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - Antioch police are investigating the theft of hundreds of pieces of mail. Police took two people into custody around 4 a.m. Saturday, after one resident reported an alte...
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Suspect arrested after long standoff at Algonquin hotelOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - A standoff at an Algonquin hotel lasted about nine hours Wednesday before a SWAT team deployed chemical irritants into a wanted man's room and arrested him. Police said ...
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Huntley man sentenced to 20 years in prison for child porn possessionOct 26, 2021 1:00 am - A Huntley man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for possessing child pornography. Jeffrey L. Gwin, 59, will also have to register as a sex offender, according ...
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Newly revealed Gacy victim's family speaks: 'The wait was excruciating'Oct 26, 2021 1:00 am - Even though it had been nearly 45 years since she'd last heard from her older brother, Carolyn Sanders said the hardest part of his absence came during the past five mon...
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Leyden Twp. woman accused of suffocating newbornOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - A Leyden Township woman has been charged with first degree murder after she suffocated her newborn child and buried him in her backyard, according to the Cook County she...
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How genealogy search and DNA helped identify latest John Wayne Gacy victimOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - Using DNA samples and genealogy together for the first time, investigators at Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office were able to identify another of serial killer John W...
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Woman charged in Algonquin double homicide found unfit to stand trialOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - A 40-year-old woman who last year was charged with stabbing a couple to death in their Algonquin home has been found mentally unfit to stand trial. A psychological evalu...
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Wisconsin man charged with interfering in DUI investigation, then attacking officers in jailOct 23, 2021 1:00 am - A Wisconsin man was arrested on charges of interfering with a DUI investigation, then injured two Lake County correctional officers while in custody, police said. Ryan G...
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Police investigating armed robbery at gas station near GrayslakeOct 23, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County sheriff's police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Saturday morning at a gas station in an unincorporated area near Grayslake. At about 8:15 a...