McHenry County Crime
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Authorities investigating death of Kane County jail inmateJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - The Kane County Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the death of an inmate at the Kane County jail. Sheriff Ron Hain reported that corrections officers noticed that...
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North Chicago mother accused of killing 6-year-old son remains in hospitalJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - The mother of Damari Perry, the 6-year-old North Chicago boy found dead three days after his family reported him missing, remains in police custody at a hospital, offici...
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Awaiting trial for murder, Algonquin eye doctor dies of COVID-19Jan 08, 2022 12:00 am - An Algonquin eye doctor who had been awaiting trial for the 2019 first-degree murder of his girlfriend, and who was investigated in his wife's suspicious death eight yea...
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Woman who killed young daughter in Bloomingdale asks U.S. Supreme Court for releaseJan 07, 2022 4:20 am - A woman found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering her 4-year-old daughter has taken her fight for freedom from a state psychiatric hospital to the U.S. Supreme...
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Lake County investigators have a new tool to get information from electronic devicesJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - New software will enhance access to information from electronic devices during investigations of violent or white-collar crimes in Lake County. The Lake County State's A...
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Huntley man charged in slayings of father, 2 sonsJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - A Huntley man has been charged in the slayings of a man and his two young sons found shot to death last month in their Belvidere home. Alize Q. Smith, 24, faces three co...
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The year in crime: First-degree murder, DUI-related deaths, sexual assault among the major suburban crimes for 2021Jan 05, 2022 5:00 am - For the first time in 27 years, the Cook County medical examiner's office registered more than 1,000 homicides in 2021. While a majority of the 1,087 homicides - 836 - ...
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Two charged with fleeing and eluding Kane deputies in vehicle chasesJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - Two men were charged late last week with fleeing and eluding police in Kane County, authorities said. At 2:06 a.m. Friday, deputies with the Kane County sheriff's office...
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New Lake County sheriff's dog helps capture two suspects in 24 hoursJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office's newest police dog helped his human partner capture two suspects within a 24-hour span last week. Ryker, a 2-year-old German shepherd, ...
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Cook County medical examiner: Gun-related homicides broke records in 2021Jan 03, 2022 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner on Monday confirmed 1,087 homicides in 2021, the first time the county has topped 1,000 homicides in 27 years. The medical examiner's of...