McHenry County Crime
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Live-in caregiver in Island Lake found guilty abusing her 82-year-old employerAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - A McHenry County judge found a 39-year-old woman guilty Friday of abusing her 82-year-old employer and using a fake name. Theresa Alexander, who also went by the name Ly...
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Nearly hourlong police chase ends in wetlandJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - Wauconda police pursued an armed man for nearly an hour Thursday afternoon through Wauconda, Mundelein and other parts of Lake County before apprehending him with the he...
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Police: Round Lake Beach inmate punched correctional officerJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man already behind bars at Lake County jail now faces charges of aggravated assault of a peace officer after punching a correctional officer in the he...
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Campton Hills man admits to involuntary manslaughter for beating mother to deathJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - A Campton Hills man pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter, for beating his mother to death with a baseball bat in 2019 when he drunkenly mistook her for a...
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Coroner: Chicago woman died of self-inflicted gunshot wound in Crystal LakeJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - The McHenry County coroner's office said a 26-year-old Chicago woman shot herself in the head early Sunday morning inside a car parked at the Crystal Lake train station....
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Rockford teen charged after stolen-vehicle chase near Campton HillsJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - A 15-year-old boy from Rockford faces possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated fleeing and eluding police charges, after a police chase near Campton Hills ear...
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How a St. Charles officer's quick actions saved a shooting victim's lifeJul 23, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas cops crime@dailyherald.com St. Charles patrol officer Steve Mattas was about halfway through his midnight shift June 27 when a bu...
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25 men cited in sex sting in Leyden TownshipJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - Officers from the Cook County sheriff's police Special Victims Unit issued citations Thursday to 25 men and towed 21 vehicles as part of an undercover operation in an ar...
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Authorities ID Antioch man killed in motorcycle crashJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Antioch man has been identified as the motorcyclist who died after he was hit from behind by an oncoming car Thursday. Kenneth Jackson was taken to Northw...
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More Cook County courtrooms reopen promising speedier resolutionsJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - Dozens more Cook County courtrooms will be available for bench and jury trials beginning Friday, per a new order from Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, helping accelerate th...