McHenry County Crime
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Authorities: Father and son beat up private investigator while he was workingJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - A man and his adult son face felony charges after they beat a private investigator while he was conducting surveillance in his car on an Antioch Township street, Lake Co...
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St. Charles Twp. man guilty of sending customer's nude pictures to himselfJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - A 25-year-old St. Charles Township man has been found guilty of sending himself nude photographs from a customer's cellphone while he was working at a store in Huntley i...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...
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Lake in the Hills man charged with federal child sex crimesJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Lake in the Hills man is charged with federal child sex crimes after authorities said he traveled to Kentucky four times to abuse a 15-year-old girl. Prose...
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Authorities: Suburban man threatened violence at Biden inaugurationJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Authorities say a Chicago Heights man threatened violence at next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Louis Capriotti, ...
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'We know how bad it is out there': How Wheeling police are helping people in needJan 08, 2021 4:30 am - We could all use some good news right about now. Thankfully, Wheeling police were there Thursday to give us some. More than a dozen officers helped pack up and deliver h...
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Despite security concerns, Schneider and Foster still plan to attend inaugurationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Despite concerns about U.S. Capitol security after Wednesday's incursion by a violent mob, at least two suburban congressional representatives still plan to attend Presi...
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Off-duty Elgin police detective charged with DUI in St. CharlesJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - An off-duty Elgin police detective was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence in St. Charles, according to a police report. Jessica Lori DeLeon, 43...
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Getaway driver in 2001 Burrito Express murder says new DNA testing could prove her innocenceJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - As Kenneth Smith awaits word as to his potential fourth trial or release from prison after winning a third appeal on his conviction for the murder of a McHenry restauran...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...