McHenry County Crime
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Tentative December trial set for Andrew Freund as attorneys anticipate September resolutionAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - The criminal case against the father of slain Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund could reach a conclusion Sept. 16, when attorneys anticipate a potential plea deal. During a bri...
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'True guardian of children' Kane County abuse prosecutor mournedAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Debra Bree was passionate about protecting the children of Kane County, and prosecuting those who hurt them. She spent most of her 20 years as a Kane County prosecutor d...
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3 arrested after Lake County police dog finds 5 pounds of meth during traffic stopAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County Sheriff's Police have arrested three people on multiple drug charges after a police dog helped find a large cache of drugs in the trunk of a vehicle followin...
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Process to send Antioch teen charged with murder across Wisconsin border begins Friday morningAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Before Kyle Rittenhouse can face charges that accuse him of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a protest Tuesday night in Kenosha, Wisconsin officia...
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Charges filed in 2017 East Dundee-area homicide, arsonAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - Prosecutors have charged two men with the slaying of a 36-year-old East Dundee-area man whose body was found shot and badly burned after a 2017 house fire. The Kane Coun...
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Police: Teen charged after crashing stolen car, killing passengerAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - A 15-year-old Waukegan boy faces reckless homicide and other charges after police say he crashed a stolen car late Sunday night, killing his 14-year-old passenger. Accor...
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Lake County Democrats moving to oust Link ahead of his scheduleAug 23, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County Democrats, unhappy with party Chair Terry Link's plan to wait until Sept. 15 to step down in the wake of a federal tax evasion charge, have called a special ...
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Facing tax evasion charge, state Sen. Link to step down as Democratic leader in Lake CountyAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - Facing a federal tax evasion charge, state Sen. Terry Link has announced he will resign as leader of the Lake County Democratic Party effective Sept. 15. Link, of Indian...
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West Chicago man gets 7 years in prison for sex assault of childAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - A West Chicago man was sentenced Aug. 12 to seven years in prison for predatory criminal sexual assault. Fernando Silva, 65, who lived in the 100 block of Blair Street, ...
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Harvard man accused of possessing more than 44 pounds of cocaineAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - A Harvard man accused of possessing of more than 44 pounds of cocaine and $250,000 cash remained at the McHenry County Jail Wednesday on felony drug charges. McHenry Cou...