McHenry County Crime
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Firearms offenses, methamphetamine arrests on the rise in Kane CountyFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - Kane County prosecutors will continue aggressive prosecution of firearms offenses, which have increased since 2017, and officials are also keeping tabs on a rise in meth...
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Smollett case at the forefront in Cook County state's attorney racesFeb 10, 2020 4:30 am - Nearly a year after Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx dismissed with little explanation the disorderly conduct charges against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett,...
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Lake County police dog helps track down Round Lake man who they say fled crash siteFeb 10, 2020 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's office police dog Boomer is being credited for helping Gurnee police sniff out a 22-year-old Round Lake man charged with fleeing the scene of a two...
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Attorney: Aurora man charged with soliciting murder over Snapchat had 'zero intent' of following throughFeb 10, 2020 12:00 am - The defense attorney for a 23-year-old Aurora man charged in late January with soliciting a murder for $1,000 in a social media post says his client didn't have the mean...
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Cary police: DUI driver crashes over retaining wallFeb 08, 2020 12:00 am - A Cary man has been charged with DUI after multiple people reported seeing his pickup truck drive over a curb, past a sidewalk, through a fence and off a retaining wall,...
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Could carrying lifesaving drug cost first responders their life insurance?Feb 07, 2020 4:31 am - As the opioid crisis claimed hundreds of victims in the suburbs, and tens of thousands nationwide, cartridges of the overdose-reversing agent naloxone became nearly as e...
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Four charged in human trafficking sting in McHenry CountyFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Man who got probation in fatal 2009 DUI crash could have latest DUI case dismissedFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - A man who got probation for a 2009 DUI crash that killed a St. Charles East High School graduate could have his most recent DUI arrest — this one from last August in Rom...
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Island Lake man pleads guilty to 2012 child sex assaultFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - An Island Lake man faces six to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a child in 2012. If 59-year-old Robert Ballarini's case had gone t...
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McHenry County College investigating after Turning Point event flyers replaced with Antifa postersFeb 06, 2020 12:00 am - A Reddit thread, an anti-fascist flyer and a conservative student organization are pieces of an ongoing McHenry County College and campus police investigation. Officials...