McHenry County Crime
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Mom of slain Des Plaines boy brings 'light from the darkness' with help from famous friendsAug 23, 2019 5:30 am - Patricia Frontain still remembers the moment her grief over her 14-year-old son's slaying turned into something much more powerful. It was about a year after a 22-year-o...
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Man in prison for having 42 pounds of THC chocolates to get clemency hearing in OctoberAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - The Illinois Prison Review Board is slated Oct. 9 to hear a clemency petition from a Montgomery cancer patient who was sentenced this summer to four years in prison for ...
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25 years prison in 2017 stabbing murder in Elgin over affair; two still await trialAug 22, 2019 1:00 am - An Elgin man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday after admitting to his role in the August 2017 stabbing death of a man involved in an affair. Gabriel M. Lopez,...
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Fox Valley police reportsAug 22, 2019 1:00 am - Kane County • A purse, Pandora ring and $100 were stolen from a vehicle parked on the 42W500 block of Hidden Springs Drive near St. Charles between 3 and 10 p.m. Sa...
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Man charged in Lake in the Hills burglaryAug 22, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake in the Hills man has been charged with burglary, police said. Jesus Valdez, 20, of the 400 block of Cedar Street, was taken into custody Thursday evening after re...
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Prosecutors: Lotz murdered his wife as part of a 'tantrum' over a coffee potAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Larry Lotz murdered his wife as part of a "tantrum" over a coffee pot, prosecutors argued during closing arguments Wednesday, while defense attorneys said the 2016 killi...
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Trial of Barrington man charged with killing wife to likely conclude WednesdayAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - The trial of Larry Lotz, the Barrington man accused of fatally shooting his wife during an argument over a coffee maker, is expected to wrap up Wednesday. Lotz, 69, is c...
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Fox Valley police reportsAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - Batavia • Kristen S. Mercado, 37, of the 2600 block of Cedar Avenue, Geneva, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-...
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Teen guilty in $6K Aurora coin theft, seeks admission to drug courtAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - An 18-year-old Aurora man charged with stealing $6,000 in coins from an Aurora vending machine business in December 2018 has pleaded guilty to that and four other feloni...
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Court allows foreclosure sale of AJ's home in Crystal LakeAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - A McHenry County judge Tuesday gave an investor authority to proceed with a foreclosure sale of the Crystal Lake home where authorities say 5-year old AJ Freund was murd...