McHenry County Crime
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Hoffman Estates police: Man charged with attempted murder of 87-year-old acquaintanceJun 07, 2025 10:30 am - A man has been accused of attempted murder of an 87-year-old man, Hoffman Estates police said Saturday.
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Man faces sentencing for 2021 Round Lake bank robberyJun 06, 2025 5:32 pm - A Des Plaines man was convicted of bank robbery by a federal jury in Chicago on Monday, officials announced Friday.
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18-year-old charged with trying to kill elderly relativeJun 02, 2025 1:06 pm - An 18-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, accused of attacking an elderly relative in Big Rock.
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Barrington police investigating Motor Werks burglaryJun 01, 2025 4:05 pm - Barrington police are investigating a break-in early Sunday morning at the Motor Werks auto dealership.
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70-year-old McHenry woman charged in 2003 Wisconsin killingJun 01, 2025 11:31 am - A 70-year-old McHenry woman is among two people arrested last week in connection with an almost 22-year-old cold case murder investigation, officials said.
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Fox Lake man charged with illegally possessing explosives, firearmsMay 30, 2025 12:43 pm - A Fox Lake man is facing multiple weapons charges after police said he fired his shotgun into the ground outside his home Thursday evening.
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Two charged with hate crime in beating of woman at Carpentersville McDonald’sMay 27, 2025 5:35 pm - Two people are now charged with committing a hate crime, days after an attack on a woman authorities say was committed because of her sexual orientation.
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McHenry man, 77, charged with firing ‘several rounds’ from gun to ‘scare’ womanMay 26, 2025 6:08 pm - A 77-year-old McHenry man is accused of firing off a gun in front of two people Sunday evening in McHenry, according to authorities.
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Police say attackers called her a slur. Why aren’t the suspects charged with a hate crime?May 23, 2025 5:15 am - A young woman was badly beaten May 13 at a Carpentersville restaurant, after police said her attackers called her a derogatory name based on her sexual orientation. The suspects have not been charged with a hate crime.
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Authorities say man threatened people at Island Lake bar, hit patron with shotgunMay 21, 2025 1:07 pm - A man threatened patrons in an Island Lake bar, left to load a gun inside his truck and used the weapon to hit a man who tried to stop him from returning, authorities allege.