McHenry County Crime
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Elgin Community College to open Criminal Justice Conversations with justice reform advocateSep 24, 2025 10:22 am - Elgin Community College will host “Criminal Justice Conversations” featuring Marshan Allen, director of Policy and Communications at the Illinois Prison Project, on Oct. 1.
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Ingleside driver gets 5 years in prison for crash that killed Elmhurst woman near McHenrySep 20, 2025 12:44 pm - An Ingleside woman was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for the fatal head-on crash that she caused while authorities said she was under the influence of marijuana.
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‘Reign of terror’ with more than 20 crime scenes in McHenry area lands Lake Villa man in prisonSep 20, 2025 11:25 am - A Lake Villa man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison after going on what authorities called a “reign of terror” one night — firing a gun at and fleeing officers, damaging properties and stealing vehicles in and around McHenry.
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Waukegan man faces child pornography chargesSep 19, 2025 10:20 am - A Waukegan man was charged with five counts of possessing child pornography after Lake County sheriff’s detectives received a tip from an email provider.
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Beach Park man sentenced to 27 years for attempted murder in stabbing of 8-year-oldSep 16, 2025 3:39 pm - A Beach Park man has been sentenced to 27 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one count of attempted first-degree murder in the 2024 stabbing of an 8-year-old child.
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Man faces multiple charges after string of crimes in Algonquin areaSep 16, 2025 2:33 pm - Officers had to give the suspect in a string of crimes in the Algonquin area two doses of Narcan when he was found unresponsive in a backyard, McHenry County Judge Jeffrey Altman said.
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Elgin man accused of entering Algonquin home, stealing truck, attempting to enter 2nd houseSep 13, 2025 3:26 pm - An Elgin man is suspected in a string of incidents that began Thursday morning when authorities said he entered an Algonquin home through an unlocked sliding door and stole a truck.
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ICE officer shoots, kills suspect who dragged officer with car near Chicago, says Homeland SecuritySep 12, 2025 12:40 pm - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest Friday in Franklin Park by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them, officials said.
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Man charged with organized retail crime, connected to ring that conducted 115 burglariesSep 09, 2025 4:21 pm - A Chicago man is accused of being part of a crime ring tied to115 burglaries throughout the suburbs.
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Wauconda man pleads guilty to having 11 pounds of pot on bus in LITH; gets 6 yearsSep 09, 2025 1:37 pm - A Wauconda man pleaded guilty Friday to possessing 11 pounds of marijuana, which was found by police in a suitcase on a bus parked in a Lake in the Hills industrial park.