McHenry County Crime
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12 years prison for final defendant in 2016 Elgin kidnapping, cigarette tortureFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - A fifth and final adult defendant is headed to prison in the 2016 kidnapping of a teen who was beaten and held overnight in Elgin while cigarettes were used to burn a ta...
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How Cook County sheriff wants to fix the FOID revocation, weapons retrieval processFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is proposing a task force in each county of the state that would handle Firearm Owner Identification Card revocation and weapon retrieval af...
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Lake Villa man pleads guilty to giving fatal dose of heroin to Gurnee womanFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - A Lake Villa man accused of giving a fatal dose of heroin to a Gurnee woman was sentenced to 7 years in prison after a guilty plea Thursday. Glenn Trauthwein, 37, of th...
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5 years in prison for repeat Carpentersville marijuana bustsFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man heads to prison after pleading guilty in a 2016 marijuana arrest that occurred while he was on probation for a 2013 bust when police discovered som...
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Inmate charged with trying to hire hitman from Lake County jailFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - A 45-year-old Chicago man incarcerated in the Lake County jail has been accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill a witness. Ade Tramble, of the 6300 block of North He...
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Thief sentenced to 21 years for East Dundee, Hampshire gas station robberiesFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - A 20-year-old Chicago man was sentenced to 21 years prison for his role in holding up two Thornton's gas stations in Hampshire and East Dundee in spring 2017. Damarcus D...
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Man with half-pound of marijuana, loaded gun sentenced to boot campFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - A 22-year-old Sycamore man who was caught with nearly a half-pound of marijuana and a loaded gun after a 2017 traffic stop in St. Charles has pleaded guilty and will be ...
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Kane state's attorney praises law enforcement for Aurora shooting responseFeb 19, 2019 12:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon offered condolences to the five people killed in Friday's Henry Pratt workplace shooting, but he also praised various and numero...
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Fox Lake man sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting childFeb 19, 2019 12:00 am - A Fox Lake man has been sentenced to 7½ years in prison after admitting he sexually molested a child under the age of 13, McHenry County authorities announced Tuesday. ...
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Fox River Grove man charged in Elgin restaurant burglaryFeb 19, 2019 12:00 am - A Fox River Grove man arrested by Elgin police has been charged with burglarizing a restaurant last month, authorities said Tuesday. Dylan E. Draut, 44, is accused of br...