McHenry County Crime
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Man charged with rape pleads guilty to lesser charge, gets 18 months prisonJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - A man accused of a knife point rape in Geneva in February 2017 pleaded guilty last month to a less severe felony charge and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Howard ...
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Harper College fires professor charged in Iowa shootingsJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - Harper College on Tuesday fired a professor charged with shooting at vehicles Jan. 11 in Iowa. Charles Johnston, an associate professor of psychology at the Palatine-bas...
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Algonquin dentist charged with sexual assaultJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - An Algonquin dentist is facing criminal charges that he sexually assaulted someone at his practice, authorities said. Eman A. Shirazi, 42, of Lakewood, was arrested Tues...
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Waukegan man sentenced to 52 years in prison for 2011 murderJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - A Waukegan man convicted of killing a person during a 2011 auto theft was sentenced by a Lake County judge to 52 years in prison Tuesday, authorities said. Kerwin P. Mu...
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Hanover Park man faces 30 years in prison for armed robberyJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - A 39-year-old Hanover Park man faces up to 30 years in prison after a McHenry County jury convicted him of robbing a woman of her cellphone in June 2017 and beating two ...
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Lawsuit: Dundee Twp. park president took millions from late aunt, cousin over decadesJan 22, 2018 12:00 am - The Dundee Township Park District president and grandson of a prominent Carpentersville developer is being sued to have his divorce put on hold until a lawsuit that accu...
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Court filing: Harper prof targeted trucks in retaliation for crashJan 22, 2018 12:00 am - A Harper College professor charged with shooting at vehicles near Interstate 80 in Iowa told police he targeted truck drivers because he was enraged over a truck crash t...
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Big brother's murder led new Aurora cop to his career choiceJan 19, 2018 4:33 am - Jason Contreras was just 3 years old in November 1996 when a stray bullet intended for an older relative flew into his house on the east side of Aurora and killed his 6-...
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Man admits evading $800,000 in taxes to pay for housekeepers, boatJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - A 52-year-old Highland Park man has agreed to plead guilty to evading more than $800,000 in personal and corporate income taxes over five years. Jordan Eckerling faces u...
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Court: Family can sue fraternity members in fatal NIU hazingJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for a family's wrongful death lawsuit against officers and members of Northern Illinois University's Pi Kappa Alpha fra...