McHenry County Crime
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Elgin man accused of sex assaults, abuse in 1990s, 2011Jan 12, 2017 12:00 am - A 76-year-old Elgin man has been charged with repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a girl he knew beginning in the early 1990s and another victim in 2012. William R. A...
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Wanted Round Lake man in custodyJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - A Round Lake man wanted on a warrant for aggravated criminal sexual abuse is in Lake County jail, authorities said Wednesday. The Lake County Sheriff's Warrants Team an...
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Coroner: Lake in the Hills mom strangled her kids, hanged herselfJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - Authorities said Wednesday a 27-year-old woman strangled her children, then hanged herself in their Lake in the Hills home. At 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, Lake in the Hills polic...
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Damages paid in St. Charles park, Wasco vandalismJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - Four people accused of vandalizing St. Charles Park District offices and a school near Wasco in late 2015 have repaid more than $25,000 in damages and applied for Kane C...
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GoFundMe for victim in Facebook torture case raises more than $150,000Jan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - Thousands of donors from across the country have raised $159,000 for a Crystal Lake man who was held captive and beaten by four people in a West Side apartment. A GoFund...
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Ex-Buffalo Grove teacher gets 13 years for having child pornographyJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Buffalo Grove middle school teacher to 13 years in prison for possessing child pornography and encouraging minors to send s...
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Additional sex assault charges against Elgin man, 75Jan 10, 2017 12:00 am - An Elgin man charged last summer with sexually assaulting and abusing two girls more than a decade ago has been charged with assaulting a third girl. Robert R. Jahnke, 7...
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Judge won't dismiss charges in Gliniewicz caseJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - A judge denied a motion to dismiss two criminal charges against Melodie Gliniewicz in Lake County court Monday. Judge James Booras ruled prosecutors introduced the requi...
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Man fatally shot in Winthrop HarborJan 07, 2017 12:00 am - A 46-year-old Winthrop Harbor man was fatally shot Friday night in his garage, authorities said Saturday. The Lake County coroner's office identified the man as Jeffrey ...
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Shot fired in Wadsworth armed robberyJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's police are investigating an armed robbery at a Wadsworth store, where a shot was fired but no one was hurt. The robbery was reported about 7:05 p.m...