McHenry County Crime
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Showdown looms in Burlington Township murder caseJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - A special prosecutor has been appointed to defend the Kane County state's attorney's office against allegations prosecutors improperly accessed confidential emails sent ...
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2 arrested in South Elgin on heroin, drug chargesJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - Two men were arrested Wednesday in South Elgin on charges they possessed heroin and other drugs, and one man is accused of planning to sell the heroin, according to Kane...
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Fitness hearing continued for man who threatened Lake County courthouseJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - A mental health fitness hearing for a California man convicted of threatening to "light up" the Lake County courthouse was delayed again after he had another courtroom o...
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Lake County sheriff's officials tout gang task force resultsJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's police officials have announced results from what they say was a successful 2016 for a special gang task force. Authorities said the task force arr...
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Cook County jail inmate charged with attacking guardJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - A Cook County Jail inmate, Jamara Rhone, has been charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer after injuring a correctional deputy earlier this week, the Cook Cou...
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No bail in torture case: 'Where is your sense of decency?' judge asksJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - One of four people accused of torturing and threatening to kill a suburban 18-year-old contacted the victim's mother to demand $300 ransom during the hourslong attack, a...
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Gliniewicz hearing to dismiss charges set for MondayJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - The first of what could be several hearings to determine the fate of charges filed against Melodie Gliniewicz will begin Monday in Lake County court. Judge James Booras...
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New Year's celebration leads to weapons, drug charges against Elgin manJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Firing off a celebratory mortar to ring in 2017 could land a 29-year-old Elgin man in prison. Jose A. Cantu, of the 200 block of Michigan Street, was charged Sunday with...
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Carpentersville teen, 3 others charged in torture of Crystal Lake 18-year-oldJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - The blurry video is hard to watch: The young man whimpers and cries, crouched in a corner with his hands bound and his mouth duct-taped, as a group of people take turns ...
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Waukegan teen ordered held on $3 million bailJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A Waukegan man charged with killing a 17-year-old boy during an argument in November is being held in Lake County jail on $3 million bail. Willie C. Jackson, 18, of the...