McHenry County Crime
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Kane County felony cases up 6.8% in 2016Jan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Kane County felony cases filed in 2016 increased 6.8 percent from 2015, the first uptick since a high mark was reached in 2007. Overall, felony cases in 2016 were still ...
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Waukegan mother apologizes for fatal abuse of daughterJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Judge taking the weekend to ponder her sentence for killing girl
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Woman, ex-boyfriend charged in staged home invasion, dog's deathJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - A Maine Township woman and her ex-boyfriend have been charged with staging a home invasion at her residence, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart announced Friday. The woman,...
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Sentencing hearing continued for Waukegan woman who killed daughterJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Nicholette Lawrence buried her face in her hands and sobbed as a three-year-old cellphone video of her using a belt to repeatedly hit her daughter, Raashanai Coley, play...
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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...