McHenry County Crime
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Elgin man charged with 6th DUI after hitting parked carJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - A 55-year-old Elgin man had a blood-alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit when he hit a parked car on the city's east side, resulting in his sixth DUI...
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1991 rape charges dropped in Lake CountyJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - A previous version of this report mistakenly said William Carini was from Gurnee. Lake County prosecutors on Tuesday made official their decision to drop rape charg...
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Round Lake Beach murder suspect released after he posts bailJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say a 38-caliber handgun and ammunition were turned in to police by an Antioch man who met with Seplak after the Dec....
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Police: Domestic violence response shifts to match situationJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - Standard operating procedure is hard to define for something as situational as a police response to domestic violence calls, such as the one that came early Monday near ...
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Cook County Jail population down about 700 peopleJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart released a year-end report on the Cook County Jail, highlighting efforts to reduce incarceration of people for lower-level, nonviolent of...
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Major court and crime stories last year in the Northwest suburbsJan 02, 2017 5:00 am - Once again, disgraced Illinois politicians topped the list of Cook County's noteworthy court and crime stories of the year. His reputation and legacy in tatters after ...
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Jan 02, 2017 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Fox Valley's top stories of 2016Dec 23, 2016 4:30 am - Political battles in Kane County, a new chairman in McHenry County, construction projects throughout the area and some leadership changes at the municipal level were amo...
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Authorities perplexed by discovery of decapitated goatsDec 16, 2016 4:33 am - Was it a strange religious ritual? A bizarre case of littering? A Cubs fan's twisted celebration of breaking a 108-year-old curse? Arlington Heights police aren't quite ...
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Attorney files motion to dismiss charges in Allendale death caseDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - A defense attorney has filed a motion to dismiss obstruction of justice charges filed against an Allendale employee after the death of 16-year-old resident of the Lake V...