McHenry County Crime
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Prosecutors: Ex-deputy used county phone to arrange prostitution, drug dealsMar 03, 2024 12:38 pm - A former McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy is accused of using a county cellphone to negotiate prostitution deals and buy cocaine, according to a criminal complaint. Christ...
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Ex-McHenry Co. sheriff’s detective charged with official misconduct, solicitationFeb 27, 2024 7:02 pm - A former detective in the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with official misconduct and other offenses, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday. Christophe...
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Lake in the Hills man sentenced to prison on drug chargeFeb 25, 2024 10:06 am - A Lake in the Hills man convicted in 2018 in connection with the delivery of a fatal dose of heroin was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to a separate cocaine charge.
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McHenry man pleads guilty in drug-induced homicide to lesser charge in fatal overdose, gets 10 years in prisonDec 08, 2023 12:00 am - A McHenry man initially charged with drug-induced homicide pleaded guilty to a lesser offense Thursday in the fentanyl-overdose death of a 29-year-old man and was senten...
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McHenry County jail could take in detainees from Lake County under proposed dealNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - McHenry County soon might house Lake County inmates in the McHenry County jail if an agreement between the two counties is approved. Lake County has a severe corrections...
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Island Lake man gets 25 years in prison for sexual assaultNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Island Lake man convicted of sexually assaulting two teen girls has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a McHenry County judge, officials said Monday. ...
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'Hate has been mainstreamed': Report details surge in extremism in IllinoisOct 06, 2023 5:00 am - From the vandalism of a Lake in the Hills bakery to prevent a drag performance to antisemitic comments shouted at Deerfield High School soccer players to white supremaci...
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DuPage County judge ousted over 2017 gun incident found guilty of aggravated assaultSep 29, 2023 5:30 am - A former DuPage County judge removed from the bench over allegations he lied to police about a shooting has been found guilty of threatening two neighbors with a shotgun...
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Round Lake Beach man accused of firing recklessly into crowd in McHenrySep 20, 2023 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man accused of "recklessly" shooting a 9 mm pistol at least seven times in crowded area in downtown McHenry last weekend was ordered Wednesday to be h...
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Defense rests without calling witnesses in former DCFS workers' trialSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Attorneys for two former Department of Children and Family Services workers charged in connection with the death of AJ Freund rested their case Friday without calling th...