McHenry County Crime
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Sheriff: Driver was under influence of cocaine at time of deadly crashDec 20, 2023 12:40 pm - A 74-year-old McHenry County man was driving under the influence of cocaine in February when his SUV struck another vehicle head-on, killing its driver, authorities said ...
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Highland Park shooting suspect lands in maximum-security jail podDec 16, 2023 1:18 pm - Sheriff says he violated jail rules by threatening a guard
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One in custody after police chase ‘caravan’ of stolen vehiclesDec 15, 2023 1:44 pm - A teenager is in custody following a police chase involving what authorities called a “caravan” of stolen vehicles early Friday morning. Authorities said the 18-year-old ...
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'He loved helping others': Wauconda High mourning teacher killed in weekend crashDec 13, 2023 1:04 pm - The Wauconda High School community is mourning a longtime teacher killed in a weekend car crash. Bob Gillen, 53, of Palatine, had been on staff at Wauconda High since 19...
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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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Cary traffic stop leads to charges of cocaine possessionDec 08, 2023 12:00 am - A Chicago man arrested this week in Cary on charges he unlawfully had a .40-caliber bullet in his car, along with a small amount of cocaine, was ordered held in the McHe...
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Woman with history of mental illness sentenced to 55 years in prison for fatally stabbing Algonquin coupleDec 07, 2023 12:00 am - A woman was sentenced to 55 years in prison Wednesday for fatally stabbing an elderly Algonquin couple with whom she lived in 2020. Although Arin Fox was charged with ki...
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Authorities ID homicide victim found along Lake County roadNov 30, 2023 12:00 am - Authorities have identified a 39-year-old Chicago woman as the person found dead along a northern Lake County road Wednesday morning in an apparent homicide. Preliminary...
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Homicide suspected in death of woman found along Lake County roadNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's detectives are investigating the apparent homicide of a woman whose body was found this morning on the side of a road in Old Mill Creek. According ...
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Former CEO accused of stealing $1.8M from relative allowed access to funds to pay lawyerNov 28, 2023 12:00 am - A former business owner who authorities allege stole more than $1.8 million from an elderly relative in Cary was granted access Monday to just enough funds to pay for an...