Island Lake Crime
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Two teens convicted of suburban murders, two different rulings on appealFeb 09, 2021 9:30 am - Two defendants convicted of murder as teens in notorious suburban killings. Two pleas for leniency based on similar arguments before the same state appeals court. Two co...
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Authorities: Lake Villa man stabbed or cut 9-year-old daughter, himself to deathFeb 08, 2021 5:49 am - A Lake Villa father stabbed or cut his 9-year-old daughter and then himself to death, according to police who discovered the bodies Thursday afternoon at the father's ho...
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Algonquin man sentenced to jail, probation for cocaine possessionFeb 04, 2021 5:47 am - An Algonquin man was sentenced Tuesday to probation and jail time for possessing more than 17 grams of cocaine during a 2018 police search of his home. Kiet H. Dang, 52,...
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McHenry County Board member's lobbyist work raises questions about ethics, conflicts of interestFeb 04, 2021 8:29 pm - When former state senator and current McHenry County Board member Pamela Althoff is not serving her constituents, she may be down in Springfield lobbying the state Legis...
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Judge sets $5M bond for woman charged in Algonquin double homicideFeb 04, 2021 8:29 pm - The woman accused of stabbing and killing a married couple in their Algonquin home and then stealing their Buick to flee to Colorado arrived Wednesday at the McHenry Cou...
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How many fewer criminal charges were filed last year due to pandemicJan 30, 2021 3:12 pm - You can count suburban criminal court filings among the many items the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in 2020. Whether it was a lack of opportunity when stores, resta...
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Prosecutors can't use some statements from DCFS workers in AJ Freund caseJan 28, 2021 2:25 pm - Certain statements made by two former child welfare workers charged after the 2019 death of Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund cannot be used in the men's criminal prosecutions,...
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Father of murdered 5-year-old AJ Freund disbarred after guilty pleaJan 23, 2021 3:57 pm - The Illinois Supreme Court has disbarred the Crystal Lake man and former attorney who buried his 5-year-old son in the woods after the child was murdered by his mother. ...
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Authorities: Father and son beat up private investigator while he was workingJan 22, 2021 5:06 am - A man and his adult son face felony charges after they beat a private investigator while he was conducting surveillance in his car on an Antioch Township street, Lake Co...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 18, 2021 6:35 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...