McHenry County Crime
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Top crime stories of 2022: Mayhem and heartbreak defined the year in suburban crimeJan 14, 2023 8:20 am - A mass shooting on July 4 in Highland Park, during which a lone shooter stood atop a building firing nearly 90 rounds at parade spectators and participants, shocked the ...
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Wisconsin kidnapping suspect caught after high-speed chase from Wadsworth to Spring GroveJan 08, 2023 7:52 pm - A Twin Lakes, Wisconsin man sought on a warrant for kidnapping was taken into custody at his father's home Thursday evening, hours after fleeing his vehicle following a ...
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Effect of judge's ruling regarding end of cash bail differs across the suburbsJan 03, 2023 6:49 am - A Kankakee County judge's ruling late Wednesday that ending cash bail in Illinois is unconstitutional does not apply to courts in Cook, Lake, DuPage or Kane counties, bu...
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The new search for Carol's killer: 47 years later, podcast investigates college student's slayingDec 27, 2022 9:31 am - The night of Dec. 22, 1975, Carol Rofstad said goodbye to her best friend after an evening out and began walking to the sorority house where she lived on the Illinois St...
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Police reports related to AJ Freund can be used as evidence against DCFS workersDec 12, 2022 5:41 pm - Nineteen police reports that Department of Children and Family Services employees failed to seek during an investigation into the abuse of Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund can...
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Pair charged with fraudulently obtaining $100K in aid during pandemicNov 18, 2022 1:05 pm - A suburban duo are the latest state residents to face charges stemming from a monthslong state and federal investigation into unemployment insurance fraud during the COV...
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Child molester found guilty on 21 countsNov 18, 2022 4:42 am - https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/2022/11/17/mchenry-county-jury-finds-man-guilty-of-21-counts-of-sexual-abuse-assault-of-two-children/ After little m...
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The suburban prosecutors taking the lead in the legal battle to topple the SAFE-T ActNov 12, 2022 6:37 pm - When more than half of Illinois' state's attorneys go to court in Kankakee County next month in a last-ditch effort to block the controversial SAFE-T Act, the proceeding...
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Should possession of a little fentanyl, cocaine and heroin be a misdemeanor, not a felony?Oct 28, 2022 10:03 am - Should Illinois join the list of states, provinces and countries decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine? McHenry County official...
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Richmond-Burton teacher accused of opening one student's shirt, touching another's backsideOct 14, 2022 6:13 am - A Richmond-Burton High School teacher has been charged with misdemeanor counts of battery and disorderly conduct this week after allegations he opened one student's shir...