Crime

Donald J. Peters, 36, of Cary, who worked at Westfield Community School in Algonquin, pleaded guilty Friday to possession of images of child sex abuse and was sentenced to seven years in prison. (Inset photo provided by Algonquin Police Department)

The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office received a grant to help the office prosecute domestic violence cases.

An Elgin man who is a convicted felon and sex offender is back in McHenry County jail after he was accused of domestic battery while on pretrial release on cocaine and eluding police charges, court records show.

A Harvard man told members during a spiritual gathering that he was sexually abusing a child, a McHenry County prosecutor said in court.

Patrick Anderson, the man who held police in armored vehicles at bay for several hours Thursday at his McHenry home, was ordered by McHenry County judge to be detained while he awaits trial.

A motion to revoke pre-trial release for a Downers Grove man newly charged with burglary and aggravated battery allegedly committed less than three hours after being discharged from the DuPage County Jail on burglary and retail theft charges, prosecutors said.

Nicholas Cammarata pleaded guilty to unlawful restraint stemming from charges filed after he forced a woman into his car. He had also been accused of shooting a gun into a Graylake dental office.

While Illinois State Police has long investigated child sex crimes, a new measure would explicitly name addressing internet crimes against children as a core mission of its criminal division

Kankakee police arrested a Chebanse man after he allegedly left an infant unattended inside a van.

The mother of a 13-year-old boy killed in a shooting in Joliet said he was a “very nice kid” who was “very joyful.” The family has a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs.

A McHenry woman accused of being culpable in the 2003 murder of her husband along with her suspected lover will be held on $500,000 bond in Kenosha County jail, a court commissioner ruled Tuesday.

Illinois State Police Troop 3 announced the results of roadside safety checks held in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties during May.

Roxanna Collins, the McHenry woman has been charged with the 2003 murder of a man she was married to for two months, authorities said. Another man charged in the case was having an affair with Collins, officials said.

A man who killed a man during a drug deal in Hanover Park has been sentenced to life in prison

Kankakee County Sheriff’s police arrested Stephen N. Nelson of Momence after he allegedly fired multiple rounds from a firearm in the backyard of his residence in the 11000 block of East Parrish Street Friday.

Wisconsin police has arrested two suspects, one being a McHenry woman, in a nearly 22-year-old cold case murder investigation, officials report.

Officers responded at 1:24 p.m. Sunday to the 2500 block of Fresno Lane for a report of a person shot, according to the Joliet Police Department.

Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy gives his first State of the City Address, says Joliet is being rebranded as a destination point

A Hebron man was sentenced to 4½ years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a child he knew.

A Rock Falls man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a 2021 shooting that injured another man and damaged a Rock Falls home.

A caller claimed to a New Lenox resident they were "involved in an accident and they were in jail," police said. The resident ended up transferring $20,000 in the form of various cryptocurrencies.

Former McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Marvel, who was accused of arranging drug and prostitution deals with a county-issued phone, pleaded guilty to official misconduct and got probation.

A Fox Lake man has been charged in connection with possession of explosives and guns without a valid identification card, police said.

A McHenry man in custody for allegedly shooting a gun inside a home near two women faces new weapons charges filed Thursday, court records show.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County has come up with a unique way to remind visitors about the risk of car break-ins and how to prevent them this summer.

David Skinner, 62, was found not guilty of all seven counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child younger than 13 that he faced.

A woman whose child was sexually abused by a former Woodstock man delivered a message to him in McHenry County court Thursday.

A Fox River Grove man, 23, is being held in McHenry County jail on charges that he possessed images and video depicting child sexual abuse, including a video involving a dog.

McHenry County authorities say a man and woman from Ogle County were traveling in a stolen vehicle while in possession of methamphetamine, open alcohol containers, billy club and a toddler in tow.

A Bloomingdale man accused of attempting to rob at gunpoint a West Chicago gas station will remain in jail until at least his next court date, prosecutors said.

A McHenry woman is accused of striking a 9-year-old child “numerous times” with a leather belt, causing bruises and a limp.

A McHenry woman accused of hiding her car after the hit-and-run that killed 24-year-old Austin Stanek is now also charged with aggravated DUI, according to court records.

An Elgin man identified in court as a Harvard bar owner has been accused of sexual abuse, according to McHenry County court records.

A man who authorities said arrived on a Metra train in Crystal Lake with cocaine and a loaded pistol has pleaded guilty to drug and weapons charges.

An 80-year-old Crystal Lake man who was accused of operating a drug-trafficking business out of his home has pleaded guilty to just one count of possessing cocaine.

A Woodstock man was sentenced to 16 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting and abusing a chid.

A second teen has been charged with robbing a woman at gunpoint in downtown Downers Grove last month, prosecutors said.

A Wonder Lake woman has pleaded guilty to allowing a man to sexually assault a child, whom the pair also drugged, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

A Woodstock man has pleaded guilty to grooming a child he met at a local church where he was a volunteer youth leader.

A former Neuqua Valley High School teacher will be allowed to travel to Wisconsin while he awaits trial on charges alleging he inappropriately touched a 16-year-old student.

Kenneth Jackson died after he was hit by car driven by Steven Foulk, a former Chicago police officer who was drunk at the time and was sentenced Monday to five years in prison.

A former Algonquin man pleaded guilty to failing to report a crash after hitting a woman with his car while she was crossing the street. Paul Epifanio got prison time.

A man threatened to shoot patrons in an Island Lake bar, left to load a gun inside his truck and then used the weapon to hit a man who tried to stop him from returning, authorities allege.

Algonquin police said a man changed the amount and payee on someone else's check and deposited into his bank account. He's now charged with forgery and theft.

A prosecutor provided “graphic details” of the alleged sexual assaults of a child starting when she was 6, leading to charges against a McCullom Lake man.

A Maywood man initially charged a felony in the theft of a check for almost $56,000 from the village of Algonquin has pleaded guilty to a less serious charge of attempted forgery.

Kankakee police arrested a 23-year-old mother of two children for allegedly harming one of them.

A third arrest has been made by Kankakee police related to a shooting in the 200 block of South Rosewood Avenue on April 30.

Kankakee police arrested Frances T. Rogers earlier this week after officers allegedly found her with a gas can and a lit cigarette as she stood on the porch of a residence in the 700 block of East Locust Street.

A Lake County judge on Friday granted the state’s petition to detain a Gurnee-area teacher who has been charged in connection with having images of child sexual abuse.