McHenry County Courthouse

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 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.

A 77-year-old McHenry man is accused of firing off a gun in front of two people Sunday evening in McHenry, officials report.

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 McHenry County judge dismissed part of the Pistakee Yacht Club's suit against Johnsburg, but question remains - did the village annex the land "as-is?"

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.

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.

A Huntley man’s family settled for $11 million after their son Joseph Zephries was hit and killed on a roadwork site. But the driver who struck him was only ever charged with petty driving offenses.

Hilary Agnello, a volleyball coach for Prairie Ridge High and dean at Crystal Lake South High, has been charged with misdemeanor DUI and child endangerment following a crash in Crystal Lake, according to police and court records.

The family of a 20-year-old Huntley man who was fatally struck by a car while performing utility work last year on a Huntley road received a record $11.5 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

A Woodstock man convicted twice of sexually assaulting a four-year-old child won another appeal and a shot at a third trial, in another twist in a case that included a judge overturning his own verdict.

A Cicero man who prosecutors said turned the Fox River Grove Jewel-Osco parking lot into an “open-air drug market” was found guilty Tuesday of selling cocaine there twice last year.

McHenry County prosecutors allege that a married McHenry man molested the 7-year-old child of a person he met on a dating application and was in a relationship with.

A felon pleaded guilty Monday to gun and drug charges related to a shooting in Harvard last year and was sentenced to six years in prison.

A McHenry County judge ruled that a convicted felon from Waukegan intended to kill a McHenry man when he shot at his “Batman” car three times.

A man accused of possessing and sharing images of children and toddlers “screaming and crying” as they were being sexually assaulted by adult males was detained in McHenry County jail Wednesday.

A Wonder Lake man has been accused of punching a 7-year-old with special needs in the stomach, slapping him and throwing him to the ground for wearing the wrong pants, a prosecutor said.

Marengo police arrested a man early Saturday who they said possessed six roosters, cockfighting equipment and nearly $10,000.

Calls came in for help at two separate crashes occurring in Marengo Saturday within a minute of each other, authorities said.

A Crystal Lake man accused of possessing images of children being bound and sexually assaulted previously worked as a volunteer wrestling coach for Deerfield High School, Township High School District 113 has confirmed.

A Woodstock man accused of entering a Crystal Lake home and threatening a woman with a crowbar has been sentenced to one day of conditional discharge.

At about midnight Friday authorities said there was a two-vehicle crash westbound on Interstate 90 just west of Harmony Road in McHenry County.

A former Wonder Lake man was sentenced to one year conditional discharge Friday for not providing medical care to his child when he was shot with a pellet gun by a sibling.

Alexander Evan Cohen of Crystal Lake is charged with possessing “several” videos of “deplorable” images showing children being bound, gagged and sexually assaulted, a prosecutor said Friday during the man’s initial appearance.

A former McHenry man accused of threatening to shoot two Marengo police officers with their own guns has been sentenced to one day conditional discharge and jail time served.

A Wonder Lake man who led police on chase by boat to the Wisconsin woods “like Rambo” has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl and was sentenced to four years in prison.