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A man, who is a parolee, was apprehended after striking a sheriff’s squad car and fleeing in a stolen truck, authorities said.
A Crystal Lake man accused of committing his sixth DUI offense was up for pretrial release last week.
A former Woodstock man is accused of exploiting and sexually abusing a child he knew over a five-year period; the defendant was in McHenry County jail Friday while he awaits trial.
A woman who prosecutors say “deliberately” hit an Illinois Department of Transportation worker in Marengo with her vehicle was granted pretrial release Friday with conditions, including she not drive and turn in her driver’s license.
A McHenry man charged with 22 counts alleging he possessed images of child sex abuse was detained in the county jail pretrial Wednesday.
A Crystal Lake foster father was found guilty of abusing his 4-year-old foster child by bruising his ears by pulling and yanking them.
A man police say was arrested in McHenry last year with cocaine, cash, a scale and pipe pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance Friday and was sentence to three years in prison.
A Rockford man arrested in McHenry in 2022 pleaded guilty to unlawful possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine Friday and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Though a judge called the child sexual assault allegations against a defendant “disgusting,” he cited an appellate ruling and released him from McHenry County Jail pretrial.
A nine-month investigation by the Illinois Answers Project found county jails in the state restrain people in chairs on average more than 1,000 times a year, often in ways that violate their own policies.
Two men were arrested and charged last week after authorities said they found 17 kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine in the men's possession at a Super 8 Motel in McHenry.
A Florida woman who allegedly rented a truck from a Woodstock business in 2018 and never returned it has been charged with theft in McHenry County, according to court records.
Three men have been charged in connection with the fentanyl overdose of a Crystal Lake man.
A McHenry man pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing 100 to 400 grams of methamphetamine and was sentenced to nine years in prison.
A Woodstock man is accused of leaving a 74-year-old man in his care on a bathroom floor and not feeding him for two days. He's charged with felony criminal neglect or abuse of an elderly person.
A Harvard man with a past felony conviction, who police say in 2022 had more than $50,000 in illegal drugs in his home, pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Another person has been charged in connection to the alleged abduction of a 5-year-old child in Woodstock that prompted a statewide search last week.
A Marengo man is accused of sexually assaulting someone who was “unable to give knowing consent.”
A Lake in the Hills woman accused of fleeing with her child during a meeting with DCFS has been detained in McHenry County jail on an unrelated case, court records show.
Three people taken into custody last week by a SWAT team at a McHenry house are charged with drug-related offenses, court records show. Each has been released from county jail pretrial.
A man who drove at high speeds in McHenry, ran a red light and crashed his car, killing his mother, pleaded guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to three years in prison.
A man accused of firing a gun at a vehicle carrying two children near Marengo, then months later striking a man with a baseball bat, was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison.
A convicted felon on parole from prison has been arrested and charged with possessing illegal narcotics, court records show.
A police search of a Harvard home Monday yielded an arrest for possession of cocaine and fentanyl, some found hiding in bedroom air duct.
After fleeing police Tuesday afternoon on Randall Road in Crystal Lake a Chicago man was arrested and charged with possessing hundreds of grams of fentanyl and cocaine.
A Rockford man accused of stealing a vehicle from an Algonquin dealership pleaded guilty to burglary Friday and was sentenced to four years in prison.
A Spring Grove man is accused of possessing 20.1 grams of cocaine, more than 1,200 grams of marijuana gummies and six commercial grade fireworks.
A McHenry man accused of robbing a bank of about $5,000 while leaving his 9-month-old baby home alone was released from McHenry County jail pretrial Tuesday.
A man accused of smashing a window and stealing $80,000 worth of jewelry from a Crystal Lake Kohl’s pleaded guilty Tuesday to burglary and was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison.
A dog owner is charged with attempted murder after he and his dog attacked a woman in a park in McHenry, causing serious injuries, police said.
An Elgin man accused of shooting another man in the foot in Harvard was ordered detained pretrial Monday in McHenry County jail.
Charles Gozzola of Wonder Lake was found not guilty of battery charges in McHenry County Monday. He had been convicted in 2002 of killing his wife two years before.
An Elgin man is arrested in connection to a man being shot in the foot Saturday evening in Harvard, police officials report.
A former Richmond man accused of calling 911 and falsely reporting an active shooter pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer/causing injury Thursday and was sentenced to two years probation.
A judge ruled Thursday he will not consider a Wonder Lake man’s conviction for killing his wife in 2000 when deciding his guilt in a battery case heard in a McHenry County courtroom this week.
Five Lake County inmates housed in the McHenry County jail under an agreement signed in January are charged in a jail fight.
Charles Gozzola was convicted of murder in the 2000 shooting death of his wife. Now he's on trial in McHenry County on a felony battery charge and misdemeanor domestic battery charge.
A Chicago man stole an Alfa Romeo car worth at least $60,000 from a Crystal Lake dealership after breaking in, authorities said and tied him to other alleged thefts.
Dominic Migliorato was charged with failing to register as a sex offender. His grandmother Ann Migliorato is accused battery of a child and running an illegal day care in Crystal Lake.
Andrew Calderon IV of Harvard was charged in 2021 with aggravated discharge of a firearm at a building, knowing the building was occupied, and unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon, according to a McHenry County indictment.
A Harvard man accused of sexually assaulting a child was detained Tuesday in the McHenry County jail pretrial.
A McHenry County judge dropped a felony charge against Charles Gozzola because he did not have a prior conviction for domestic battery - though he was convicted of killing a previous wife.
A McHenry man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old child was found to be a flight risk following a detention hearing and ordered held in county jail pretrial.
An Island Lake man charged with possessing fentanyl, LSD, Suboxone, psilocybin and marijuana was arrested and released pretrial Saturday.
A former Huntley business owner accused of operating a “mushroom grow operation” with her husband in their Crystal Lake home pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing the psychedelic mushrooms with the intent to deliver, court records show.
A McHenry man arrested Monday and charged with possessing multiple videos of children, some younger than 10 years old, being sexually abused was released Tuesday ahead of his trial.
A man pleaded guilty to a hate crime Tuesday for sending an email to a Jewish Lake in the Hills attorney that included “disparaging comments” about the attorney and his religion.
A judge found no “probable cause” Saturday to detain a Woodstock man arrested Friday accused of threatening to physically harm two Woodstock police officers and to knock out the police chief’s teeth.
A Woodstock man accused of threatening to physically harm to two police officers and to knock out the police chief’s teeth was arrested Friday morning.
A Crystal Lake man is accused of sexually assaulting a child under age 13 and threatening the child should they tell anyone, court records show.