A Chicago man admitted Thursday that he asked a woman outside an Algonquin store for a donation for “underprivileged children,” then increased her offering from $10 to $1,000.

A McHenry County man is accused of chatting with dozens of children on Snapchat and exchanging explicit videos some four, according to authorities.

A Lake in the Hills man accused of sexually assaulting a child younger than 13 was detained Wednesday in McHenry County jail, where he has worked in the past mentoring inmates. He works at Judson University.

Authorities said a Woodstock man with multiple prior domestic violence convictions struck a woman in the head with an object early Sunday and has been jailed awaiting trial.

Alan Hanke of Crystal Lake - due to be sentenced next week in an $8 million Ponzi scheme - is trying to withdraw his guilty plea to defrauding the McHenry American Legion.

A McHenry woman accused of stabbing a man with a steak knife was detained in McHenry County jail while awaiting trial on battery charges.

Authorities responded to a domestic disturbance in an Algonquin neighborhood Sunday evening, resulting in a heavy police presence and an arrest, officials said.

The second of three men charged in connection with the fatal fentanyl overdose of a Crystal Lake man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

A caretaker is accused of stealing almost $30,000 from an elderly McHenry person after their death, according to authorities.