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June 27, 2025
Shaw Local

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‘Utterly barbaric’: State seeks maximum sentence for man’s hatchet attack on estranged wife in Crystal Lake

‘Utterly barbaric’: State seeks maximum sentence for man’s hatchet attack on estranged wife in Crystal Lake

Mark Alex said "I know I did bad" when he hit his wife with a hammer and hatchet in Crystal Lake but still asked for leniency.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 27, 2025 at 5:15 am CDT

‘I prolly should be in jail’: McHenry man who threatened judge and to ‘shoot up’ courthouse gets probation

‘I prolly should be in jail’: McHenry man who threatened judge and to ‘shoot up’ courthouse gets probation

A McHenry man pleaded guilty Tuesday to harassment of a witness tied to texts messages he sent a woman threatening to “shoot up” the McHenry County courthouse and attack the judge presiding over his child custody case.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 25, 2025 at 5:00 am CDT

Charge raised to attempted murder for Lake in the Hills man accused of strangling woman multiple times

Charge raised to attempted murder for Lake in the Hills man accused of strangling woman multiple times

Daniel Swiderski is now accused of attempted murder after McHenry County prosecutors said he hit and strangled a woman multiple times while police attempted to make contact with him.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 24, 2025 at 7:35 am CDT

Lake in the Hills man accused of strangling woman, violating order to stay away from her, pleads guilty

Lake in the Hills man accused of strangling woman, violating order to stay away from her, pleads guilty

A Lake in the Hills man was sentenced to three years in prison after he was accused of striking and choking a woman as she slept in her home - while awaiting trial on charges of beating the same woman.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 24, 2025 at 5:00 am CDT

Arrest warrant quashed against Huntley Trump store owner after she shows up for court

Arrest warrant quashed against Huntley Trump store owner after she shows up for court

An arrest warrant issued earlier this month for the owner of the Trump and Truth Store in Huntley was quashed in court Friday morning.

By Claire O'Brien●
June 21, 2025 at 5:15 am CDT

Parolee accused of stealing Christmas gifts from Crystal Lake church heads back to prison for theft from car

Parolee accused of stealing Christmas gifts from Crystal Lake church heads back to prison for theft from car

A Chicago man who was on parole when he was accused of multiple thefts – including stealing Christmas presents from a Crystal Lake church – pleaded guilty Wednesday to burglary from a vehicle.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 pm CDT

Harvard man sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual assault of 2 children

Harvard man sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual assault of 2 children

A Harvard man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of criminal sexual assault of two children.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 20, 2025 at 2:18 pm CDT

2 men died in a fire near Union. Now one man’s family is suing the other’s estate: ‘Preventable tragedy’

2 men died in a fire near Union. Now one man’s family is suing the other’s estate: ‘Preventable tragedy’

The family of a New York man who died in a house fire last year near Union is suing the estate of the homeowner who also died in the fire for wrongful death.

By Michelle Meyer●
June 20, 2025 at 8:26 am CDT

Reckless driver wreaks havoc, injuring several people during police pursuit through Lake County: authorities

Reckless driver wreaks havoc, injuring several people during police pursuit through Lake County: authorities

A reckless driver caused mayhem in Lake County and injured several people during a police chase Tuesday evening near Gurnee, authorities said.

By Jake Griffin Daily Herald Media Group●
June 18, 2025 at 10:11 am CDT

Wauconda man pleads guilty after Crystal Lake police find drugs, ammunition during traffic stop

Wauconda man pleads guilty after Crystal Lake police find drugs, ammunition during traffic stop

A Wauconda man charged with drug offenses by Crystal Lake Police pleaded guilty last week to and was sentenced to eight years in prison.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 16, 2025 at 2:46 pm CDT
McHenry woman charged in husband’s ’03 killing is out of jail on bond, files to have case dismissed

McHenry woman charged in husband’s ’03 killing is out of jail on bond, files to have case dismissed

Attorneys for a McHenry woman have filed a motion aiming to dismiss the charge that she murdered her husband more than 20 years ago in Wisconsin

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 16, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT
Huntley Trump store owner responds to arrest warrant over missed court appearance

Huntley Trump store owner responds to arrest warrant over missed court appearance

A McHenry County judge issued an arrest warrant Friday for the owner of the Huntley Trump and Truth store after she failed to show up in court on a misdemeanor charge that she drove with a suspended license, court records show

By Shaw Local News Network●
June 14, 2025 at 5:15 am CDT
‘Drugs cost me everything’: Richmond mom whose teen son overdosed on her fentanyl is sent to prison

‘Drugs cost me everything’: Richmond mom whose teen son overdosed on her fentanyl is sent to prison

A Richmond woman whose son died after overdosing on her fentanyl – and who hid from police as paramedics tried to save the teen – was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 13, 2025 at 4:52 pm CDT
Man is no-show in court but gets 19 years for supplying drugs in Harvard, Algonquin fatal overdoses

Man is no-show in court but gets 19 years for supplying drugs in Harvard, Algonquin fatal overdoses

Though not in the courtroom but in DuPage County Jail, a Chicago man was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the 2019 fatal overdoses of a Harvard man and a woman who died in Algonquin.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 13, 2025 at 11:37 am CDT
‘Brave’ girl testifies against Woodstock man, who gets 30 years for assaulting her

‘Brave’ girl testifies against Woodstock man, who gets 30 years for assaulting her

A judge told a girl who was sexually abused that she is “courageous and brave” – and then sentenced the Woodstock man convicted of assaulting her to 30 years in prison.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 12, 2025 at 11:18 am CDT
Lake in the Hills man pleads guilty to using Instagram and OnlyFans to solicit lewd images from children

Lake in the Hills man pleads guilty to using Instagram and OnlyFans to solicit lewd images from children

A Lake in the Hills man admitted Tuesday to soliciting and sharing images of child sex abuse and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 11, 2025 at 5:29 pm CDT
Crystal Lake search warrant leads to 3 years in prison for Cary man with image of child sex abuse

Crystal Lake search warrant leads to 3 years in prison for Cary man with image of child sex abuse

A Cary man has pleaded guilty to possessing images depicting child sex abuse and was sentenced to three years in prison, with the possibility of court supervision for life.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 11, 2025 at 8:23 am CDT
Crystal Lake man pleads guilty to secretly filming child in bathroom

Crystal Lake man pleads guilty to secretly filming child in bathroom

A Crystal Lake man who is former owner of Huntley's Dairy Mart pleaded guilty to unauthorized video recording and also to possession of psilocybin.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 11, 2025 at 5:15 am CDT
Defendant pleads guilty to punching man in Woodstock who sent wife texts, gets 4-year prison term

Defendant pleads guilty to punching man in Woodstock who sent wife texts, gets 4-year prison term

A man angry over text messages to his wife has pleaded guilty in McHenry County court to striking the man who sent them.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 10, 2025 at 1:44 pm CDT
New York man accused of stealing Woodstock man’s ID, depositing phony check for $30K from his business

New York man accused of stealing Woodstock man’s ID, depositing phony check for $30K from his business

A New York man who was arrested in Florida after stepping off a cruise ship is accused of stealing a Woodstock man’s identity and more than $30,000 from his Elk Grove Village company.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 09, 2025 at 4:29 pm CDT
Johnsburg man accused of filming himself abusing child

Johnsburg man accused of filming himself abusing child

A Johnsburg man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a child and filming it. Clinton J. Grothendick also pleaded not guilty to separate case involving drug charges.

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 09, 2025 at 2:23 pm CDT
Former Algonquin school employee pleads guilty to possession of images of child sex abuse

Former Algonquin school employee pleads guilty to possession of images of child sex abuse

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)

By Amanda Marrazzo●
June 09, 2025 at 5:15 am CDT
McHenry County gets $148,000 grant for domestic violence prosecution

McHenry County gets $148,000 grant for domestic violence prosecution

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

By Claire O'Brien●
June 08, 2025 at 11:21 am CDT
Felon, sex offender from Elgin arrested while on pretrial release in 2 other McHenry County cases

Felon, sex offender from Elgin arrested while on pretrial release in 2 other McHenry County 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.

By Claire O'Brien●
June 07, 2025 at 1:06 pm CDT

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