McHenry County Courthouse

An Oregon man was found guilty in McHenry County court of seven counts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 13.

In McHenry County, federal money has been used in far-reaching ways, helping fund roadwork, health care programs, nonprofit programs for those in need, specialty courts, workforce housing and much more.

Three men were arrested on drug charges in a Cary home Monday night after police conducted a search warrant, officials report.

A Woodstock man remained jailed Sunday after being arrested Thursday with more than 4 ounces of methamphetamine, a loaded automatic machine gun and body armor on him.

A Round Lake man has been sentenced to two years probation in a plea deal after he arrested in Spring Grove last year with almost a pound of marijuana.

A warrant was issued Thursday for a man accused of breaking into a Woodstock apartment, stealing $300 and threatening a resident with a gun, according to McHenry County court records.

A man was denied pretrial release in McHenry County after being charged with four Class X offenses alleging he was selling “cocaine laced with fentanyl,” according to court records.

A Lindenhurst man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse and assault of a child under 18.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has issued warrants for two Waukegan men who are charged with stealing “hundreds” of vases from gravestones in September in McHenry and Lake counties, officials report.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to two years of probation in a plea deal after he was charged with stealing from four cars in 2023 in Johnsburg.

The trial of a Crystal Lake man – charged with attempted murder of his wife with a hatchet and hammer – has been delayed.

An Elgin man was in custody Monday after a warrant was issued accusing him of sharing a sexual image of a woman without her consent by printing the photo on a T-shirt and sharing it on social media.

A 19-year-old Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged as a minor with armed robbery of a gas station in Woodstock.

The trial of a Crystal Lake man charged with attempted murder of his wife with a hatchet and hammer in 2022 in Crystal Lake is set to start Tuesday.

A man currently serving six years on a drug charge has been sentenced to five years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged with drug-induced homicide in the fatal 2021 overdose a Crystal Lake man.

A McHenry man has been sentenced to four years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged with Class X felony charges of possessing cocaine and fentanyl along with non-consensual dissemination of a sexual image.

A man currently serving 12 years in prison for firing a gun at a Marengo restaurant has been sentenced to three years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged aggravated domestic battery.

A Belvidere man is accused of firing a gun and restraining a person inside a home in Wonder Lake Tuesday night, according to court documents.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to nine years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged with possessing multiple drugs at a Crystal Lake motel last year.

A Prairie Grove man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in two plea deals after he was charged with possessing over 11 pounds of marijuana and images of children being sexually abused.

A Woodstock man has been sentenced to eight years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged for possessing with intent to deliver over 12 ounces of cocaine.

State seizes an estimated $1 million in cash and property in 2022 drug bust and money laundering case

A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to six years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged in another man's fentanyl overdose death.

Alan Hanke of Crystal Lake, who pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of millions of dollars, was allowed to have his sentencing postponed while he undergoes surgery, court records show.

A Wisconsin man is sentenced to eight years in prison in a plea deal after being charged with breaking into eight cars in one day last year in Marengo.

A McHenry woman has been charged in the Sept. 27 hit-and-run crash that killed 24-year-old Austin Stanek of Island Lake. She made her first court appearance Tuesday.

A Richmond dad will be sentenced in March after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter on the one-year anniversary of the death of his 14-year-old son, who overdosed on fentanyl and xylazine, court records show.

Richmond dad Eric Ullrich pleaded guilty Friday to involuntary manslaughter on the one-year anniversary of the death of his 14-year-old son Trent.

A Cary man is resentenced to five years in prison after violating his probation by testing positive for drugs and alcohol in a case where he pled guilty to strangling a child.

 A McHenry woman who convicted in connection to a 2019 fatal overdose of a Woodstock woman has pleaded guilty to new cocaine charges.

The estate of a passenger killed in a UTV crash in August near Hebron filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the estate of the driver of the UTV.

A Wood Dale man accused of driving through a fatal crash scene in McHenry County was released with conditions pretrial.

Fox River Grove is seeking court approval to demolish a long-abandoned apartment complex as lawsuits among contractors and the developer continue.

A Marengo man was resentenced to five years in prison for “grabbing or hitting” a 6-week-old infant after authorities say the defendant violated his original sentence of probation..

A 19-year-old Crystal Lake person faces felony charges and is accused of reckless driving and causing a head-on car crash that resulted in serious injuries over the summer in Algonquin.

A Wauconda man is accused of more than 5,000 grams of marijuana and nearly half a pound of the hallucinogen peyote found in a bus and suitcase in McHenry County, prosecutors say.

A McHenry man accused last year of slashing a relative in the face and head will now go to trail after courts determined him fit after six months of treatment.

A 78-year-old Trout Valley man is accused of possessing images of child sexual abuse and destroying flash drives of evidence.

An Oakwood Hills woman is accused of hitting her mother and disturbing employees at the Crystal Lake TJ Maxx, according to a criminal complain in McHenry County court.

A Wood Dale man is charged with speeding through a fatal crash scene in McHenry County, according to court records.

A New Jersey man was sentenced to years in prison for targeting children on social media coercing them to send sexual images to him, prosectors say.

Five people are charged with drug possession after police executed a search warrant in Crystal Lake.

An arrest warrant has been issued in McHenry County for an Elgin man accused of sharing a sexual image of woman without her consent on a T-shirt and Snapchat. The shirt was printed by a Morton Grove shop, court records say.

McHenry County could soon be using AI to build court cases.

Details have emerged about allegations against an Oregon man who is accused in McHenry County court of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 13.

A Holiday Hills man was denied pretrial release after being charged with possessing cocaine with intent to sell and running from police during a traffic stop.

A man is charged with punching two police officers and spitting on a third at the Woodstock Jewel-Osco, according to court documents.

Alan Mrowka’s rights were not violated when a grand jury indicted him on a charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child, a McHenry County judge has ruled.

A Harvard man is accused of hitting a child, causing bruising and swelling, prosecutors say.

A Woodstock man who police said threatened to kill an officer’s children during an arrest was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison.