A 21-year-old Harvard woman was arrested after she attacked a member of her household and then struck a police officer in the groin Sunday morning, authorities said. Marlene Alvarado, 21, of the 300 block of North Lincoln Street in Harvard, was charged with domestic battery, aggravated battery to a peace officer and two counts of […]
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3 teens robbed at gunpoint, beaten by group of 8 suspects in Wauconda neighborhood
Three teens sitting in a car were reportedly robbed at gunpoint and beaten by eight suspects in a Wauconda neighborhood early Saturday morning. A woman from McHenry, who asked to remain anonymous to protect her and her son’s safety, told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that her son and two of his friends were sitting […]
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‘What AJ suffered was a corner of hell’: state’s attorney discusses plea deal given to father of AJ Freund
McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said what AJ Freund suffered leading up to his murder “was a corner of hell” as he discussed the plea deal accepted by the boy’s father on Friday. Kenneally held a press conference Friday evening following the guilty plea of Andrew Freund Sr., who was sentenced to 30 years […]
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Speeding drunk driver crashed into Waukegan police car, injuring officer, authorities say
A woman, who was speeding and ‘highly intoxicated,’ was charged after she slammed her vehicle into a Waukegan police car early Sunday morning, injuring the officer inside. Alisha Smith, 35, of the 2900 block of Willow Lane in Zion, was charged with criminal damage to government property, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with […]
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Lindenhurst native killed after fall from 450-foot amusement ride in Florida
A fundraiser has been started for a Lake County family after a 21-year-old man, who was from Lindenhurst, was killed in a fall from a 450-foot amusement ride in Florida. Jacob David Kaminsky, 21, died on Monday after a 50-60 foot fall from Starflyer attraction in Orlando, Florida. The Orange County Fire Rescue said that […]
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Waukegan man sentenced to 4 years in prison in connection with man’s overdose death
A Waukegan man has been sentenced to four years in prison in connection with a fentanyl-laced heroin overdose death of a McHenry County man. Rashon R. Davis, 30, of the 500 block of Butrick Street in Waukegan, was originally indicted on three counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. Davis pleaded guilty to a […]
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Waukegan man gets 60 years in prison for killing woman who rammed her car into his vehicle
A man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for shooting and killing a 24-year-old woman after she rammed his unoccupied vehicle at a party in Waukegan in 2017. Farid S. Rakin, 52, of Waukegan, was found guilty of first-degree murder for the June 5, 2017 shooting death of Ciera Q. Davis, 24, of […]
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Father of AJ Freund pleads guilty, sentenced to 30 years in prison in son’s death
Andrew Freund Sr. has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the murder of his 5-year-old son after accepting a plea deal to lesser charges on Friday. Freund pleaded guilty to aggravated battery to a child, a Class X felony, involuntary manslaughter, a Class 3 felony, and concealing a homicidal death, […]
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3 charged after high-speed police pursuit in Woodstock
Two Chicago men and a Freeport woman were arrested after a drug investigation led to a high-speed pursuit through Woodstock Thursday afternoon. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said they were conducting a narcotics investigation near Wonder Lake and initiated a traffic stop on a 2003 Chrysler minivan around 2 p.m. Thursday. Three people, identified as […]