Terry Link, the state senator from Vernon Hills who resigned last weekend, has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion for underreporting his income. Link, 73, of Vernon Hills, was charged in the U.S. Northern District Court of Illinois on August 13 with one count of filing a false tax return. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday […]
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Woman in critical condition, man seriously injured after crash in Zion
A two-vehicle crash in Zion Tuesday morning left a 24-year-old woman in critical condition and a man with serious injuries, police said. The Zion Police Department and Zion Fire and Rescue Department responded around 7 a.m. Tuesday to the 2400 block of Lewis Avenue for a report of a vehicle crash. Zion Police Chief Kirk […]
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Hawthorn Woods man charged with DUI after being critically injured in motorcycle crash near Hebron
A Hawthorn Woods man driving a motorcycle was charged with DUI after he crashed and was ejected, leaving him in critical condition near Hebron Tuesday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 6:56 p.m. Tuesday for a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Johnson Road north of Route 173. Sheriff’s deputies […]
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Andrew Freund Sr. expected to accept plea deal on Friday in murder of his son
Andrew Freund Sr., who was charged with killing his 5-year-old son AJ Freund, is expected to formally accept a plea deal on Friday. Freund, 60, appeared briefly Wednesday morning in a McHenry County courtroom for a trial date status hearing. Freund’s attorney, Special Public Defender Henry Sugden, told McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt that they […]
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Man charged with DUI after woman seriously injured in motorcycle crash in Crystal Lake
A motorcycle driver was charged with DUI after he rear-ended a car in Crystal Lake, causing serious injuries to his female passenger on the motorcycle Monday evening. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 8:16 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Route 14 and Route 31 for a vehicle […]
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Gurnee man receives $16 million settlement after losing leg in motorcycle crash
A 56-year-old Gurnee man who suffered a leg amputation after his motorcycle was struck by a car in 2018 received a record $16 million settlement. Tim Walsh, 56, was riding his motorcycle home from work near the intersection of Woodland Terrace and Hutchins Road in Gurnee on June 14, 2018. Walsh was struck by a […]
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‘Oh my God, I didn’t mean to,’ man said after gun discharged, killing Gurnee woman
Prosecutors said that a Gurnee man cried out “Oh my God, I didn’t mean to” and “Don’t die” after he discharged a pistol, fatally striking a woman at a Gurnee residence. Isaiah J. Cole, 19, of Gurnee, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, possession of a stolen firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm without a FOID […]
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Man whose motorcycle broke down while fleeing police arrested in Woodstock
A Lake in the Hills man riding with a group of motorcycles, who fled from the police, was arrested after his motorcycle broke down and became disabled in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department posted on social media on August 28 asking for the public’s help in identifying a person on a dirt bike who was […]
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$750,000 bond for man charged in fatal shooting of 21-year-old Gurnee woman
A 19-year-old man charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 21-year-old woman in Gurnee was ordered held on a $750,000 bond. Isaiah J. Cole, 19, of Gurnee, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, possession of a stolen firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm without a FOID card, three counts of unlawful possession of […]