A Marengo man was sentenced to the minimum sentence of 3 years in prison for shaking his 10-week-old son, causing his death, prosecutors said. Robert Gee, 34, of the 600 block of West Prairie Street in Marengo, was charged with involuntary manslaughter on March 30, 2012. The Boone County State’s Attorney’s Office said that Gee […]
Category: McHenry County, Illinois
Local news published daily covering McHenry County, Illinois
Posted inLocal News
Former DCFS worker pleads not guilty to felony charges in AJ Freund case
Former DCFS worker and current McHenry County Board member Carlos Acosta pleaded not guilty to felony charges in connection with his mishandling of AJ Freund abuse investigations. Carlos J. Acosta, 54, of Woodstock, and Andrew R. Polovin, 48, of Island Lake, were both charged with two felony counts of endangering the life of a child […]
Posted inLocal News
Man charged with sexually assaulting young child in McHenry
A 23-year-old McHenry man was charged with sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13, who he was supposed to be caring for, police said. Joseph Calbillo, 23, of the 3700 block of West Ellen Road in McHenry, was charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13, a […]
Posted inLocal News
60-year-old man seriously injured, charged with DUI in Crystal Lake motorcycle crash
A 60-year-old man who crashed his motorcycle in Crystal Lake Saturday evening suffered serious injuries and was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 5:29 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Fair Oaks Lane and Elmwood Avenue. A preliminary investigation showed […]
Posted inLocal News
Harvard woman arrested after kicking police officer in groin
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 […]
Posted inLocal News
‘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 […]
Posted inLocal News
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 […]
Posted inLocal News
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, […]
Posted inLocal News
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 […]