A drug dealer has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for the homicide of two McHenry County residents whom he sold drugs to and prosecutors say he also caused two other people’s deaths. Jarrail Ford-Gresham, 36, of Elgin, was charged in McHenry County in May 2024 with two counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class […]
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Motorcyclist flees from sheriff’s deputy before crashing into SUV in Harvard, running on foot and hiding in bushes
A Cary man ran away on foot and was found hiding under bushes after he fled from a sheriff’s deputy and crashed his motorcycle into an SUV in Harvard, police said. A McHenry County sheriff’s deputy was on patrol around 12:20 p.m. on June 29 along northbound Route 14 south of Harvard. The deputy reported […]
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Investigators arrest Wadsworth man for allegedly downloading nearly 200K files of child sexual abuse material
Investigators have arrested a 74-year-old man after raiding his home in Wadsworth and discovering he allegedly downloaded nearly 200,000 files of child sexual abuse material, including some involving toddlers. Steven C. Kazmer, 74, of Wadsworth, was charged with eight counts of dissemination of child sexual abuse material, a Class X felony. The Lake County State’s […]
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Prosecutors say mother, her boyfriend found daughter’s boyfriend armed with gun before he opened fire on them in Mundelein home
A mother, along with her boyfriend, came home to find her daughter’s boyfriend brandishing a gun in their Mundelein apartment and prosecutors say he soon after opened fire on them, killing the man and seriously injuring the woman. Deandre Y. Harris, 21, of South Holland, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, a Class […]
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Bookkeeper for Cary Country Club arrested for allegedly stealing over $70,000 in funds from organization
A bookkeeper for the Cary Country Club in Cary has been arrested and charged with stealing over $70,000 in funds from the organization by funneling them into her accounts. Sara L. Gockley, 49, of Cary, was charged with one count of theft by unauthorized control over $10,000, a Class 2 felony. A criminal complaint filed […]
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No foul play suspected after store employee dies from gunshot wound outside Walmart in Lake Zurich
No foul play is suspected after a store employee was found dead suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the entrance to Walmart in Lake Zurich Friday evening. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 8:27 p.m. Friday to the Walmart, 820 South Rand Road in Lake Zurich, for […]
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Funeral services being held for Grayslake grandmother who died after being critically injured in crash in Kildeer
A Grayslake grandmother is being laid to rest Thursday after she died months after suffering critical injuries in a head-on crash that seriously injured two others on the border of Kildeer and Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 6:15 p.m. on February 20 to the area of […]
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8 years in prison for convicted felon who brought gun into McHenry County Courthouse, ran from officers
A judge sentenced a convicted felon to eight years in prison after authorities say he brought a gun into the McHenry County Courthouse, without any reason to be at the courthouse, and then ran from officers in Woodstock. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said a person attempted to enter through the west entrance of the […]
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ICE agents arrest 2 people outside of manufacturing plant in Waukegan, organization says
ICE agents arrested at least two people in the parking lot of a manufacturing plant in Waukegan Wednesday morning after recently making another arrest at a nearby warehouse. The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) said Wednesday afternoon that the Lake County Rapid Response Team confirmed ICE activity in Lake County. ICE agents […]