A Wisconsin man was charged after police say he caused a rollover crash during an October road rage incident in Antioch, which left a man dead and his family injured. Joshua A. Bailey, 24, of the 19600 block of 82nd Street in Bristol, Wisconsin, was charged with reckless homicide, aggravated reckless driving and street racing. […]
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Drunk driver kicked officer in groin, struck another officer in face in Marengo, police say
A drunk driver who crashed her car last weekend in Marengo was arrested after she punched an officer in the face and then kicked another in the groin, leg and arm, officials said. Skylar Gustafson, 22, of the 2900 block of 20th Street in Rockford, was charged with five counts of aggravated battery to a […]
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28-year-old passenger dies following Zion crash with Lake County snowplow truck
A 28-year-old man who was critically injured after the car he was in struck a Lake County snowplow truck in Zion has died, the coroner’s office said. An autopsy showed that Jacob Williams, 28, of Winthrop Harbor, died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head as a result of a vehicle crash, […]
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Biological mother charged with kidnapping child from his foster home in Woodstock, police say
The biological mother of an 11-year-old boy was charged after she kidnapped the boy from his foster home in Woodstock on Sunday, police said. Aleatha M. Moore, 29, of the 1000 block of East 73rd Street in Chicago, was charged with kidnapping, a Class 2 felony, and child abduction, a Class 4 felony. The Woodstock […]
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Family of Deerfield murder victim outraged, saddened as Marni Yang seeks new trial
The family of a Deerfield woman, who was the girlfriend of a former Chicago Bears player and was shot to death in 2007, says they are outraged and saddened as convicted killer Marni Yang is expected to seek a new trial. Marni K. Yang, 53, is serving two life sentences for the murders of Rhoni […]
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Ex-husband pleads not guilty to killing Waukegan mother of two kids
A Waukegan man who was charged on Valentine’s Day with killing his former wife, who is the mother of his two kids, pleaded not guilty on Thursday and a judge denied his bond reduction request. Jose A. Alvarado-Ramirez, 31, of Waukegan, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder. Dispatchers received a 911 call on […]
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Police say teen driver was at fault after not yielding at stop sign, crashing into pickup truck in Spring Grove
A 17-year-old girl who was flown to the hospital by helicopter Tuesday following a crash with a pickup truck in Spring Grove was the one at fault and could be cited, police said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:24 p.m. Tuesday to Wilmot Road and Miller Road […]
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Federal investigation leads to arrest of Cary man on dozen charges of child pornography
U.S. Marshals and sheriff’s deputies arrested a Cary man for possessing over a dozen images or videos of child pornography following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Donald J. Schroeder, 32, of the 2400 block of Oakdale Terrace in unincorporated Cary, was charged with 15 counts of possession of child pornography, a […]
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First case of COVID-19 variant from United Kingdom identified in McHenry County
The first case of a COVID-19 variant that originated in the United Kingdom has been identified in an infected McHenry County resident, officials said on Thursday. The McHenry County Department of Health said that the infected person does not have a history of international travel. A case investigation is ongoing. The B.1.1.7 variant was first […]