An appeals court has ordered a new trial and the release of a former CEO of ComEd, who is a Barrington resident, after she was sentenced to prison for her role in a scheme to bribe former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan. The “ComEd Four,” which included Anne Pramaggiore, 67, of Barrington, along […]
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‘Entirely preventable’: Appeals court rejects appeal from DCFS worker convicted of failing to protect Crystal Lake boy murdered by parents
An appeals court has rejected an appeal by a DCFS worker convicted of failing to protect AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy murdered by his mother, saying he had a duty to protect the child. Former DCFS social worker Carlos J. Acosta, 58, of Woodstock, was sentenced to six months in jail in June […]
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Appeals court rules Lake County Board District 16 candidate is disqualified from ballot over name discrepancy
An appeals court has ruled that Juan Beto Ruiz, who is challenging incumbent Esiah Campos in the Lake County Board District 16 race, is disqualified from the ballot after he failed to include his full name on his petitions. Juan Roberto “Beto” Ruiz was challenging incumbent Esiah Campos in the primary election for Lake County […]
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Appeals court rules against Harvard mother in prison after child found severely malnourished, within days of death
An appeals court ruled against a mother who claimed her three-year prison sentence was “excessive” after her young child was found “severely malnourished” in Harvard and days from death. The Harvard Police Department and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) responded on November 17, 2020, to the 100 block of Shawnee Lane for […]
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Appeals court calls judge’s ruling ‘abuse of discretion,’ orders release of Beach Park man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting woman
An appeals court has ordered the release of a Beach Park man, who is charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a disabled victim, after calling a judge’s decision to detain him pending trial “an abuse of discretion.” Alfredo De La Cruz, 71, of Beach Park, was charged in May with 17 various charges including aggravated criminal […]
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Former Gurnee police officer loses appeal after seeking to have conviction overturned for attacking spouse in Winthrop Harbor
An appeals court has denied a former Gurnee police officer’s request to have his conviction dismissed after prosecutors said he suffocated his spouse and beat her in Winthrop Harbor. Michael E. Stoner, 38, of Winthrop Harbor, was charged in June 2020 with two counts of aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and […]
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State’s attorney astonished after appeals court rules that defendant in high-speed Spring Grove police chase is not flight risk
The state’s attorney appeared astonished after an appeals court ordered a man, who they said is not a flight risk, released from jail after the man led officers on a police pursuit in Spring Grove. Spring Grove police officers attempted to stop a GMC Sierra pickup truck around 1:10 p.m. on April 10, 2023, on […]
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Appeals court reverses judge’s decision, orders Antioch man to be released after being charged with sexually abusing child
An appeals court has overturned a judge’s decision and ordered an Antioch man released pending trial after he was accused of sexually abusing a young wheelchair-bound child. John G. Finch, 72, of Antioch, was charged in October with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child, a Class 2 felony. Lake County Assistant […]
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Appeals court removes Algonquin Township trustee from office due to felony conviction
An Algonquin Township trustee, who was removed from office in June due to a prior felony conviction but later temporarily reinstated, has been again removed from office after losing an appeal. Edward Zimel Jr. was elected in 2021 as a trustee for Algonquin Township. The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office in August 2022 filed a […]