Police are investigating after a woman was hit in the head by a stranger and lost consciousness while she was running on a trail in the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve near Grayslake. Lake County Forest Preserves Communication Specialist Kim Mikus confirmed the Lake County Forest Preserves Ranger Police are investigating the incident. Mikus told Lake […]
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8 years in prison for Woodstock man who beat, stabbed victim in gas station attack in Woodstock
A Woodstock man charged with attempted murder for beating and stabbing a man at a Woodstock gas station last year has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Ricardo J. Carreno Jr., 38, of the 500 block of Birch Road in Woodstock, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery and aggravated violation of an order […]
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Homeless man charged with beating, injuring man with frying pan in Waukegan
A homeless man was arrested after authorities say he beat and injured a man with a frying pan at an apartment building in Waukegan. Eric V. Bledsoe, 43, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and obstructing identification. A criminal complaint filed in Lake County Circuit Court […]
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4 years in prison for man who brutally attacked woman in McHenry County
A Mount Prospect man has been sentenced to four years in prison for repeatedly punching a woman, causing her to bleed profusely and suffer a broken nose, in 2019 in McHenry County. Andrew N. Schumann, 36, of the 1900 block of West Algonquin Road in Mount Prospect, was indicted on one count of aggravated battery […]
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Police arrest man who allegedly attacked, raped child on bike path in Beach Park
Police have arrested and charged the suspect wanted for attacking, injuring and raping a 16-year-old girl that was walking on the Robert McClory Bike Path in Beach Park last week. Tramane Johnson, 27, of the 38700 block of Sheridan Road in Beach Park, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two […]
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Police release sketch of suspect who attacked, raped child on bike path in Beach Park
Police have released a sketch of the suspect who attacked, injured and raped a 16-year-old girl that was walking on the Robert McClory Bike Path in Beach Park on Monday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:30 p.m. Monday to a 911 call for a sexual assault on the Robert McClory Bike Path near […]
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Man arrested after allegedly strangling, attacking his elderly father in Crystal Lake
Authorities say a man attacked his elderly father and strangled him, causing multiple injuries to the victim, on Friday in Crystal Lake. Joseph W. Stoneburner, 30, who is listed as homeless in Crystal Lake, was charged with aggravated battery to a victim over 60 and two counts of domestic battery. According to a criminal complaint […]
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Bystander held down, beaten after confronting two men who made inappropriate comments to children
A bystander who confronted two men that made inappropriate comments toward two juvenile girls was held down and beaten Friday in Woodstock, police said. Jamaine B. Craft Jr., 37, of Woodstock, and Johnny J. Hendrix, 27, of Rockford, were both charged with aggravated battery in a public place, a Class 3 felony, and mob action, […]
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Round Lake Park man who sliced mother’s throat in gruesome attack sentenced to 7 years in prison
A Round Lake Park man who tried killing his mother by slicing her throat with a knife in a gruesome attack in 2017 has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Adam J. Kuehn, 35, of the 200 block Newhouse Lane in Round Lake Park, had been indicted on charges of attempted murder, two counts […]