A 15-year-old boy from Crystal Lake has been identified as one of two victims killed after their car struck a deer and another car slammed into the rear of them on Interstate 90 near Hoffman Estates Monday morning. The Illinois State Police said that District 15 troopers responded to a call of a two-vehicle crash […]
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Chicago man arrested after allegedly sexually abusing juvenile girl inside car at Algonquin park
Police say a Chicago man groomed a 15-year-old girl and traveled to Algonquin where he sexually abused her at a park on Wednesday. The Algonquin Police Department received an anonymous call around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday for a public indecency incident at Holder Park, 1040 Timberwood Lane in Algonquin. Algonquin Deputy Police Chief Dennis Walker said […]
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Chicago man arrested after fleeing police at 120 mph in Mundelein with two small children in his car
A Chicago man was arrested after authorities say he fled from police at 120 mph on Route 45 in Mundelein while he had two small children in his car. Jejuan J. Collins, 27, of the 2300 block of East 103rd Street in Chicago, was charged with two counts of causing a child to be endangered, […]
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Chicago man gets 6 years in prison for drug-induced homicide of Woodstock woman
A Chicago man pleaded guilty to drug-induced homicide and was sentenced to six years in prison for selling drugs that killed a 35-year-old Woodstock woman, prosecutors said. Deshawn T. Ingram, 24, of the 300 block of West 90th Place in Chicago, was indicted on one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and unlawful […]
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1 of 2 suspects charged in shooting, beating of gas station clerk during robbery in Marengo
U.S. Marshals and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged one of two men wanted in the shooting, beating and robbery of a gas station clerk in Marengo in February. Antonio Pedrote, 26, of the 3300 block of West 23rd Street in Chicago, was charged with armed robbery, a Class X felony, armed violence, […]
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18 years in prison for member of violent armed robbery crew that struck in Waukegan, Chicago area
A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison for participating in a violent robbery crew that targeted Chicago area businesses, including in Waukegan. Antonio Edwards, 26, of Chicago, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and robbery charges, and a jury convicted him after a trial on charges of brandishing a firearm […]
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Chicago man charged with shooting family member in Zion
A Chicago man and convicted felon who was wanted for shooting a family member in Zion in October was taken into custody, court records show. Darell M. Hayes, 33, of the 700 block of East 103rd Place in Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated domestic battery […]
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Chicago woman charged with battering officers in Harvard, causing one to be hospitalized
A Chicago woman was charged after she allegedly refused to leave a bar in Harvard and then resisted officers, kicking one of them and causing another officer to suffer an injury. Kendra S. Lewis, 34, of the 9900 block of South Normal Avenue in Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, resisting […]
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Second Zion man charged in conspiring to assist ISIS sentenced to 13 years in prison
A second Zion man who held an ISIS flag at the Illinois Beach State Park in Zion and conspired to assist ISIS for several years was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Edward Schimenti, 39, of Zion, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood. Schimenti was also charged with co-defendant Joseph […]