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Police say attempted kidnapping of child walking home in Grayslake is unfounded

Investigators have closed their case after saying a report of an attempted kidnapping of a child who was walking home in Grayslake was deemed unfounded. The Grayslake Police Department announced late last month they were investigating an incident in the Cherry Creek subdivision. A 17-year-old reported they were walking home in the late afternoon on […]

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Police investigate child luring report of student in Antioch, release suspect after investigation

Police say they investigated a child luring report involving a student walking to school in Antioch and released the suspect following an investigation Monday. The Antioch Police Department said they were alerted to an incident involving a 17-year-old Antioch High School student Monday morning. The student reported they were walking in the 400 block of […]

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Sheriff investigating after man reportedly attempts to lure 2 children dropped off by school bus in Beach Park

The sheriff’s office is investigating after a man reportedly attempted to lure two children who were dropped off by their school bus in Beach Park Tuesday afternoon. Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 Superintendent Dr. Denise Wilcox sent a letter to the school community regarding the incident. Wilcox said an unknown vehicle attempted to […]

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School district urges caution after man attempts to kidnap child walking home in Grayslake

The local school district is urging students to walk with others after a man, who remains on the loose, attempted to forcibly kidnap a child in Grayslake Friday. Community Consolidated School District 46 Superintendent Dr. Lynn Glickman sent a message to the school community alerting them of an attempted kidnapping in one of the school […]

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Suspect attempts to forcibly kidnap child into minivan in Grayslake neighborhood

Police say a suspect attempted to forcibly kidnap a child into a minivan in Grayslake Friday afternoon just days after child luring reports in Round Lake. The Grayslake Police Department said they are actively investigating an attempted kidnapping incident. The incident occurred in the Cherry Creek subdivision in the 700 block of Cherry Creek Drive. […]

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Man charged with trying to attract children to his car near apartment building in Woodstock

A 74-year-old man was charged after he allegedly tried attracting children to his vehicle outside an apartment building in Woodstock, court records show. Thomas R. Donnelly, 74, of Woodstock, was charged with one count of disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Donnelly committed disorderly conduct […]

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Man convicted in murder, sexual assault of child in McHenry County in 1960s arrested in new sex crime case

A man released from prison after being convicted in the murder and sexual assault of a child in McHenry County in the 1960s has been arrested for committing a new sex-related offense. Gary Welsh, who was 23 at the time, sexually assaulted and murdered three-year-old Marlene Casteel on September 29, 1962. Welsh was babysitting the […]