Saying he can’t “stop shooting himself in the foot,” a Lake County Judge ordered a Round Lake Beach man who tried to lie to officers after causing a crash on New Years Day held until trial. Fabian Ponce, 30, is charged with two felony and one misdemeanor counts of aggravated driving and a misdemeanor count […]
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Husband of “The Boatyard” owner arrested for forgery after turning in fake documents to rent boats on the Chain O’ Lakes in 2024
The husband of a woman involved in an ongoing boat rental controversy on the Chain O’ Lakes has been charged with forgery after turning in fake documents to a state waterway agency to try and rent boats on the Chain O’ Lakes in 2024. Steven Wooden, 41, of the 41000 block of North Westlake Avenue […]
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“He’s a parent’s worst nightmare”: Judge orders detention of Mundelein man accused of possessing hundreds of photos of child pornography
Calling him a “parent’s worst nightmare,” a Lake County Judge ordered the detention of a Mundelein man accused of having hundreds of pictures of child pornography on his phone. However, prosecutors said during the detention hearing for Alexis Chavez, 23, that the Mundelein man revealed gruesome details on social media of “looking for a random […]
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Documented gang member arrested in Lake County while driving 35 mph over speed limit with gun in trunk
A registered gang member from Chicago was arrested for having a gun in his trunk while driving 35 miles per hour over the posted speed limit through Lake Forest, police said. Dimitri P. Dixon, 30, of Chicago, was spotted driving a 2014 Chevrolet Impala at 90 mph on northbound on Route 41 near Gage Lane […]
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A Round Lake man was sentenced to 3 years in prison for killing his mother in reckless high-speed crash in McHenry in 2021
A Round Lake man was sentenced to three years in prison for killing his mother in high-speed crash after recklessly running a red light in McHenry. Emmet Zywiec, of Round Lake, pleaded guilty to a single count of reckless homicide involving a motor vehicle in front of McHenry County Circuit Court Judge Mark Gerhardt Wednesday, […]
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Woodstock woman accused of DUI when killing sister denied right to attend funeral
A McHenry County Judge has barred a woman accused of driving drunk when she killed her sister in Woodstock earlier this week from attending the funeral, media is reporting. Yaraldy Avilez Estrada, 22, of Woodstock, was denied pretrial release and not allowed to attend the funeral of sister Belen Estrada, 29, of Woodstock, who died in a […]