A man wanted on an arrest warrant and for battering a person tried fleeing police officers in Highland Park by jumping out a second-story window, authorities said. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday to the 900 block of Deerfield Road for a report of a physical dispute. Andres C. Lopez, 22, […]
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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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Zion man wanted for fleeing from police found in possession of machine gun in Waukegan
A Zion man is being held on a $2 million bond after he allegedly threatened a man and woman with a pistol that Waukegan police say had been converted to a machine gun. Daquna J. Presley, 20, of the 2500 block of Hebron Avenue in Zion, was charged with three counts of aggravated unlawful use […]
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Hebron man charged with sexually abusing juvenile family member
A Hebron man who was charged with sexually abusing a juvenile family member has been released from jail after a judge reduced his bond. Ivan Sanchez-Mercado, 27, of the 10200 block of Main Street in Hebron, was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim under 18 and one count of […]
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Woman hospitalized after Highwood man allegedly committed home invasion, battery in Highland Park
A 41-year-old man wanted for kicking in the door of a residence in Highland Park and kicking and punching a woman repeatedly last month has been arrested. Benjamin Lopez-Sayago, 41, of the 0-100 block of Webster Avenue in Highwood, was charged with home invasion causing injury, two counts of domestic battery and one count of […]
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Over 3 years in prison for Waukegan man who violently attacked wife, emergency room worker
A Waukegan man who violently beat his wife, struck a female emergency room technician in the face and resisted arrest from police in 2019 has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Ubaldo J. Macias-Cruz, 28, of the 0-100 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Waukegan, was indicted on two […]
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Park City man charged with attempting to disarm police officer during arrest
A 37-year-old man is facing felony charges after he tried taking a police officer’s gun and taser during an arrest in Park City last week. Nicholas R. Weatherspoon, 37, of the 3400 block of Michael Avenue in Park City, was charged with two counts of attempting to disarm a peace officer, a Class 2 felony, […]
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Lake in the Hills man arrested, charged with attacking pregnant girlfriend
A Lake in the Hills man was arrested after he allegedly placed his hands around his pregnant girlfriend’s throat and mouth during an attack that was witnessed by the woman’s daughter. Eder NMI Amaro-Reyes, 29, of the 300 block of Village Creek Drive in Lake in the Hills, was charged with aggravated battery on a […]
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Man gets 8 years in prison for attacking woman during home invasion in Lake in the Hills
A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison — but will only serve four — for beating and injuring a woman in a brutal attack during a home invasion in Lake in the Hills last summer. Deon Duff, 43, of the 100 block of South 20th Avenue in Maywood, was indicted on charges […]