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Year in jail for man convicted of DUI crash in McHenry County after previously killing young woman in drunken boating crash

A 69-year-old man who killed a 21-year-old woman in 2008 in a drunken boating crash in Wonder Lake was sentenced to a year in jail for a new drunken driving crash in McHenry County. Ricky L. McGuire, 69, of Wonder Lake, was charged in December 2022 with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence […]

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5 years in prison for man who violated probation received for strangling 5-year-old child near Cary

A Cary man has been sentenced to five years in prison for violating his probation by consuming drugs and alcohol after pleading guilty to strangling a 5-year-old child in Cary. Ryan A. Poltzer, 44, of Cary, was charged in February 2023 with aggravated domestic battery by strangulation, aggravated battery of a child causing great bodily […]

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Court supervision for woman who spat on sheriff’s deputies in Lakemoor, bragged about having communicable disease

A woman who spat on two sheriff’s deputies and bragged about having a disease while at the police station in Lakemoor has been sentenced to court supervision. A Lake County sheriff’s lieutenant was on patrol around 10 p.m. on January 3, 2023, near Volo Village Road and Route 12 in Volo. The lieutenant noticed a […]

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Judge releases man accused of driving 4 times over legal drinking limit during 6th DUI in McHenry

A judge has released a man arrested for his sixth driving under the influence case where officers found he was nearly four times the legal limit in McHenry. Fernando Sanchez-Rivera, 57, of Elgin, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence with five or more prior violations, driving on a revoked or suspended license and […]

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Woodstock man arrested for driving drunk, causing crash that left woman in 60s seriously injured

A Woodstock man has been arrested after authorities say he caused a crash that left a woman in her 60s with serious, life-threatening injuries in Wisconsin. The Madison, Wisconsin Police Department responded around 9:17 p.m. Tuesday to South Park Street and Cedar Street for a vehicle crash with injuries. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said […]

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Man fights with officers after they attempt to arrest him for breaking into apartment in Waukegan

Prosecutors say a Waukegan man nearly crashed into a natural gas line before forcing his way into an occupied home in Waukegan, which was witnessed by officers who had to physically stop him. Isrrael Flores, 19, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated assault of a peace officer, criminal trespass to residence, driving under the influence, […]