Two suspects are in custody and charged with forcing entry into a Walgreens in Cary, causing thousands of dollars in damage and stealing items from the store. Moises Villa, 19, and Mauricio Ramos, 18, both of the 1600 block of Mulberry Lane in Elgin, were charged with burglary, theft and criminal damage to property, which […]
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Woman charged in armed robbery at Wonder Lake convenience store that left clerk injured
A woman has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a convenience store in Wonder Lake that left a clerk injured and nearly $10,000 in cash and merchandise stolen. Alejandra Gil, 19, of the 300 block of South Belmont Street in Elgin, was charged with armed robbery, theft, unlawful restraint and mob action, […]
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Coroner identifies two victims in double-fatal rollover crash in unincorporated Marengo
Authorities have identified an Elgin man and Marengo woman who both died following a two-vehicle crash near Marengo last week. An autopsy showed Julie Greis, 51, of Marengo, died of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office said the second victim was […]
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Elgin man dies following crash that also left Marengo woman dead in unincorporated Marengo
An Elgin man has died following a two-vehicle crash that left a Marengo woman dead and another woman in critical condition near Marengo on Wednesday. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Marengo Police Department, Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts, Woodstock Fire Protection District and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 4:54 p.m. Wednesday to Route 23 […]
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Convicted child murderer, rapist moves away from Crystal Lake following community outrage
The man who moved to Crystal Lake after being released from prison for raping and murdering a toddler in 1997 has moved to Chicago following outrage from the community. Cayce M. Williams, 47, was released on February 25 from the Dixon Correction Center after serving almost 24 years in jail and prison, which is around […]
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Crystal Lake man convicted of raping and murdering toddler calls the death an ‘accident’
The man who moved to Crystal Lake after being released from his 24-year prison sentence for raping and murdering a toddler in 1997 claims he is innocent and the girl’s death was an “accident.” Cayce M. Williams, 47, was released on Thursday from the Dixon Correction Center after serving almost 24 years in jail and […]
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Man who raped, killed toddler in 1997 released from prison, will reside in Crystal Lake
After serving half of his sentence, a man convicted of raping and murdering a toddler has been released from prison and will be residing in Crystal Lake, authorities said. Cayce M. Williams, 47, was released on Thursday from the Dixon Correction Center after serving almost 24 years in jail and prison, which is around half […]
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Man charged with sexually assaulting girlfriend’s child in Round Lake Heights
A man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s young child over the span of a year and a half in Round Lake Heights, police said. Ian Eric Lona, 37, of the 1400 block of Meyer Street in Elgin, was charged with 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, one […]
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Man sentenced to 5 years in prison for Christmas Eve home burglary in Algonquin
A 35-year-old man was sentenced to five years in prison after he burglarized a home in Algonquin on Christmas Eve in 2018, prosecutors said. Charles N. Hall, 35, of the 100 block of Washburn Street in Elgin, was charged on July 19 with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and theft between $500-$10,000, a Class […]