A former Highland Park accountant was sentenced to probation and periodic imprisonment for stealing over $300,000 from a developmentally disabled client. Thomas Errico, 81, of Deerfield, was a partner at Anspach, Errico & Co. in Highland Park when he allegedly stole from clients who hired him to prepare and file their tax returns, according to […]
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5 years in prison for McHenry man convicted of burglarizing Island Lake home, stealing tools
A McHenry man has pleaded guilty to burglarizing a home in Island Lake and stealing a tool set and saws from the homeowner, prosecutors said. Alan E. Christensen Jr., 25, of the 1000 block of Bay Road in McHenry, was charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and theft, a Class A misdemeanor. The […]
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9 years in prison for Crystal Lake man found with dozens of individual bags of cocaine in Crystal Lake motel
A Crystal Lake man was sentenced to nine years in prison in a case where police found nearly 85 baggies of packaged cocaine in a Crystal Lake motel room. Skylar Kendrick, 33, of the 100 block of South Virginia Street in Crystal Lake, was indicted on unlawful possession of 100-400 grams of cocaine with intent […]
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180 days in jail for Mundelein man convicted of driving on revoked license for 8th time
A Mundelein man who was convicted of driving on a revoked license for the eighth time after causing a crash in Mundelein has been sentenced to 180 days in jail. Douglas R. Welle, 43, of the 19000 block of West Lakeview Avenue in Mundelein, was charged with driving on a revoked or suspended license on […]
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Mayor says Village of Fox Lake is ‘pleased’ the case against Fox Lake cop Joe Gliniewicz’s widow is nearly over
The mayor of Fox Lake said the village has “come a long way” and is pleased that the case against Melodie Gliniewicz is nearly over after she pleaded guilty to a felony charge on Friday. Melodie Gliniewicz, 57, of the 38500 block of North Lakeside Place in Antioch, was charged in 2016 with multiple charges, […]
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Melodie Gliniewicz, wife of disgraced Fox Lake police officer, pleads guilty to felony charge
Melodie Gliniewicz, the widow of former Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge, avoiding a trial in her case that has spanned over six years. Melodie Gliniewicz, 57, of the 38500 block of North Lakeside Place in Antioch, was charged in 2016 with multiple charges, including unlawful use of […]
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6 years in prison for Crystal Lake man convicted of sexually assaulting young child when he was teenager
A Crystal Lake man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child younger than 9 years old when he was 15 years old was sentenced this week to six years in prison. Christopher P. St. Georges, 24, of the 500 block of Somerset Lane in Crystal Lake, was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal […]
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2nd man sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing, robbing ‘innocent man’ in Lake Villa
A judge on Monday sentenced a second man to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing an “innocent man” during a robbery in Lake Villa in 2018. Jordan L. Toney, 22, of Lake Villa, and Buddy W. Johnson, 23, of Lake Villa, were both charged in July 2018 with seven counts of […]
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‘An abhorrent crime’: 20 years in prison for Huntley man who possessed child pornography
A Huntley man who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the Illinois attorney general announced. Jeffrey L. Gwin, 59, of Huntley, pleaded guilty in February to five counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 1 felony. Gwin was arrested in June 2019 after investigators from the […]