A jury found a McHenry man guilty of starving and neglecting two dogs after he was acquitted in a separate, similar case. Prosecutors say he also wrapped up and dumped two dead dogs in a bin. Jason J. Pastryk, 29, of McHenry, was charged in October 2025 with two counts of cruelty to animals, a […]
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Elgin man found guilty of drug induced homicide following 4-day McHenry County trial
An Elgin man was found guilty in McHenry County Court on Thursday of selling fentanyl-laced drugs to a Marengo man who wound up dead, authorities said. Ladell D. Walker Sr., 47, of Elgin, was found guilty of a Class X felony drug-induced homicide charge at the conclusion of a four-day trial in McHenry County Court […]
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Jury convicts Grayslake man of murder after stabbing victim over 40 times in ‘heinous, unprovoked’ attack in Round Lake Beach
A Grayslake man faces life in prison after a jury convicted him of stabbing a victim over 40 times in a “heinous, unprovoked” attack where he tried staging the crime scene in Round Lake Beach. Jesus I. Vargas, 33, of Grayslake, was convicted of first-degree murder following a trial that concluded on Friday. The jury […]
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10 years in prison for man who drove 123 mph fleeing police, causing crash that killed 2 people in Round Lake
A Round Lake Beach man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for fleeing 123 mph from police and causing a rollover crash that killed two people in Round Lake. Jose S. Aguirre, 30, of Round Lake Beach, was found guilty in June on nine counts of aggravated driving under the influence, a Class […]
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‘Helped bring justice’: Man found guilty in 2020 DUI crash that killed 2 of his passengers in Round Lake
A jury found a man guilty Thursday afternoon on multiple counts of driving under the influence in a 2020 rollover crash in Round Lake that left two of his passengers dead. Jose S. Aguirre, 30, of Round Lake Beach, was found guilty late Thursday afternoon on nine counts of aggravated driving under the influence, a […]
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Man faces up to 180 years in prison after jury convicts him of sexually assaulting young child in Crystal Lake
A man faces up to 180 years in prison after a jury on Wednesday found him guilty of sexually assaulting a girl for several years in Crystal Lake beginning when she was six years old. Juan Cheverez, 41, of Des Moines, Iowa, was charged in June 2019 with three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault […]
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Man faces mandatory life sentence after jury finds him guilty of sexually assaulting three children in North Chicago
A man faces a mandatory life sentence after a jury found him guilty on Friday of sexually assaulting three children in a 2018 North Chicago incident. Maurice Thompson, 32, of North Chicago, was found guilty Friday by a jury of seven counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13, […]
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Jury convicts man of fatally stabbing mother of 2 during home invasion in Round Lake Beach
A jury found a Round Lake man guilty of murdering a 48-year-old mother during a home invasion in Round Lake Beach that prosecutors say stemmed from a dispute over an uncollected debt. Alonzo Campos, Jr., 23, of the 24500 block of West Passavant Avenue in unincorporated Round Lake, was charged in May 2019 with two […]
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Jury convicts man who tried fleeing country after killing 2 women in DUI crash near Grayslake
A jury on Wednesday convicted a Round Lake Beach man for driving drunk and crashing head-on into another car, killing two women near Grayslake in 2019. Victor H. Ortiz, 54, of the 1400 block of Kildeer Drive in Round Lake Beach, was charged with four counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing […]