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McHenry man dies after being stabbed while allegedly committing home invasion in Cook County

Editor’s Note: The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has clarified that Anthony Craven was a resident of McHenry, Mississippi, not McHenry, Illinois as initially indicated. Authorities say a 28-year-old man from McHenry died after he was stabbed multiple times while he was committing a home invasion at a motel in Cook County. The Prospect Heights […]

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17 years in prison for man convicted in Woodstock home invasion where elderly resident was robbed at knifepoint

A judge sentenced a man to 17 years in prison for robbing an elderly man at knifepoint during a home invasion in Woodstock where he tried to steal over $30,000. Calvin D. Jackson, 28, of Rockford, was charged in February 2024 with home invasion, armed robbery, residential burglary, aggravated identity theft and aggravated assault. A […]

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Man convicted in home invasion where elderly resident was robbed at knifepoint in Woodstock

A jury on Wednesday convicted a man of robbing an elderly man at knifepoint during a home invasion in Woodstock where he tried to steal over $30,000. Calvin D. Jackson, 28, of Rockford, was charged in February 2024 with home invasion, armed robbery, residential burglary, aggravated identity theft and aggravated assault. A second suspect, Carley […]