A DCFS worker who was sentenced to six months in jail for failing to protect AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy murdered by his mother, has been released after completing his sentence. Lake County Associate Judge George Strickland sentenced former DCFS social worker Carlos J. Acosta, 58, of Woodstock, to six months in jail […]
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Over 10 months in jail for man who broke into gun shop, tried stealing guns in Winthrop Harbor
A Beach Park man who forced entry to a gun store and attempted to steal guns from it in Winthrop Harbor has been sentenced to just over 300 days in jail, which is already considered served. Robert A. Tello, 31, of Beach Park, was charged in October 2023 with burglary, criminal damage to property, possession […]
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6 months in jail for woman convicted of DUI, causing Crystal Lake crash that required victim to be flown to hospital
A woman has been sentenced to six months in jail after she pleaded guilty to driving drunk and causing a crash in Crystal Lake that required her passenger to be flown to the hospital. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1:45 a.m. on October 5, 2020, to the […]
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Former State Rep. Nick Sauer from Lake Barrington sentenced to 90 days in jail for posting private sexual photos online
Former Illinois Rep. Nick Sauer has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty over four years after being charged with posting nude photos of women online. Nick Sauer, 40, of Lake Barrington, was indicted by a grand jury in January 2019 on 12 charges. The indictment charged Sauer with non-consensual dissemination of […]
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50 days in jail for drunk driver who fled from rollover crash that left victim injured, trapped near McHenry
A man was sentenced to 50 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to driving drunk and fleeing the scene of a rollover crash that left a victim injured and trapped near McHenry. Mark S. Derengowski, 31, of McHenry, was charged in July 2022 with one count of leaving the scene of an accident with […]
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45 days in jail for former employee who pleaded guilty to stealing $400,000 from business in Lake in the Hills
A former employee of a business in Lake in the Hills has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for stealing approximately $400,000 from the company over the span of several years. Donovan A. Greene, 32, of Crystal Lake, was charged in December 2021 with financial institution fraud, theft over $100,000, fraudulent use of a […]
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10 days in jail for man who took plea deal in burglaries involving multiple businesses in Lake in the Hills
A judge sentenced a Round Lake Park man to 10 days in jail after he took a plea deal for burglarizing multiple businesses in Lake in the Hills and fleeing from police officers. Marc A. Hernandez, 20, of Round Lake Park, was initially charged in May 2022 with two counts of burglary, attempted burglary, two […]
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Convicted murderer gets 180 days in jail for holding gun to woman’s head in Crystal Lake
A convicted murderer has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for holding a gun to a woman’s head while counting down from five after she tried calling 911 in Crystal Lake. Pierre D. Mahone, 51, of Atlanta, Georgia, was charged in December 2021 with felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of aggravated […]
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15 days in jail for McHenry man who gave pills to Wonder Lake man day before his overdose death
A McHenry man has been sentenced to 15 days in jail after pleading guilty to giving pills to a Wonder Lake man the day before the victim’s overdose death. Cody J. Kallerud, 28, of McHenry, was charged in December 2020 with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with […]