An appeals court has rejected an appeal by a DCFS worker convicted of failing to protect AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy murdered by his mother, saying he had a duty to protect the child. Former DCFS social worker Carlos J. Acosta, 58, of Woodstock, was sentenced to six months in jail in June […]
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2 months in jail for man who stabbed victim in chest, critically injuring him during road rage in Mundelein
A man has been sentenced to two months in jail after prosecutors say he stabbed another motorist twice in the chest, leaving him in critical condition, during a motorist dispute in Mundelein. Edward Nieves Jr., 59, of Mundelein, was charged in October with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and aggravated battery with a deadly […]
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5 months in jail for convicted murderer who struck wife year after being acquitted of attacking her in Crystal Lake
A man previously convicted of murdering his first wife has been sentenced to five months in jail for striking his wife in the face, over a year after he was acquitted of attacking her at a gym in Crystal Lake. Charles C. Gozzola, 51, of Wonder Lake, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, […]
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Crystal Lake man, former kids’ sports coach sentenced to jail in sexual assault of woman in McHenry County
A Crystal Lake man, who previously coached for the Prairie Ridge Jr. Wolves Football and Cheer, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after prosecutors say he sexually assaulted a woman. Bart R. Myers, 57, of Crystal Lake, was charged in August 2024 with one count of criminal sexual assault by force, a Class […]
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‘Maybe [the cat] would have survived… if you had been nicer’: 6 months in jail for man who killed woman’s cat in Harvard
A man has been sentenced to six months in jail for intentionally injuring a cat, leaving it dead, after attacking a woman in Harvard and telling her, “Maybe [the cat] would have survived… if you had been nicer to me.” Storm R. Ince, 25, of Kewanee, was charged in February 2023 with one count of […]
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6 months in jail for former Huntley Dairy Mart owner after child pornography, drugs, guns found in Crystal Lake home
The second of two former Huntley Dairy Mart owners arrested after police found child pornography, drugs and guns in their home where children were present has been sentenced to six months in jail. Christopher S. Hopp, 41, of Crystal Lake, was charged in January 2023 with two counts of production of child pornography, two counts […]
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6 months in jail for man convicted in connection with U.S. Army veteran’s drug-induced homicide in Woodstock
A man was sentenced to six months in jail in connection with a drug-induced homicide for selling heroin that caused the death of a U.S. Army veteran in Woodstock. Michael F. Walach, 64, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged in July 2023 with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, […]
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4 months in jail for man convicted of reckless homicide in crash that killed 18-year-old passenger in Zion
A Beach Park man has been sentenced to four months in jail after he pleaded guilty to reckless homicide for speeding and causing a crash that killed an 18-year-old man in Zion. The incident happened around 3:49 a.m. on April 4, 2022, in the area of 9th Street and Lorelei Drive in Zion. The Zion […]
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40 days in jail for 2nd suspect convicted of neglecting dozens of cats found in van in McHenry County
A man has been sentenced to 40 days in jail after he and a woman pleaded guilty to keeping over two dozen cats in a U-Haul van for months, resulting in severe medical issues, in Island Lake. Patryk T. Popek, 32, of River Grove, and Nicole B. Blotnicki, 32, of Glenview, were charged in March […]