A McHenry man is facing sex abuse charges after police said he inappropriately touched a child under the age of 13 on two separate occasions. James J. Barnard, 58, of the 1800 block of West Kerry Lane in McHenry, was charged with three felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim under the […]
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Lake in the Hills man facing federal child porn charges
A 50-year-old man from Lake in the Hills has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography charges. Paul W. Christmann, 50, of Lake in the Hills, was charged on Tuesday with two counts of transporting child pornography via the internet in 2013, and one count of possessing two computers in 2017 containing […]
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Two Good Samaritans rescue man who drove truck into lake in Lake in the Hills
A man who drove his pickup truck into a lake in Lake in the Hills was rescued by two Good Samaritans Sunday afternoon, police said. The Northwest Herald reported that at 12:25 p.m. on Sunday, the Lake in the Hills Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue was called to Rakow Road between Virginia Road and […]
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UPDATE: Police uncover threat toward Lake in the Hills middle school during investigation into Xbox Live racial threats
Huntley police have uncovered a threat against the student population at Marlowe Middle School while they were investigating racist threats made toward a Lake in the Hills middle school student on Xbox Live. This new threat comes after the Huntley Police Department said that on Monday they became aware of “disparaging racial and threatening comments” that […]
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Police investigating racially motivated threats against middle schooler on Xbox Live
Huntley police are investigating “racially motivated threats” made against a Lake in the Hills middle school student on Xbox Live. The Huntley Police Department said that on Monday they became aware of “disparaging racial and threatening comments” that were sent to a Lake in the Hills middle school student on Xbox Live. Huntley School District […]
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Bus aide reportedly slapped, molested special needs preschooler in Lake in the Hills
A Huntley mom says that her 4-year-old was slapped in the face and molested on a school bus in Lake in the Hills two weeks ago, according to WGN News. According to a WGN News report, Rosa White said that her 4-year-old daughter, who attends preschool at Chesak Elementary School in Lake in the Hills, […]
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Lake in the Hills man charged with running marijuana grow operation; over $50,000 worth of marijuana seized
A Lake in the Hills man is facing multiple charges after police found a secret marijuana grow operation during a search warrant on Monday. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested Thomas Discher, 47, after conducting a search warrant in the 100 block of Grant Avenue in Lake in the Hills. Police found a […]
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Coroner releases more information and ID of body found in Lake in the Hills pond
The coroner has released preliminary information and identified the body that was found floating in a pond in Lake in the Hills Tuesday morning. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection district was called at around 10:40 a.m. for a report of a person in the water at Larsen Park, 1211 Pyott Road, which is […]
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Body found floating in Larsen Park pond in Lake in the Hills
A dead body was found floating in a pond by a bystander in Lake in the Hills Tuesday morning, fire officials said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection district was called at around 10:40 a.m. for a report of a person in the water at Larsen Park, 1211 Pyott Road, which is near Creekview […]