A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to serve 7 years in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine with intent to deliver. Philip John Dawson, 37, from Crystal Lake, pleaded guilty to the Class 1 felony charge in front of Judge Mark R. Gerhardt on Oct. […]
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Wonder Lake man pleads guilty to strangling and hitting victim in the head with a frying pan
A Wonder Lake man pleaded guilty to charges he attempted to strangle a person and smacked a victim in the head with a frying pan three times, causing welting and bruising, court records show. Ruben Meneses Jr., 44, was sentenced to 40 months in prison after pleading guilty to a Class 3 felony count of […]
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Settlement reached between McHenry County and dog owner after dog attacks left multiple people bitten, 1 dog fatally shot by deputy
A woman reached a settlement with McHenry County on Thursday after prosecutors alleged she was a “reckless dog owner” following an April incident where her dogs bit multiple people near McHenry, leading to a deputy fatally shooting one of the dogs. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded on the evening of April 11 to the […]
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McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office declines charges for fourth in-custody jail death in 2023
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office declined to file charges Thursday for an in-custody death of a former inmate, marking the fourth time charges were declined in connection with in-custody deaths of McHenry County Jail prisoners who died in 2023. In a news release issued Thursday, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said they recently received […]
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DCFS worker who failed to protect AJ Freund from abuse sentenced to 6 months in jail
A DCFS worker previously found guilty at trial of failing to protect AJ Freund from abuse at the hands of his mother has been sentenced to six months in McHenry County Jail. Lake County Associate Judge George Strickland also required Carlos J. Acosta, 57, of Woodstock, to serve 30 months of probation, perform 200 hours […]
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McHenry County Human Trafficking Task Force arrests man who allegedly tried to solicit child for sex acts
The McHenry County Human Trafficking Task Force arrested a Woodstock man who allegedly tried soliciting a child online for sex acts during a sting operation, prosecutors said. Woodstock Police Department Chief John Lieb and McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said Wednesday that Jesus Cortez, 32, of Woodstock, was arrested during a human trafficking sting. […]
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Human Trafficking Task Force arrests four men during prostitution sting in Crystal Lake
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally showed that four men were arrested and charged. Two of those men have since had their charges dismissed by prosecutors and we have removed their names and mugshots from this article. The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force, which is made up of area police departments, arrested four […]