The state’s attorney’s office is defending a plea deal for a man who was sentenced to 90 days in jail after prosecutors say he touched a child inappropriately and tried to kidnap a woman in North Chicago. Ivan C. Hernandez, 32, of North Chicago, was charged in November with attempted kidnapping, aggravated battery, unlawful restraint […]
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Probation for woman who charged toward police officers while armed with knife in Crystal Lake
A woman has been sentenced to probation after she pleaded guilty to an incident where she charged at three police officers while armed with a knife in Crystal Lake. Tammy M. Looper, 56, of Crystal Lake, was charged in May 2023 with three counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer, a Class 4 felony. […]
Former Lake in the Hills woman sentenced to 10 days in prison in connection with January 6 breach at U.S. Capitol
A former Lake in the Hills woman has been sentenced to 10 days in prison after she pleaded guilty to participating in the January 6 breach at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. Nhi Ngoc Mai Le, 27, a former Lake in the Hills resident, was charged in September in the U.S. District Court […]
Probation for intoxicated driver who crashed into squad car, injuring deputy in Lake Forest
A man who drove under the influence and was found with a gun in the car after crashing into a Lake County sheriff’s squad, injuring a deputy in Lake Forest, has been sentenced to probation. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) were investigating a serious vehicle crash at […]
2 years in prison for Chicago man charged with firing shots in parking lot of Woodstock apartment complex
A Chicago man, who is a convicted felon, has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty in a case where he was charged with firing a gun at an apartment complex in Woodstock. Undrea T. Taylor, 52, of Chicago, was charged in September 2021 with armed habitual criminal, two counts of unlawful […]
Former employee sentenced to probation for stealing $230K from Ravinia Festival Association in Highland Park
A woman has been sentenced to probation and ordered to repay $230,000 that she stole while working for the Ravinia Festival Association in Highland Park. Michelle Bringham, 39, of Glenview, was charged in August with two counts of theft over $100,000 and one count of forgery. Bringham worked for the Ravinia Festival Association, which is […]
1 year in prison for man found with gun after flashing gang signs during Mexican Independence parade in Waukegan
A man has been sentenced to one year in prison for possessing a gun at a Mexican Independence Day parade in Waukegan while on probation for another gun charge. Luis A. Flores, 21, of Waukegan, was charged in September with four counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, resisting a peace officer causing injury, […]
Probation for man who pleaded guilty to strangling 5-year-old child near Cary
A Cary man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to strangling a child in Cary in a case where he was separately accused of driving drunk with two children in his car. Ryan A. Poltzer, 43, of Cary, was charged in February 2023 with aggravated domestic battery by strangulation, aggravated battery of a […]
Probation for woman who pleaded guilty to stabbing man, leaving him hospitalized in Fox River Grove
A 62-year-old woman has been sentenced to probation after she pleaded guilty to stabbing a man with a large knife in Fox River Grove, requiring him to undergo surgery. Cynthia M. Done, 62, of Fox River Grove, was charged in June with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and two counts of aggravated battery with […]