An appeals court has ordered a new trial and the release of a former CEO of ComEd, who is a Barrington resident, after she was sentenced to prison for her role in a scheme to bribe former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan. The “ComEd Four,” which included Anne Pramaggiore, 67, of Barrington, along […]
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‘Entirely preventable’: Appeals court rejects appeal from DCFS worker convicted of failing to protect Crystal Lake boy murdered by parents
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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‘A horrific act’: Huntley man sentenced to life in prison for murdering 2 children, their father in Boone County
A Huntley man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted by a jury of murdering two young children and their father at a home in Boone County in 2021. Alize Q. Smith, 28, of Huntley, was charged in January 2022 with three counts of first-degree murder and ordered held at the […]
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Former ComEd CEO from Barrington sentenced to 2 years in prison for role in scheme to bribe former Illinois House speaker
A former CEO of ComEd, who is a Barrington resident, has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a scheme to bribe former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan. Anne Pramaggiore, 66, of Barrington, was sentenced earlier this week to two years in federal prison and fined $750,000. The “ComEd […]
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Appeals court rules against Harvard mother in prison after child found severely malnourished, within days of death
An appeals court ruled against a mother who claimed her three-year prison sentence was “excessive” after her young child was found “severely malnourished” in Harvard and days from death. The Harvard Police Department and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) responded on November 17, 2020, to the 100 block of Shawnee Lane for […]
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32 years in prison for last of 3 men convicted of killing 20-year-old Highland Park man during robbery
The last of three men convicted in the murder of a 20-year-old Highland Park man who was shot, robbed and had his body dumped has been sentenced to 32 years in prison. Benjamin Schenk, 31, of Highwood, was charged in 2013 with first-degree murder, concealing a homicidal death, armed robbery and possession of a stolen […]
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Probation for woman who participated in Woodstock home invasion where elderly resident was robbed at knifepoint
A woman was sentenced to probation after officials say she participated in the armed robbery of an elderly man during a home invasion in Woodstock where a suspect tried to steal over $30,000. Carley K. West, 29, of Rockford, was also charged in February 2024 with home invasion, armed robbery and residential burglary. A second […]
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‘Epitome of a danger’: Judge sentences Waukegan felon to 40 years in prison for shootout, possessing guns
A judge sentenced a convicted felon to 40 years in prison for a shootout in Waukegan while he was on bond for illegally possessing guns in Zion. Prosecutors called him the “epitome of a danger” to Lake County. Carnell D. Wesson, 31, of Zion, was charged in March 2022 with armed habitual criminal, three counts […]
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17 years in prison for man convicted in Woodstock home invasion where elderly resident was robbed at knifepoint
A judge sentenced a man to 17 years in prison for robbing an elderly man at knifepoint during a home invasion in Woodstock where he tried to steal over $30,000. Calvin D. Jackson, 28, of Rockford, was charged in February 2024 with home invasion, armed robbery, residential burglary, aggravated identity theft and aggravated assault. A […]