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 […]
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DCFS worker released after completing jail sentence for failing to protect Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund murdered by mother
A DCFS worker who was sentenced to six months in jail for failing to protect AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy murdered by his mother, has been released after completing his sentence. Lake County Associate Judge George Strickland sentenced former DCFS social worker Carlos J. Acosta, 58, of Woodstock, to six months in jail […]
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50 years in prison for Round Lake man who fatally shot 77-year-old Army veteran in head in Fox Lake
A judge has sentenced a Round Lake man to 50 years in prison for fatally shooting a “vulnerable, unarmed” 77-year-old Vietnam veteran in the head with an AK-47-style pistol in Fox Lake. Azmi Ibrahim Jr., 38, of Round Lake, was charged in December 2022 with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of obstructing […]
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6 months in jail for Harvard father convicted after child found severely malnourished, within days of death
A judge sentenced a father to six months in jail after the man’s 6-year-old child was found “severely malnourished” in Harvard in 2020 and doctors said he was possibly 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 […]
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Judge sentences man to 8 years in prison for driving under influence, fatally striking pedestrian in Ingleside
A judge sentenced a man to eight years in prison for driving with eight drugs in his system when he struck and killed an innocent pedestrian who was walking in Ingleside. The crash happened around 6:40 p.m. on June 3, 2021, near Route 59 and Stanton Point Road in Ingleside. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and located […]
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3 years in prison for Harvard mother convicted after child found severely malnourished, within days of death
A judge sentenced a mother to three years in prison after her 6-year-old child was found “severely malnourished” in Harvard in 2020 and doctors said he was possibly 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 […]
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40 years in prison for 1 of 3 men convicted of killing 20-year-old Highland Park man during robbery
One 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 40 years in prison. Michael D. Coffee, 28, of Highland Park, was charged in 2013 with first-degree murder, concealing a homicidal death, armed robbery and possession of a […]
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Man sentenced to probation after pleading guilty in case charging him with burglarizing McHenry home, entering 2 other homes
A convicted felon has been sentenced to probation after he took a plea deal in a case charging him with burglarizing a McHenry home and illegally entering two other homes. Dakota J. Wilkinson, 29, of McHenry, was charged in July with residential burglary and two counts of criminal trespass to residence. A criminal complaint filed […]
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Former DCFS worker seeks new trial after being convicted in ‘sham investigation’ leading up to AJ Freund’s murder
A former DCFS worker has requested a new trial, arguing he did not receive a fair trial, after he was found guilty of mishandling abuse investigations of AJ Freund before the Crystal Lake boy’s murder. Carlos J. Acosta, 57, of Woodstock, and Andrew R. Polovin, 51, of Island Lake, were both charged in September 2020 […]