Police in McHenry County are warning parents about oversharing information about their children on social media as kids return to school at the start of the new school year. The Huntley Police Department said on Saturday that many area schools are resuming classes this week. The department said it is expected to see a flood […]
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Mundelein man arrested and charged with possession of hundreds of child pornography images in cell phone
A Mundelein man is facing decades in prison for possessing and distributing hundreds of images of child pornography from his cell phone over the course of nearly two years, authorities said. Alexis Chavez, 23, of the 200 block of North Greenview Avenue in Mundelein, is facing 20 class two counts of possession of child pornography […]
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Police respond after Highland Park resident makes social media post involving threat of violence, photos of guns
Police responded after a Highland Park resident made a social media post implying the threat of violence alongside photos of guns, officials said. The City of Highland Park Police Department was recently made aware of a social media post made by a Highland Park resident who implied a threat of violence alongside photos of firearms, […]
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Woman charged with threatening to shoot up Richmond High School during social media live video
A woman, who is a former student, was arrested and released from custody after she admitted to police that she threatened to shoot up Richmond-Burton High School. Kaitlynn Hare, 19, of Richmond, was charged with disorderly conduct threatening a school, a Class 4 felony. A police report obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) […]
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Student arrested, charged with felonies after making threat involving weapon toward Marengo High School
Police say they have arrested a student and charged him with felonies after he made a threat involving a weapon toward Marengo Community High School. The Marengo Police Department said they were made aware Tuesday of a threat directed toward Marengo Community High School. Officers worked closely with school officials and identified the subject behind […]
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Felony charges filed against Huntley student accused of making ‘racially-motivated messages’
A student has been charged with felonies after police say they made “racially-motivated messages” on social media and shared them with other students of Huntley High School. The Huntley Police Department school resource officer and Huntley High School administration first received reports last week of the messages. The racially-motivated messages were from a single student […]
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15-year-old student arrested, charged after making social media threat towards Marengo Community High School
A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged with a felony after police say he was the source of a social media threat directed towards Marengo Community High School. Marengo Police Department Sgt. Andrew Kjellgren said his department received a report Thursday evening regarding a message sent on a social media platform. The messages were threatening […]
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Student in police custody after making social media threat towards Mundelein High School
Police say they have taken a student into custody after the student made a social media threat towards Mundelein High School. The Mundelein Police Department said on Thursday they received calls about a potential threat to Mundelein High School. “We have determined the threat to be a prank by a student and have that student […]
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4 years in prison for McHenry man guilty of soliciting child pornography, grooming child
A McHenry man facing more than 70 charges has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to soliciting child pornography and grooming a child. Timothy A. Marcinko, 22, of the 6200 block of Longford Drive in McHenry, was charged with 32 counts of indecent solicitation of a child, 36 counts of possession […]