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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 school shooting threat at Antioch Community High School

A 15-year-old student has been arrested after allegedly making a phone call threatening a school shooting at Antioch Community High School last week that prompted a large police response. The Antioch Community High School was placed on lockdown around 1:30 p.m. Friday after the school received a voicemail of a threatening nature, according to Village […]

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Police announce charges against student who wrote school shooting threat in restroom at Woodstock High School

A student at Woodstock High School has been arrested and charged following an investigation into a school shooting threat that was written in a restroom at the school last week. The Woodstock Police Department said they arrested the juvenile student around 3 p.m. Monday. The threat was discovered on December 6 in a restroom at […]

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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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Police arrest student who sprayed another student with chemical irritant at Harvard High School

A 14-year-old is facing felony charges after he allegedly sprayed another student with a chemical spray at Harvard High School, causing the student to sustain injuries, police said. The Harvard Police Department responded around 10:43 a.m. on October 26 to Harvard High School, 1103 North Jefferson Street. Harvard Deputy Police Chief Tyson Bauman said officers […]