A judge found a man guilty — rejecting an insanity defense — of trying to murder a woman in a brutal and unprovoked attack that left her critically injured, with one of her eyes permanently gone, and a good Samaritan injured at a McHenry park. Raymond P. Link, 49, of West Allis, Wisconsin, was found […]
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Man who claimed racism during traffic stop in Wauconda, leading to viral video found not guilty of speeding
An Island Lake man, who is a convicted felon, has been found not guilty of speeding after he claimed racism and said he was pulled over for being a “black man driving a Mercedes” in Wauconda. Levail Smith, 56, of Island Lake, was stopped by the Wauconda Police Department around 11:15 p.m. on August 17, […]
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Judge finds Waukegan police officer guilty of misdemeanor for throwing handcuffed man to ground, injuring him
A judge found a now-fired Waukegan police officer guilty of a misdemeanor for throwing a handcuffed man to the ground, leaving the detainee injured, with prosecutors calling him a “rogue” officer. Waukegan Police Officer Richard Tabisz was charged in January 2024 with two felony counts of official misconduct and two misdemeanor counts of battery. A […]
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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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5 months in jail for convicted murderer who struck wife year after being acquitted of attacking her in Crystal Lake
A man previously convicted of murdering his first wife has been sentenced to five months in jail for striking his wife in the face, over a year after he was acquitted of attacking her at a gym in Crystal Lake. Charles C. Gozzola, 51, of Wonder Lake, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, […]
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Judge will allow key video to be played at trial for Crystal Lake daycare owner accused of strangling baby, breaking ribs
A judge will allow a key video to be played at trial after prosecutors say an unlicensed daycare facility owner in Crystal Lake strangled an 11-month-old baby, causing him to stop breathing, and broke his ribs. The Crystal Lake Police Department said in April 2024 that they were notified by the Department of Children and […]
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Officers arrest convicted murderer for striking wife year after being acquitted of attacking her in Crystal Lake
A man previously convicted of murdering his first wife has been arrested for striking his wife in the face on Wednesday, over a year after he was acquitted of attacking her at a gym in Crystal Lake. Charles C. Gozzola, 51, of Wonder Lake, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, a Class A […]
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Judge finds man not guilty by insanity after being charged with stabbing his elderly parents to death in Highland Park
A judge found a 48-year-old man not guilty by reason of insanity on murder charges for stabbing his elderly parents to death inside their apartment in Highland Park. Barry M. Goldberg, 48, of Highland Park, was charged in September 2022 with six counts of first-degree murder. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Lillian Lewis said during […]
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Lake in the Hills man faces nearly 100 years in prison after jury convicts him of murdering innocent victim in Elgin
A Lake in the Hills man faces a minimum of nearly 100 years in prison after a jury convicted him of murdering an innocent man who was a passenger in a car that honked at the suspect’s vehicle in Elgin. Dru K. Jarvis, 26, of Lake in the Hills, was charged in October 2022 with […]