A judge sentenced a man to 40 years in prison after he was convicted by a jury of fatally shooting a 14-year-old who was walking with a friend at a gas station in North Chicago. Alraum C. Williams, 20, of Calumet City, and Amireon C. Williams, 21, of North Chicago, were both indicted by 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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Jury convicts man of shooting and killing 14-year-old boy at gas station in North Chicago
A man faces up to 75 years in prison after he was convicted by a jury of fatally shooting a 14-year-old who was walking with a friend at a gas station in North Chicago. Alraum C. Williams, 19, of Calumet City, and Amireon C. Williams, 20, of North Chicago, were both indicted by a grand […]
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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 […]
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Former DCFS worker faces up to 10 years in prison after being convicted in ‘sham investigation’ leading to AJ Freund’s murder
A former DCFS worker faces up to 10 years in prison but could also get probation after a judge found him guilty of mishandling abuse investigations of AJ Freund before his murder. Carlos J. Acosta, 57, of Woodstock, and Andrew R. Polovin, 51, of Island Lake, were both charged in September 2020 with two counts […]
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Judge finds former DCFS worker guilty, supervisor not guilty of mishandling AJ Freund abuse investigations
A judge found a former DCFS worker guilty and his supervisor not guilty of mishandling abuse investigations of AJ Freund leading up to the Crystal Lake boy’s 2019 murder. Carlos J. Acosta, 57, of Woodstock, and Andrew R. Polovin, 51, of Island Lake, were both charged in September 2020 with two counts of endangering the […]
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Waukegan man faces up to 100 years in prison after jury convicts him of attempting to murder police officers in North Chicago
A Waukegan man faces up to 100 years in prison after a jury convicted him of attempted murder for shooting at police officers in North Chicago last summer. Oscar Martinez, 22, of Waukegan, was charged in June 2022 with attempted murder of a peace officer, aggravated discharge of a firearm at a peace officer and […]
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Judge sentences McHenry man to 63 years in prison for sexually assaulting young child over span of years
A judge sentenced a McHenry man to 63 years in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of numerous charges for sexually assaulting a child over the span of several years. Ramiro Gonsalez-Garcia, 43, of the 3100 block of Lake Street in McHenry, was charged in February 2020 with seven counts of predatory criminal […]
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McHenry man faces lengthy prison sentence after being found guilty of sexually assaulting young child
A McHenry man faces a lengthy prison sentence after a judge found him guilty of numerous charges for sexually assaulting a child over the span of several years. Ramiro Gonsalez-Garcia, 43, of the 3100 block of Lake Street in McHenry, was charged in February 2020 with seven counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a […]