Crime and Courts

One of McHenry County’s most wanted fugitives was arrested Wednesday on warrants for aggravated criminal sexual abuse and aggravated battery.

WOODSTOCK – Locking eyes with the man convicted of killing his brother, Scott Milliman said he never got to hear the slain main's last words or see his last breath.

Former Republican McHenry County Board member Robert Bless has been fired from his job as a Cook County Sheriff’s Office deputy after its disciplinary board concluded that he had violated several rules regarding his other employment.

WOODSTOCK – The bench trial for a one-time youth mentor accused of sexually abusing a young boy concluded during its second day, but a McHenry County judge won’t announce the verdict until next week.

WOODSTOCK – The alleged victim in a sex abuse case against his one-time youth mentor said the man was sexually aroused when he pulled down the boy's pants and spanked him.

A McHenry man faces federal charges after threatening to kill the U.S. ambassador to Serbia over a visa dispute involving his wife, U.S. Justice Department officials said.

Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas, police said Sunday.

PARK RIDGE – Police in Park Ridge have a sneaking suspicion that a man arrested on theft charges in March may have scammed dozens more people out of artwork, sports memorabilia, cars and other items.

EAST ST. LOUIS – A 1-year-old girl was killed in East St. Louis when she was run over by a car after a boy sitting in the vehicle started the engine and put it into gear, authorities said.

WOODSTOCK – A McHenry man was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for sexually abusing a family member.

WOODSTOCK – A 49-year-old Marengo man was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for sexually assaulting an underage family member for more than a decade.

WOODSTOCK – Calling him a danger to the public, McHenry County Judge Sharon Prather on Thursday rejected a request to reduce the bond for a Wisconsin man charged with his 10th DUI.

WOODSTOCK – A Harvard teen, whom prosecutors said was a gang member was denied a reduction in his bail.

The inmate population at the McHenry County Jail has remained relatively flat in recent years compared to a number of collar county correctional facilities nearing capacity.

CHICAGO – A sometimes prickly, sometimes boastful Donald Trump testified Tuesday at a civil trial where the developer-turned-TV personality is accused of using false promises to entice an 87-year-old investor into buying condos at his namesake Chicago skyscraper.