The human remains of a missing Crystal Lake man have been found and a suspect has been charged with kidnapping and murdering the missing man, authorities announced. Crystal Lake Police Chief James Black, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser and Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain announced late Saturday evening the arrest of 61-year-old Douglas Ottesen. […]
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Coroner identifies elderly couple found fatally shot in apparent murder-suicide in Vernon Hills
The coroner has released the identities of an elderly couple who was found fatally shot inside a home in Vernon Hills in an apparent murder-suicide. The Vernon Hills Police Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road in Vernon Hills. Vernon Hills Deputy Police […]
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Elderly couple found fatally shot inside Vernon Hills residence in apparent murder-suicide
An elderly couple was found fatally shot inside a home in Vernon Hills Wednesday morning in an apparent murder-suicide, police said. The Vernon Hills Police Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road in Vernon Hills. Vernon Hills Deputy Police Chief Shannon Holubetz said […]
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5-year anniversary marked in murder, discovery of 5-year-old AJ Freund from Crystal Lake
The five-year anniversary was marked Wednesday in the discovery of AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy who was murdered by his parents and falsely reported missing before his body was found. JoAnn Cunningham and Andrew Freund Sr., the parents of AJ, reported the boy missing on April 18, 2019. Andrew Freund Sr. told dispatchers […]
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Richmond man sentenced to 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting 18-year-old
A man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting an 18-year-old man in the face in 2019 at a home near Richmond. John M. Maki Jr., 52, was charged in May 2019 with two counts of first-degree murder. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded to Maki’s home […]
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Court documents say Richmond parents charged with murder knew child was experiencing overdose, failed to get him help
Newly unsealed documents say the Richmond parents charged with first-degree murder of their child knew the boy was suffering from an overdose and refused to promptly seek medical care. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Richmond Township Fire Protection District and Mercyhealth MD-1 responded around 10:50 a.m. on January 3 to the 9600 block of Hillandale […]
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Judge denies woman’s request to have 55-year sentence vacated in double murder of elderly couple in Algonquin
A judge denied a woman’s request to have her 55-year sentence vacated after she pleaded guilty to stabbing an elderly couple to death in Algonquin and then claimed she was coerced into the plea. Arin M. Fox, 42, of Algonquin, was charged in November 2020 with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery to a […]
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Judge denies pre-trial release to McHenry County’s most wanted fugitive charged in ‘brutal’ Harvard murder
A judge denied pre-trial release to McHenry County’s number one most wanted fugitive after he was captured while on the run for nearly 20 years in a brutal murder in Harvard. Roberto Valdez-Calixto, now 45, formerly of Harvard, was indicted by a grand jury in March 2005 on four counts of first-degree murder and four […]
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Jury convicts man of committing ‘cold-blooded and calculated’ murder outside motel in Waukegan
A 34-year-old man faces up to 60 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting another man in a “cold-blooded and calculated” ambush murder outside a motel in Waukegan. Darius Kirby, 34, of Riverdale, and Shava Jackson-Spicer, 29, of Joliet, were both charged in March 2021 with multiple counts of first-degree […]