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In setback for McHenry County, federal court upholds ban on ICE detainees in county jails

Aug 12, 2022 5:15 AM - McHenry County's legal fight to preserve a multimillion-dollar federal contract suffered a significant defeat this week when a U.S. appellate court upheld a state law that bans counties from locking up immigration detainees in their jails.
Elgin woman gets 12 years for armed robbery

By Amanda Marrazzo
Aug 2, 2022 5:10 PM - A 19-year-old Elgin woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to an amended felony charge connected to a Nov. 22 armed robbery of a Wonder Lake store.
New judge to hear case against AJ Freund's caseworkers

By Amanda Marrazzo
Jul 31, 2022 12:58 PM - An out-of-county judge will be brought in to the McHenry County courthouse to preside over the cases of two caseworkers charged criminally in the death of a 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy who was killed by his parents in 2019.
Man charged with hate crime over vandalism of cafe; planned drag show canceled

By Susan Sarkauskas
Jul 23, 2022 2:58 PM - Lake in the Hills police say an Alsip man vandalized a cafe that planned to host a drag show Saturday evening.
Cops & Crime: How DuPage County sheriff's new bloodhound honors legacy of fallen deputy

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
Jul 22, 2022 5:30 AM - Fallen McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner was a dog person through and through. So it's only fitting that leaders at the DuPage County sheriff's office, where Keltner started his career, decided to name their new bloodhound Jake in his memory.
Elgin man charged with selling cornucopia of drugs online

By Susan Sarkauskas
Jul 7, 2022 4:38 PM - An Elgin man has been charged with selling cannabis, hallucinogens, narcotic painkillers, sedatives and more online.
Jail Brakers and Prairie State Legal Services to offer cannabis expungement event June 18

Submitted by Jail Breakers
Jun 15, 2022 1:11 PM - On Saturday, June 18, Jail Brakers, a program offering support and services to the families of incarcerated individuals, and experts from Prairie State Legal Services will be offering a special sealing and expungement of cannabis records and convictions presentation.
Fatal shooting of Port Barrington man 'justified,' prosecutor says

By Amanda Marrazzo
Jun 8, 2022 4:40 PM - Despite having a chemical intoxicant in his system, a McHenry County sheriff's deputy's actions were "justified" earlier this year when he fatally shot a Port Barrington man whose wife told police he was threatening to kill her, the county's top prosecutor said Wednesday.
Waukegan man arrested in McHenry County 'road rage' shooting

By Amanda Marrazzo
Jun 1, 2022 6:41 PM - A 26-year-old Waukegan man, whom police have seeking in "road rage" case that occured more than a month ago, was arrested Friday and was in custody of the McHenry County jail, according to court records and the jail log.
Former nurse sentenced to life without parole

By Amanda Marrazzo
May 23, 2022 9:14 PM - A former McHenry County woman, described as a "monster" Monday by prosecutors and her victim's family members, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the "barbaric" killing of a 23-year-old Harvard woman more than 20 years ago.

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Welcome to McHenry

Slogan: The Heart of the Fox
Population: 26,825
Year Incorporated:1836
Zip Codes:60050, 60051
Town Geo-center: 42.339167, -88.281667

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