Amanda Marrazzo

A K-9 officer works near the home of 5-year-old AJ Freund on April 18, 2019, in Crystal Lake. The boy had been reported missing but later was found dead.

Chicago firm to donate services for demolition of AJ Freund house in Crystal Lake

January 9, 2020 at 2:54 a.m.

The Crystal Lake City Council on Tuesday approved an agreement with a Chicago demolition company to tear down at virtually no cost to the city the dilapidated house where, authorities...

Uber driver gets 5 years in prison for sexual abuse of passenger — now he’ll be tried for allegedly paying someone to ‘silence’ her

January 7, 2020 at 9:16 p.m.

A former Uber driver convicted of sexually abusing a passenger was sentenced to five years in prison Friday, but charges he attempted to hire someone to "hurt or silence" the...

After witness is a no-show, prosecutors decide not to pursue charge that Uber driver who sexually abused passenger sought to ‘silence’ his victim

January 7, 2020 at 4:22 p.m.

A former Uber driver sentenced to five years in prison Friday for sexually abusing and attempting to sexually assault a passenger was set to go to trial again Monday for...

Uber driver gets 5 years in prison for sexual abuse of passenger — now he’ll be tried for allegedly paying someone to ‘silence’ her

January 5, 2020 at 8:04 p.m.

A former Uber driver convicted of sexually abusing a passenger was sentenced to five years in prison Friday — and on Monday he will stand trial on charges that he...

Kristin Ballard of Rockford stands in support of police officers and firefighters while attending a procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as his body arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.

Amid an emotional holiday season, family of slain McHenry County Deputy Jake Keltner is organizing blood drive in his memory

December 30, 2019 at 3:07 a.m.

As other families settled into the holiday rush, family members of slain McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jake Keltner were figuring out how to deal with their first season without him....

Crystal Lake man gets 50 years in prison for sex crimes against young relative over 13 years; early church intervention failed to stop acts, victim says

December 20, 2019 at 5:43 p.m.

A Crystal Lake man was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in prison for what prosecutors and a judge described as "heinous" sexual crimes committed against a young relative over a...

JoAnn Cunningham, 37, cries during her sentencing hearing in Woodstock, July 16, 2020.

Crystal Lake officials taking bids for demolition of AJ Freund house. Mom pleaded guilty earlier this month to murder in beating death of 5-year-old.

December 21, 2019 at 1:21 a.m.

Crystal Lake officials are seeking a company to demolish the dilapidated house where, according to authorities, 5-year-old AJ Freund was beaten to death. In court Wednesday, David Goles, an attorney...

McHenry County judge finds former city clerk of Harvard guilty on 1 count of child porn, not guilty on 2 other counts

December 16, 2019 at 10:10 p.m.

A former city clerk of Harvard was found guilty Thursday in McHenry County court on one count of possession of child pornography, according to prosecutors and defense attorneys. Andrew Wells,...

Crystal Lake community reaches out to help high school student who fled Honduras because of violence but now is in ICE custody

December 12, 2019 at 1:08 a.m.

In 2018, 16-year-old Meydi Guzman-Rivas and her father fled Honduras, seeking safety in the United States after violent gang members made death threats against their family, according to the girl's...

The gravesite of Bridget Prate at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery in Palatine. She was pronounced dead after a car crash in 2011. Now her husband, who was driving, stands accused of killing his girlfriend.

Police raised questions about a suburban woman’s death in a 2011 car crash. Now her husband, who was driving, has been charged with murdering his girlfriend in Schaumburg.

December 10, 2019 at 8:21 p.m.

When Anthony Prate arrived home and heard his wife talking to another man inside, he suspected the two were having an affair and plotting to kill him. That's what the...

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