Amanda Marrazzo

A Richmond man admitted Friday to unlawfully possessing a machine gun and was sentenced to six years in prison after authorities said he possessed an "arsenal" of weapons that were illegal because of a past felony convcition.

A Crystal Lake man and former Deerfield High volunteer coach was sentenced to prison Friday for possessing an image depicting child sex abuse. A prosecutor called the allegations "deplorable."

A Barrington Hills man with two pending cases involving alleged threats to police, judges and a probation officer has been ordered to be held in McHenry County jail.

The death of a Crystal Lake child was confirmed to be that of an 8-year-old boy, prompting a multi-agency investigation.

For the year 2025 alone, the Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center reports that the financial loss to the public is more than $20 billion. More often than not the victims are 60 years and older.

A child has died in a Crystal Lake home and at least two different agencies have launched investigations into the child's death.

A Fox River Grove man has admitted to attempting to get a child’s guardian to send him lewd photos of the child and to possessing obscene materials.

A Woodstock man who crashed his car into a townhouse had just fled from a violent encounter with a woman who he allegedly punched while she was holding a toddler, authorities say.

A Crystal Lake man who was accused of taping bags of methamphetamine to his body and bringing some into McHenry County jail has pleaded guilty to a possession charge.

A man awaiting trial on charges that he threatened to shoot Barrington Hills police officers is now accused of threatening to harm a McHenry County judge and probation officer.

One of two Woodstock teens charged last year with beating up a 15-year-old at Walmart in Algonquin has pleaded guilty to a lesser offense.

An elderly man sentenced to prison for a gun-related charge has asked the court for probation instead, arguing that he will lose his Social Security in prison, and that means his wife could lose their home.

A Crystal Lake teen who is a globally ranked skateboarder is accused of striking a person with a skateboard, causing “significant injuries,” including a brain bleed, at the downtown Crystal Lake train station, according to authorities.

A Lake in the Hills man who had worked as a mentor for McHenry County jail inmates admitted Wednesday that he sexually assaulted a child.

A Lake in the Hills man accused of providing a fatal dose of cocaine to a woman he knew had a heart condition was denied pretrial release from the county jail.