By Tony Gordon | Daily Herald Staff The former Lincolnshire day care center aide charged with killing a 16-month-old boy pleaded not guilty Thursday in Lake County Circuit Court. Melissa M. Calusinski, 22, faces a possible life prison sentence if convicted of the Jan. 14 death of Benjamin Kingan of Deerfield. “We are defending our … Continued
JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI – jduchnowski@nwherald.com December 10, 2008 WOODSTOCK – A Huntley man accused of giving an 18-year-old woman the heroin that made her slip into a coma could be released in six months if he successfully completes a boot-camp program, his attorney said. Joseph Pace, 20, of 11611 Bernice Ave., Huntley, pleaded guilty Tuesday to … Continued
By Charles Keeshan | Daily Herald Staff A Huntley man was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday after admitting he gave heroin to an 18-year-old Carpentersville woman who slipped into a coma after injecting the drug. However, there is a good chance Joseph J. Pace, 20, will never serve that time. Instead, under a … Continued
By Charles Keeshan | Daily Herald Staff A few months back, Inhak “Tommy” Cho was doing his best to escape from behind bars. On Wednesday the Algonquin man eagerly accepted a plea deal that could keep him locked up for more than 20 years, and was willing to spend more time in prison if his … Continued
Northwest Herald, May 20, 2008: By BRANDON COUTRE – WOODSTOCK – A McHenry high school student charged with a felony for grabbing the breast of a lunch lady during his lunch period in March pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge. Prosecutors agreed to lower the aggravated battery of a school employee charge against Isaac … Continued
By Charles Keeshan | Daily Herald Staff A McHenry High School student charged with a felony for grabbing the breast of a school cafeteria worker pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Monday that allows him to avoid both a felony conviction and any more time behind bars. Isaac Chambers, 18, instead will spend two years … Continued
State asks for the maximum, George Kililis gets client 2 years. By BRANDON COUTRE WOODSTOCK – A 19-year-old Fox River Grove man was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for his participation in an attack on a man who was beaten with a baseball bat, scorched with a heated knife, and locked in a … Continued
By BRANDON COUTRE – January 29, 2008 WOODSTOCK – A man who allegedly opened fire in a Woodstock bar earlier this month was expected to be released from the McHenry County Jail after a judge reduced his bond to $10,000 Tuesday. Luis R. Rivera, 40, of 7301 Falls Lane, Wonder Lake, was charged with reckless … Continued
A fact of life around the courthouse is that it is a place where many marriages end badly. But few end worse than one that’s the subject of a lawsuit a Crystal Lake woman filed this month against her ex-husband. The woman, whom I’m not naming for soon-to-be obvious reasons, is suing her ex on … Continued
By BRANDON COUTRE – bcoutre@nwherald.com WOODSTOCK – Kathleen Caldwell thought that she had found an easy way out when her personal finances got shaky after her two children started college. Caldwell, who is a bookkeeper at her uncle’s Spring Grove heating and cooling business, started writing checks to herself that had totaled about $767,000 over … Continued