McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office

Austin Silverman, charged with Attempted First Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery in a Public Place (SOURCE: McHenry County County State's Attorney's Office)

Suspect in Gas Station Attack of Clerk in Woodstock Charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Battery

Sat Jan 3, 2026 05:10 pm Cardinal News

A male resident of Woodstock was arrested immediately after Woodstock police officers recognized the male’s image on surveillance video that captured his image as he repeatedly punched and kicked a gas station clerk working at […]

Adilyn Monette, charged with Aggravated Arson (SOURCE: McHenry County County State's Attorney's Office)

Woodstock Woman, Released on Pending Colorado Arson Charge, Now Charged with Aggravated Arson After Setting Fire in Woodstock, IL Walmart

Fri Jan 2, 2026 06:31 pm Cardinal News

A Woodstock woman, who was on a supervisory release as part of an arson investigation out of Colorado, where she has family in Denver, is now ordered detained in the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility […]

Woodstock Male Convicted of Public Indecency After Exposing Himself to Woman at Planet Fitness

Thu Mar 13, 2025 09:08 pm Cardinal News

The McHenry County State’s Attorney Office announced Tuesday, March 11, 2025 that Edel Castaneda-Carreno, 23, of Woodstock, was convicted of public indecency on March 10, 2025, at the conclusion of a jury trial. On October […]

Marcus Lejsner, charged with drug-induced homicide (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives Arrest Lakemoor Resident After Drug-Induced Homicide February

Wed Oct 23, 2024 08:15 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives have concluded their investigation into the February death of a 23-year-old woman from unincorporated Spring Grove, and have announced in criminal charges. On February 9, 2024, at approximately 11:20 a.m., Lake […]

Nicholas M. Koczor, charged with Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer and Harassment by Telephone (SOURCE: McHenry County Sheriff's Office)

McHenry County Court-Released Defendant Considered “SAFE-T Act Failure” Moved to Stephenson County Jail

Wed Sep 27, 2023 06:18 pm Cardinal News

Nicholas Koczor was transferred at 7:53 a.m. today from McHenry County Jail to Stephenson County Jail. Stephenson County, Illinois is located west of Rockford, Illinois. According to the victim notification system VINE (Victim Information and […]

McHenry County Court Releases “SAFE-T Act Failure” Defendant, But Jail Holds Him for Another Agency

Tue Sep 26, 2023 08:28 am Cardinal News

UPDATE … Nicholas Koczor was released at 7:53 a.m. today from McHenry County Jail and transferred to Stephenson County Jail. In a case provided as an example of failure of the SAFE-T Act, the McHenry […]

Patrick Kenneally, McHenry County State's Attorney (McHenry County State's Attorney's Office)

Day 1 of SAFE-T Act Reveals Concerns with Releases of Non-Detainable Defendants to the Community in McHenry County

Tue Sep 19, 2023 07:58 pm Cardinal News

The first day (Monday, September 18, 2023) operating under the SAFE-T Act, also known as the Pretrial Fairness Act, resulted in the absurd and incoherent results many predicted, according to McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick […]

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