
Amanda Marrazzo
Writer and Reporter at Freelance
I just write stories (sometimes I get paid for it) 25-plus yrs. appearing in @ChicagoTribune @Shawmedia @DailyHerald @ABCNews @ChicagoBetter @CDLB
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4 days ago |
shawlocal.com | Amanda Marrazzo
A Wonder Lake man has been accused of punching a 7-year-old with special needs in the stomach, slapping him and throwing him to the ground for wearing the wrong pants, according to McHenry County prosecutors. Kyle McCullough, 31, is charged with aggravated battery of a child younger than 13 causing great bodily harm, a Class 3 felony, court records show. He also is charged with two counts of misdemeanor domestic battery, according to the criminal complaint filed in the McHenry County court.
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4 days ago |
dailyherald.com | Amanda Marrazzo
Jose M. Alicea-Reyes, 51, of Plainfield A Plainfield man faces multiple felony charges after police in McHenry County said he was found in possession of six roosters, cockfighting equipment and nearly $10,000 in cash. Jose Alicea-Reyes, 51, is charged with possessing or selling equipment known to be used for cockfighting, and six counts of owning an animal for sport fighting, Class 4 felonies, according to the criminal complaint filed in the McHenry County court.
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5 days ago |
shawlocal.com | Amanda Marrazzo
Calls came in for help at two separate crashes within a minute of each other Saturday in Marengo, authorities said. A call for aid came into the Marengo Fire and Rescue District at 3:24 p.m. of a single motorcycle crash at Harmony and County Line roads. The single-occupant motorcycle was traveling west on Harmony Road with a group of motorcycles when it crashed, Chief John Kimmel said.
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5 days ago |
shawlocal.com | Amanda Marrazzo
Marengo police arrested a man early Saturday who they said possessed six roosters, cockfighting equipment and nearly $10,000 in cash. Jose Alicea-Reyes, 51, of Plainfield is charged with possessing or selling equipment known to be used for cockfighting, and six counts of owning an animal for sport fighting, Class 4 felonies, according to the criminal complaint filed in the McHenry County court.
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5 days ago |
shawlocal.com | Amanda Marrazzo
A Woodstock man who was accused of entering a Crystal Lake home and threatening a woman with a crowbar pleaded has guilty to burglary, according to an amended indictment filed in McHenry County court. Joseph Dean Gibson, 32, was sentenced to one day of conditional discharge and 180 days in jail.
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