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05/29/2026

A suburban Chicago man is facing 11 felony charges after detectives said they found about 1,000 images and a video of child s*xual abuse on electronic devices seized from his home. READ⬇️

05/26/2026

EX-COACH ACCUSED OF CHILD S*X ABUSE: A former suburban volleyball coach faces charges for allegations he s*xually assaulted a minor he coached nearly 25 years ago, prosecutors said. Link ⬇️

05/21/2026

A suburban Chicago man is facing 10 felony charges after authorities say he possessed and shared child s*xual abuse material involving victims as young as toddlers. READ⬇️

05/19/2026

LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — A Lake in the Hills man accused of using social media to solicit s*xually explicit images and videos from children as young as 10 years old — and allegedly communicating with more than 100 children online — is expected to appear in court next week.

Ryan D. Shapiro, 48, has been charged with six counts of child po*******hy stemming from allegations that he used the social media platform Snapchat to communicate with children under the age of 18 and request s*xually explicit videos and images, according to prosecutors. He has remained in custody since his arrest in August 2025.

The investigation into Shapiro began after authorities identified a child victim from another state who was allegedly solicited by Shapiro through Snapchat, officials said. The Lake in the Hills Police Department partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation during the investigation.

According to prosecutors, search warrants obtained for Snapchat records allegedly revealed that Shapiro communicated with more than 100 children under the age of 18. Authorities said Shapiro confirmed the children’s ages — ranging from 10 to 15 years old — before allegedly requesting explicit material from them, according to a news release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Investigators also alleged that Shapiro sent images of himself to the children.

A status hearing regarding a trial date is scheduled for May 20 in McHenry County Circuit Court.

05/19/2026

Ryan D. Shapiro, of Lake in the Hills, has been charged with six counts of child po*******hy.

05/15/2026

05/15/2026

A Crystal Lake man has been handed a decade-long prison sentence for soliciting child s*x abuse material from two minors.

Read more: https://wgntv.com/crime/crystal-lake-man-given-10-years-for-soliciting-child-s*x-abuse-material-from-2-minors/

05/12/2026

Today marks 15 years since Timmothy Pitzen disappeared.
On May 11, 2011, Timmothy was just 6 years old when he was taken from his school in Aurora, Illinois. He has not been seen since.

"Timmothy should be 21 this year. He should be navigating adulthood, not staring back at us from a missing poster. Fifteen years later, we are still searching. We’re still hoping," Angeline Hartmann, NCMEC’s Director of Communications.

If you have any information about Timmothy or his disappearance, please call NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or the Aurora Police Department at 1-630-256-5516.

Read more about his case: https://www.ncmec.org/blog/2026/covering-timmothy-pitzen-15-years-of-searching-with-his-family

05/08/2026

HAVE YOU SEEN HER? Missing girl, 14, last seen on Chicago's North Side | DETAILS⬇️

05/08/2026

HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Teen missing for more than a week on Chicago's South Side | DETAILS⬇️