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Crystal Lake man sentenced to 36 years in prison for attempting to murder woman with hatchet, hammer

Summary by Lake and McHenry County Scanner
Mark Alex, 60, of Crystal Lake. A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to thirty-six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for attacking a woman with a hatchet and a hammer, leaving her seriously injured in what authorities called a “horrific” attack. Mark Alex, 60, was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 18 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections during a sentencing hearing Thursday in front of McHenry County Judge Mark Gerha…
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Lake and McHenry County Scanner broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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