Woman found guilty of abusing elderly woman in her care in Island Lake

Theresa Alexander, 39, was using a fake name while working as a live-in caregiver for an 82-year-old woman, authorities said.

By Mohammad Samra

39-year-old Theresa Alexander was convicted of multiple felonies Friday in McHenry County.

A woman has been found guilty of abusing an 82-year-old woman in her care in Island Lake in McHenry County.

Theresa Alexander, 39, was convicted of aggravated battery, domestic battery and possession of a fraudulent driver’s license, according to the McHenry County state’s attorney’s office.

Alexander had been using a fake name while working as a live-in caregiver for the elderly woman. Police discovered she had been abusing the woman, sometimes striking her.

Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 24.

Next Up In News

Netflix looks to curb password sharing, considers ads

Aiming to predict COVID, future pandemics better, CDC opens infectious diseases forecasting center

Joliet farmers wrangle cows thrown from semitrailer after crash on Interstate 80

1 killed, 3 wounded in shootings Tuesday in Chicago

Obama relatives sue Milwaukee school alleging racial bias

Unmasked transit: Pritzker ends mask mandates in public transportation, airports