Sheriff’s Department’s Business Manager Uses County-Owned Car to Commute To and From Winnebago County

Having been told that the Business Manager for the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department was provided a taxpayer-owned car to commute to and from her home north of Rockford, I asked some questions. In a reply to a Freedom of Information … Continue reading

No Rule Against Fixing Private Vehicles in McHenry County Sheriff’s Garage

Over the years there have been reports of private cars having their oil changed and being repaired by McHenry County Sheriff’s Department personnel with the use of taxpayer-funded supplies. The name of a member of the County Board even came … Continue reading

Who’s Driving Cars in the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department?

Some readers suggested that a list of McHenry County Sheriff’s Department employees assigned cars might be interesting. OK. You see it below. Tell me what’s significant? I’m assuming that the names listed are employees, except for the one that says, … Continue reading

Heroin Linked to Young Man Arrested in Crystal Lake for Vehicular Burglary

A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Subject charged with Multiple vehicle Burglaries During the month of December, 2012 the Crystal Lake Police Department received several reports of vehicle burglaries occurring in the southwestern portion of the City. … Continue reading

Rollover on McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake Requires Helicopter Airlift to Lutheran General

press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Crystal Lake Traffic Crash – McHenry Ave at Barlina Road On Monday, August 27, 2012 at approximately 4:36 PM, emergency crews from the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue and Police Departments responded to … Continue reading

Fox Lake Man Arrested for Pistakee Bay Neighborhood Vehicle Burglaries

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office didn’t send out anything to notify the public that one of its SWAT Team members, Greg Pyle, was being sought for arrest for 10 counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Abuse, but today I received the … Continue reading

Three-Car Monday Evening Accident on Route 31 & Three Oaks Road

A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Crystal Lake Traffic Crash June 27th, 2011 On Monday, June 27th, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Crystal Lake Police and the Crystal Lake Fire Department responded to the intersection of Route 31 … Continue reading

Arguments Made for Dismissal of Charges Against State’s Attorney Investigator Mike McCleary

McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Investigator Michael McCleary was in Rockford Judge Joseph McGraw’s courtroom Friday afternoon listening to his attorney argue the Special Prosecutor’s indictment should be dismissed. His Rockford attorney, Christopher DeRango started by pointing out that the statutory … Continue reading

Peyton Freund, McHenry East Student, Wins Operation Click Car

Operation Click gave away three cars donated by Crystal Lake Buick GMC, Crystal Lake Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram and Black Diamond Plumbing. The first went to Abby Heck, who attends Harvard High School. You can read about that here. The … Continue reading