Tribune highlighted the problem of school districts not being able to find out if prospective teachers had been found to have sexually abused students. In 2009, eight years after bringing too many boxes home my legislative office, I was doing … Continue reading
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This weekend the Tribune highlighted the problem of school districts not being able to find out if prospective teachers had been found to have sexually abused students. In 2009, eight years after bringing too many boxes home my legislative office, … Continue reading
Considering the legislation now being considered by the Illinois General Assembly, this article about my incredibly unsuccessful attempt to provide transparency in legislation from over twenty years ago might be of interest. The amendment was killed by over 100 votes … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney in Springfield which shows the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing in State government: CHICAGO BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR GRANT FRAUD SCHEME Springfield, Ill. … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff: New law expands grandparent DCFS visitation rights Springfield, IL… The rights of grandparents and great-grandparents to visit children under the care of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) are expanded … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff: McHenry Man Arrested on Disorderly Conduct Charges Detectives from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office served criminal warrants on June 24, 2016, on Scott Smessaert of McHenry, Illinois, for Disorderly Conduct. On May … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: DCFS Transformation Applauded by Governor Agency making administrative reforms to improve life of children Supports legislation to make foster children’s lives more normal CHICAGO – Governor Bruce Rauner today discussed the transformations at … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor Rauner announces new head of DCFS CHICAGO — Governor Bruce Rauner has selected George Sheldon, 67, as the next Director of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Sheldon was responsible … Continue reading
The Rockford Diocese covers McHenry County. Today its Catholic Charities announced that it would no longer assist the State of Illinois in finding adoptive families for wards of the state. The reason? The new civil unions law that takes effect … Continue reading
The following press release has been received from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office. The conviction is this case occurred in January. JOSUE GOMEZ SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR JUVENILE PIMPING Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, … Continue reading
The following press release has been received from McHenry County government: McHenry County Selected as Child Protection Data Courts Project Pilot Site WOODSTOCK, IL – McHenry County has been selected by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC), as … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office: A JURY HAS FOUND JOSUE GOMEZ GUILTY OF JUVENILE PIMPING Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, is pleased to announce that Josue Gomez of McHenry was found guilty today … Continue reading
Eight years after bringing too many boxes home my legislative office, I was doing some throwing away this past month. I found a roll call on an amendment I offered on June 7, 1994. It was my second year of … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald is reporting a really strange fire call on Crystal Lake’s West End. A 55-year old man was found chained by the neck in a burning home at 398 Dolo Rosa Vista, Jim Butts’s story says. Most will … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald is reporting a really strange fire call on Crystal Lake’s West End. A 55-year old man was found chained by the neck in a burning home at 398 Dolo Rosa Vista, Jim Butts’s story says. Most will … Continue reading
My fellow Crystal Lake Kiwanians probably did not understand why I was so intense in my questioning of McHenry County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Executive Director Kelly Pokharel. One of my emotional hot buttons got pushed. It started in 1979, … Continue reading