McHenry County Blog

-A man lost an eye when he was attacked another at a two-year old’s birthday party in Huntley.

Chicago Sun-Times coverage.

Doesn’t that bring to mind the “eye for an eye” admonition in the Old Testament?

I’ve heard commentary that punishment was intended to keep people from killing someone who gouged out an eye.  Any Biblical scholars out there who could confirm, dispute or elaborate in the comment section?

BOGUSLAW CZAPLA SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR MOB ACTION AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY

Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 39 year old Boguslaw Czapla, previously of Elmwood Park, was sentenced today to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the felony offenses of aggravated battery and mob action.

The defendant was found guilty by a jury on November 4, 2010 after a four day trial. The jury deliberated for approximately two hours before finding the defendant guilty of both charges.

The trial testimony revealed that the defendant and the victim were attending a birthday party for a two year old child on July 19, 2008.

Towards the end of the party, the defendant kicked the thirty-two year old victim in the face causing the loss of his right eye.

During the sentencing hearing, the victim who was previously a commercial truck-driver, stated that he has had difficulty providing for his family and maintaining steady employment because of the injury.

This case was investigated by Detective Kevin Keane and other members of the Huntley Police Department. This case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Ryan Blackney and Criminal Division Chief Philip Hiscock.

Rolling eyes, to be more specific.

Rolling eyes of Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley while Councilman Jeff Thorsen was asking an extensive list of questions of watershed adviser Gary Schaefer.

And, yes, I did my best with the red eye removal tool.

To show you what was happening before and after, I have posted those photos below.

First is Thorsen, with hands raised, asking a question.

Next, comes the mayor, eyes a rollin’.

Finally, a photo of the mayor and City Manager Gary Mayerhofer conversing. Mayerhofer is reported to have come up with the idea for the baseball stadium.

You can draw your own conclusions of what message the mayor was trying to send the audience about Thorsen’s scrutiny of the watershed ordinance.

Thorsen was proposing, among other ideas, third party oversight of the monitoring and enforcement provisions of the proposal, rather than having it done by the city staff.

By the time the meeting was over, Shepley had endorsed most of Thorsen’s ideas, as he did late in the meeting a month previous.

Rolling eyes, to be more specific.

Rolling eyes of Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley while Councilman Jeff Thorsen was asking an extensive list of questions of watershed adviser Gary Schaefer.

And, yes, I did my best with the red eye removal tool.

To show you what was happening before and after, I have posted those photos below.

First is Thorsen, with hands raised, asking a question.

Next, comes the mayor, eyes a rollin’.

Finally, a photo of the mayor and City Manager Gary Mayerhofer conversing. Mayerhofer is reported to have come up with the idea for the baseball stadium.

You can draw your own conclusions of what message the mayor was trying to send the audience about Thorsen’s scrutiny of the watershed ordinance.

Thorsen was proposing, among other ideas, third party oversight of the monitoring and enforcement provisions of the proposal, rather than having it done by the city staff.

By the time the meeting was over, Shepley had endorsed most of Thorsen’s ideas, as he did late in the meeting a month previous.