Courthouse sources say that three Circuit Court Judges will retire this year. One has already done so–Mareen McIntyre. She was replaced by Associate Judge Robert Wilbrandt, who, in a previous life, was McHenry County Public Defender. Another Judge said to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Gary Pack
Your homework for today is to read the 2nd Appellate Court decision reinstating McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s suit against one of the Special Prosecutors who indicted him on criminal charges that were so weak that they were tossed … Continue reading
A press release from Republican McHenry County State’s Attorney candidate Patrick Kenneally: DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR STATE’S ATTORNEY SUING ELDERLY WOMEN FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE PATRICK KENNEALLY EXPRESSES NEED FOR EXERCIZING FREE SPEECH Prosecutor and Republican candidate for McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi: McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office Recovers an Additional $700,000.00 for County Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that after several years of litigation, the County reached an agreement with … Continue reading
A commenter calling him- or herself “Truth” made some provocative statements beneath the story about how only one Independent out of five have beaten a candidate on the Republican Party slate during the last five months. I thought more people … Continue reading
Christmas Eve, McHenry County Blog ran the first part of the December 15, 2010, transcript of a Rockford hearing before Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney. December 25th, the second part was published with the third installment published Sunday. Part 4 went … Continue reading
December 24th, McHenry County Blog ran the first part of the December 15, 2010, transcript of a Rockford hearing before Magistrate P. Michael Mahone. December 25th, the second part was published with the third installment published Sunday. Part 4 went … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog sat though the Rockford hearing before Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney a week ago on December 15, 2010. While I took notes, I thought it best to wait until I could obtain a copy of the transcript of … Continue reading
About 1,400 people are arrested for felonies in McHenry County each year. Some 120 may have the opportunity of getting a second chance. That’s what McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, his Criminal Division Chief Deputy Phil Hiscock and program … Continue reading
Around the pool off Oak Ridge Road, McHenry County Board member Barb Wheeler had a well-attended fundraiser Saturday afternoon. Labeled a “Teeni Weeni Bikini Martini Pool Party, it lasted into the evening. There were musicians from Florida playing beach music … Continue reading
$152,582.64 to be exact is the August billing. That’s what will be paid defense attorney Jim Sotos for defending county interests during the month Gary Gauger’s attempt to win monetary damages for his wrongful imprisonment on death row for the … Continue reading
Know what you see above? It’s the bottom of the spreadsheet sent me by the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office showing how much money has been spent on outside lawyers since September 1997 because of the 1993 murder of Morris … Continue reading
Democratic Party candidate for State’s Attorney Tom Cynor has called for the end of a program that helps the McHenry County business community. His suggested alternative is to send businessmen back to civil court, which, of course, would require the … Continue reading
Democratic Party candidate for State’s Attorney Tom Cynor has called for the end of a program that helps the McHenry County business community. His suggested alternative is to send businessmen back to civil court, which, of course, would require the … Continue reading
While what is printed below was written by Dave Brady, chair of the McHenry County Libertarian Party, it has content. I want you to think of the last time the local power parties presented anything on their web sites advancing … Continue reading
While what is printed below was written by Dave Brady, chair of the McHenry County Libertarian Party, it has content. I want you to think of the last time the local power parties presented anything on their web sites advancing … Continue reading
Wish I had seen the hit piece on McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi that arrived late last week. I didn’t get one yet, but readers in Cary, Crystal Lake and Harvard reported its receipt. (If you got one, please … Continue reading
Wish I had seen the hit piece on McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi that arrived late last week. I didn’t get one yet, but readers in Cary, Crystal Lake and Harvard reported its receipt. (If you got one, please … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe without seeing it, so I have an image you can enlarge in this article. Just click on it. But, because it is so hard to read, I’ll type it, too. The letter head reads, “Glenn Gable, … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe without seeing it, so I have an image you can enlarge in this article. Just click on it. But, because it is so hard to read, I’ll type it, too. The letter head reads, “Glenn Gable, … Continue reading