Traffic Ticket Discrimination Against Out-of-Towners Everywhere, But Crystal Lake and

The Chicago Tribune released results of a study of traffic ticket data that shows whether police departments discriminate in favor of their own residents. In the towns studied in McHenry County Crystal Lake and Harvard stood out as being even-handed. … Continue reading

CL Police Report on St. Patrick’s Crackdown

A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: The Crystal Lake Police Department Completes the St. Patrick’s Holiday Crackdown to Save Lives The Crystal Lake Police Department recently completed participation in the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program … Continue reading

Tribune Probes 4 Years of Traffic Stops by McHenry County Sheriff’s Department

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Department has attracted the attention of the Chicago Tribune. Two weeks ago, a front-page story about drug sniffing dogs mentioned McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Bruketta. Now a wide-ranging Freedom of Information request has been filed … Continue reading

Transcript in Zane Seipler Wrongful Termination Court Hearing – Part 9

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

Transcript in Last Zane Seipler Wrongful Termination Court Hearing – Part 8

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