Pot Legalization Vote Will One of First for New City Councilman

Cameron Hubbard was appointed to replace Carolyn Schofield when Schofield moved on to the McHenry County Board. Now, at one of his first meetings, the newcomer will be faced with a vote to de-criminalize marijuana. The agenda item is way … Continue reading

Crystal Lake Police Roll Out Sex Offender Watch Program for Halloween

A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Crystal Lake Police Department announces their startup of the most innovative and collaborative national sex offender program, OffenderWatch. Crystal Lake Police Chief David Linder announced they are the newest McHenry County … Continue reading

Misdemeanor Battery Charges Filed Against Five Prairie Ridge Wrestlers

Five Prairie Ridge High School wrestlers were charged with misdemeanor battery for hazing other team members, an article in the Daily Herald by Chuck Keeshan reports. The arrests were made about a month after the issue surfaced on WMAQ-TV. In … Continue reading

Gene Lowery – From Under Sheriff to Deputy Chief

The rumor during the primary campaign for sheriff was the Keith Nygren would win another term, but not serve it. His replacement would be Under Sheriff Gene Lowery. After the primary, the rumors started circulating that Lowery would be named … Continue reading

Prairie Ridge Wrestling Hazing May Have Included Sexual Molestation

Reading between the lines of the following press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department, but not too much, led me to the use of the words “sexual molestation” in the headline. See if you agree. On Thursday, January 28, … Continue reading

Patriots Patriots United Town Hall on Health Care Features Congressman Don Manzullo – Part 1

Two Crystal Lake Holiday Inn banquet halls were almost filled by people interested in the health care debate. There were certainly more than 400 people in attendance and it may have come close to 500. Citizens who probably had never … Continue reading

Student Arrested for Boys Room Marker Treat First to Make Report

There is certainly some file into which this behavior should be assigned, but what would you call it? The Daily Herald’s Chuck Keeshan has a fascinating addition to the information released yesterday about the arrest of 18-year old Crystal Lake … Continue reading

Student Arrested for Boys Room Marker Treat First to Make Report

There is certainly some file into which this behavior should be assigned, but what would you call it? The Daily Herald’s Chuck Keeshan has a fascinating addition to the information released yesterday about the arrest of 18-year old Crystal Lake … Continue reading