State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi Announces Death Penalty Qualification for Assistant Philip Hiscock

A press release has been received from McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi announcing the Illinois Supreme Court will allow one of his relatively new assistants to participate in death penalty cases. Making sure that attorneys involved in such cases … Continue reading

State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi Announces Death Penalty Qualification for Assistant Philip Hiscock

A press release has been received from McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi announcing the Illinois Supreme Court will allow one of his relatively new assistants to participate in death penalty cases. Making sure that attorneys involved in such cases … Continue reading

What Does Al Gore’s Beating Out George Ryan for the Nobel Peace Prize Have to Do with MCC’s Baseball Stadium?

This year’s cause cause du jour beat out one from the past. The august judges of things Nobel have decided that fighting global warming is more important that fighting the death penalty. The news came into my computer at 4:43 … Continue reading

What Does Al Gore’s Beating Out George Ryan for the Nobel Peace Prize Have to Do with MCC’s Baseball Stadium?

This year’s cause cause du jour beat out one from the past. The august judges of things Nobel have decided that fighting global warming is more important that fighting the death penalty. The news came into my computer at 4:43 … Continue reading

Gary Pack-Initiated Murder Charges Dropped by Successor State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi

In a headline-grabbing effort right just before the 2004 election that replaced former State’s Attorney Gary Pack, two already convicted motor cycle gang members were indicted again in McHenry County. Although the two were in Federal prison, Pack decided to … Continue reading