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

Barb Wheeler Taking on Abortion, DUI, Jail Pot & Rape

State Rep. Barbara Wheeler skipped the Springfield Inauguration of statewide officials Monday to attend to family affairs. That’s probably why she found time to answer my question as to what she had in mind for her second legislative session. First … Continue reading

Drunk Driver Gets Four Years

A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney: McHENRY RESIDENT SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS TO THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR AGGRAVATED DUI Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney announces that on March 27, 2012, Defendant, Sandra Brazlawski … Continue reading

Drunk Drivers Pleads Guilty to Killing Friend

A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office: CRYSTAL LAKE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED DUI CAUSING DEATH CHARGE WOODSTOCK – Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces today that Uri C. Herrera-Garcia, 24, of Crystal Lake, … Continue reading

Bianchi Continues Campaign Against Drunk Drivers

McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi continues his campaign against drunk drivers, as is evidenced by the following press release: WOODSTOCK WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED DUI CAUSING DEATH Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Tania Cederholm, … Continue reading

Late Night Christmas Week Enhanced Enforcement in Crystal Lake Nets 3 DUIs out of 99 Stops

Crystal Lake law enforcement officers found three percent of late night drivers on the Tuesday and Wednesday between Christmas and New Year’s Eve were intoxicated. Three out of the ninety-nine vehicles stopped had alcohol impaired drivers. Forty-one citations were issued. … Continue reading

Drunk Motorcyclist Gets Three Years after Fourth DUI Conviction

One of the hallmarks of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s time in office has been vigorous prosecution of those who drink and drive. Here’s the latest sentence, this time of a motorcyclist: MAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN THE … Continue reading

Results of State Taxpayer Subsidy of Drunk Driving Enforcement in Harvard

Below is a press release from the Harvard Police Department about how it spent a  state grant to go after intoxicated drivers: Illinois Department of Transportation STEP Grant In September, the Harvard Police Department was awarded an Illinois Department of … Continue reading

Bianchi DUI Campaign Continues

The press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office shows that the campaign against drunk drivers in this area is going full speed ahead. SIXTH TIME DUI OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS PRISON Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s … Continue reading

Another Stiff Sentence for McHenry County Drunk Driver

Another week, another press release about how the McHenry County State’s Attorney is putting away another drunk driver…for a long time: 12 TIME DUI OFFENDER IS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS  Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County … Continue reading

Bianchi’s Office Continues Crack Down on Drunk Drivers

McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi continued his efforts to keep drunk drivers off the road…for a long time. The press release below says Assistant Ryan Blackney requested 12-15 years for Steven St. John. The judge sentenced him to seven … Continue reading

Lou Bianchi’s Staff Racks Up Another DUI Victory

The McHenry County State’s Attorney is obviously out to convey the message that if you drive while you are drunk and get arrested, you will be prosecuted and convicted. This is the latest press release: McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office … Continue reading

Bianchi’s Office Wins Three Jury Verdicts Against Drunk Drivers

The following press release has been received from McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi: Louis A. Bianchi is pleased to announce that in the past week the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office successfully obtained guilty verdicts against three individuals for … Continue reading

Bianchi’s Office Wins Three Jury Verdicts Against Drunk Drivers

The following press release has been received from McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi: Louis A. Bianchi is pleased to announce that in the past week the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office successfully obtained guilty verdicts against three individuals for … Continue reading