The Deputy Sheriff Greg Pyle Story Unfolds – 10 Counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault

My guess is that Chicago media will be reporting on the arrest of McHenry County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Greg Pyle on, maybe even before, Monday. Ten counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault, according to Illinois State Police Spokesperson Monique Bond. … Continue reading

People Searching for Greg Pyle on Internet and, Apparently, Were Elsewhere – Bumped Up for Obvious Reasons

Saturday night, January 7, 2012 – Can’t tell you why, but 6-8% of the hits on McHenry County Blog tonight are looking for “Greg Pyle.” He is a McHenry County Deputy Sheriff mentioned in the case former Deputy Zane Seipler … Continue reading

Rockford Federal Judge Refuses to Change Pavlin Verdict Against Sheriff’s Department

“Defendants’ motion to alter judgment is denied.” That’s the summary of the decision rendered by Judge Frederick J. Kapala in the case in which Jerome and Carla Pavlin sued a whole passel of McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputies Jeremy Bruketta Kyle … Continue reading

Transcript in Last Zane Seipler Wrongful Termination Court Hearing – Part 5

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

A Day in Zane Seipler’s Court Case Against Sheriff Keith Nygren – Part 4

Last Friday’s court interchange in Federal Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney’s Rockford courtroom concludes today with talk of a protective order. This is the last installment of what happened last Friday in Zane Seipler’s wrongful termination lawsuit. “We believe he (Sgt. … Continue reading

A Day in Zane Seipler’s Court Case Against Sheriff Keith Nygren – Part 3

Part 1 and Part 2 of my day in Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney’s Rockford courtroom last Friday have run previously. The attorney representing three deputies involved in the Pavlin court case sought to have his clients exempted from deposition questioning … Continue reading

A Day in Zane Seipler’s Court Case Against Sheriff Keith Nygren – Part 2

Yesterday, I related the first part of what I saw in Federal Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney’s Rockford courtroom last Friday. We ended with the attorney for Sheriff’s Deputies Greg Pyle, Chris Jones and Jeremy Bruketta trying to keep his clients, … Continue reading

Ratcheting Up the Criticism in the Sheriff’s Race

McHenry County Sheriff candidate Zane Seipler is levying the same charge against his opponent Keith Nygren that Nygren’s candidate for State’s Attorney Dan Regna made against Lou Bianchi: Using his office for political gain Here are the details from the … Continue reading

Sheriff Keith Nygren, Deputies Sued

Here’s the suit by Jerome and Carla Pavlin of rural Crystal Lake. McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s office dismissed the charges brought by the sheriff’s department last week. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOISWESTERN DIVISION JEROME … Continue reading