Witness Says State Police Didn’t Contact Him about Sheriff’s Department Incident with Pavlins

Yesterday I was frustrated because someone in the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department or the Illinois State Police apparently released information about a State Police probe of the way Keith Nygren’s dealt with Crystal Lake seniors Jerome and Carla Pavlin. The … Continue reading

Part 2 – The Highest Paid State Employees in McHenry County

Yesterday, we showed you the twenty highest state employees living in McHenry County. Today we look at the next twenty and we get under the $100,000 level. The information originated in the Illinois State Comptroller’s Office and was put online … Continue reading

Bianchi’s Ex-Secretary Says She Did Campaign Work on County Time

Daily Herald reporter Chuck Keeshan is reporting today that former McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s secretary, now NIU student Amy Dalby, stole office computer files to be able to defend herself, “should anyone later claim she was part of … Continue reading

Bianchi Offers Statement on Indictment of Former Office Secretary

The two daily Heralds, both of which have courthouse reporters, have been covering a reprise of the Republican primary election campaign for McHenry County State’s Attorney between incumbent Lou Bianchi and challenger Dan Regna. Bianchi got 56.7%. Among other charges … Continue reading

Woodstock Residence Deaths Continued for Two Years

by Pete Gonigam In late 2006 Illinois State Police investigated a complaint of unusual deaths at the Woodstock Residence nursing home. Within two weeks they identified a primary suspect and had her removed from duty. If they had the right … Continue reading

Woodstock Residence Deaths Continued for Two Years

by Pete Gonigam In late 2006 Illinois State Police investigated a complaint of unusual deaths at the Woodstock Residence nursing home. Within two weeks they identified a primary suspect and had her removed from duty. If they had the right … Continue reading

State Police for Blagojevich Chicago Effort Won’t Come from McHenry County

And the reason is pretty simple. There are no state policemen assigned to McHenry County. The first year of George Ryan’s term as governor, the State Police Director came before the appropriations committee on which I served as top Republican. … Continue reading