The obituary of Marlene Lantz: MARLENE A. LANTZ Born: January 5, 1947 in Streator, IL Died: October 5, 2017 in Lafayette, IN Marlene Ann Lantz, age 70, of Rensselaer, Indiana (formerly of McHenry), passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017 … Continue reading
Yesterday, Associate Judge Robert Wilbrandt handed down this decision denying the dismissal of criminal charges requested against former Coroner Marlene Lantz. You can read his opinion below: … Continue reading
As anyone who watched the press coverage of the Blagojevich trials observed, attorneys for the defendants tried their best to talk directly to potential jurors through the media. While McHenry County doesn’t have television for that task, defense attorney Mark … Continue reading
Here is the motion asking court permission to bury the mummified remains of the baby found in the storage room of the McHenry County Coroner’s Office by the staff of retired Coroner Marlene Lantz’ successor, Dr. Anne Majewski. The baby … Continue reading
On Friday, McHenry County Blog published the indictment of former McHenry County Coroner Marlene Lantz. She is charged with “recklessly” failing to have the body of “Baby Reinert…decently buried, cremated, or donated for medical science purposes” official misconduct for failing … Continue reading
Below you can read the indictment handed down by the McHenry County Grand Jury: … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald is reporting that former McHenry County Coroner Marlene Lantz has been indicted. The paper’s headline is Former McHenry County coroner indicted on official misconduct, forgery charges By all means, read the article, which can be found here. … Continue reading
I picked up some McHenry County Board candidates’ literature at the Friday Young Republican candidates’ night at McHenry County College, but took time to look at it. The biggest was from Linda Kvidera-Murphy, a candidate for a District 4 seat. … Continue reading
Starting as a deputy under Coroner Al Querhammer, Marlene Lantz has served since then. In reply to an email from McHenry County Blog asking about her intentions, Lantz wrote, “No, I am not running again and will retire at the … Continue reading
Yesterday I posted a story about the Huntley Police Department’s participating in in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s prescription drug collection program. Crystal Lake is, too. Maybe there are other local police departments who have signed on as drop off points … Continue reading
Yesterday was one of the biggest fundraisers for the McHenry County Republican Central Committee. My guess is that parking along the road during previous golf outings has led to the “No Parking” signs there now. Time was that late comers … Continue reading
McHenry County Coroner Marlene Lantz just revealed the name of the 51-year old man who killed himself by stepping in front of a Metra train yesterday near the Pingree Road Station. He is Crystal Lake resident Marty A. DiFusco. The … Continue reading
One of the issues that Dave Bachmann, unsuccessful 2008 Democratic Party candidate for McHenry County Coroner, proposed in his October 31, 2007, candidacy announcement was initiation of a prescription drug collection from those who died at home under hospice care. … Continue reading
It’s always interesting to see how elected officials spend campaign money in a non-election year. While I was looking up how much McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren had in his campaign fund while writing a story about his “posse” fundraiser, … Continue reading
Democratic Party candidate for McHenry County Coroner Dave Bachmann has issued the following statement of concession: “I congratulate Ms. Lantz on her Re-Election. “Participating in this wonderful process we call Democracy, has been a distinct pleasure and a life’s experience I … Continue reading
Democratic Party candidate for McHenry County Coroner Dave Bachmann has issued the following statement of concession: “I congratulate Ms. Lantz on her Re-Election. “Participating in this wonderful process we call Democracy, has been a distinct pleasure and a life’s experience I … Continue reading
Any hopes of Democrats sweeping away lots of Republicans in McHenry County seem to be dashed from early returns. With one-third of the vote counted, John McCain is leading Barack Obama by just over one percentage point. That should buoy … Continue reading
Any hopes of Democrats sweeping away lots of Republicans in McHenry County seem to be dashed from early returns. With one-third of the vote counted, John McCain is leading Barack Obama by just over one percentage point. That should buoy … Continue reading
I’m looking at campaign disclosure reports on the “Most Recent Reports” page of the Illinois State Board of Elections and there’s a string of $1,296 contributions to each GOP countywide candidate. The cost for each to the Illinois Republican Party … Continue reading
I’m looking at campaign disclosure reports on the “Most Recent Reports” page of the Illinois State Board of Elections and there’s a string of $1,296 contributions to each GOP countywide candidate. The cost for each to the Illinois Republican Party … Continue reading
