A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office: STATE’S ATTORNEY EXPANDING FIRST OFFENDER PROGRAM PROVEN TO SAVE MONEY AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM The State’s Attorney has expanded its First Offender Program to include misdemeanor offenses. The First Offender Program … Continue reading
I read a story in the Daily Herald on election day last week about a person in McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s First Offender Program. The headline was “Antioch woman charged with forging state’s attorney documents.” First announced in … Continue reading
At the end of August last year McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi held a press conference to announce a new program to keep those charged with felonies out of state prison. It was a “second chance” program. The program … Continue reading
Six reporters were in the McHenry County Courtroom of Winnebago County Judge Joseph McGraw today for round two of “Those who don’t want Lou Bianchi to be State’s Attorney” v. Lou Bianchi. I’ll get to the guts of the testimony … Continue reading
No lawyer I, but Illinois does have a requirement that defendants get a speedy trial. With first Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan trying to bail from the criminal prosecution of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi and now his assistant Thomas … Continue reading
Last Thursday Special State’s Attorney Henry Tonigan filed a second indictment against McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi. Tonigan held a press conference about his grand jury’s four-day ago indictments today, but didn’t let me know it was to be … Continue reading
About 1,400 people are arrested for felonies in McHenry County each year. Some 120 may have the opportunity of getting a second chance. That’s what McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, his Criminal Division Chief Deputy Phil Hiscock and program … Continue reading
