At the November 27th, 2017 Law & Government Meeting, McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski requested additional funds from the Special Fund to pay for an increasing number of required autopsies. She reported an increase in “unnatural” deaths in McHenry County … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim: Heroin Related Arrests October 6, 2017 On Thursday, October 5th, 2017, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Police Narcotics Task Force (which includes Officers from Lake in the Hills Police Department and McHenry … Continue reading
With ABC-TV Channel 7 having run a story featuring opioid abuse in McHenry County, it seems appropriate to run the following notice of a November 2nd meeting at Algonquin Township on the topic. “There were five in McHenry County just … Continue reading
A press release from the Office of McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally: DOMINIQUE M. RICHMOND PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF HEROIN WITH INTENT TO DELIVER Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Dominique M. Richmond, 33, pled … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally: Woman Sentenced to 16 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections After Killing One and Injuring Another While Driving Under the Influence of Heroin Sheree Shaw, 46, of Twin Lakes, … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office: ROLANDO AGUILAR SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS FOR DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, is pleased to announce that Rolando Aguilar, age 28, of Wauconda, Illinois plead guilty to the … Continue reading
A press release from State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally: Man Who Delivered Lethal Dose of Heroin Sentenced to Six Years in Prison Defendant Elias Ramos-Ortiz, age 20 of Crystal Lake, was sentenced today to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Illinois awarded CDC funding to combat prescription drug overdose CHICAGO– The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded the State of Illinois one of sixteen available four-year grants to prevent overdose … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: MCSO’s First-Ever Deployment of Narcan Probably Saves Man’s Life A 33 year old Crystal Lake man is alive today after deputies administered Naloxone, an opiate antidote commonly known as Narcan, to … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Two Arrested for Possessing Heroin in McHenry A traffic stop on Monday April 13, 2015, near the intersection of Elm Street and Riverside Drive, McHenry, ended in arrest for Dustin B. Dodge, … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Sheriff’s Office Seizes over 220 Grams of Peyote Sheriff Bill Prim announced today the arrest of Anthony A. Vangelista on multiple drug charges. On August 21, 2014, the McHenry County Sheriff’s … Continue reading
A message from the Huntley Police Department: HPD now carries Narcan to help combat opiate overdose cases The Huntley Police Department, under the authority of the Kane County Health Department, has begun training and equipping its officers with Narcan. Narcan, … Continue reading
When Zachary Fardon became U.S. Attorney in October of 2013, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel urged him to concentrate on gun crime. The Chicago Sun-Times did, too. It put fighting political corruption fifth on a list of five priorities. From the fact … Continue reading
A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Subject charged with Multiple vehicle Burglaries During the month of December, 2012 the Crystal Lake Police Department received several reports of vehicle burglaries occurring in the southwestern portion of the City. … Continue reading
