A press release from the McHenry County Circuit Court: 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND COURT SERVICES HOSTING EDUCATION SEMINAR FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON THE OPIOID INTERVENTION DRUG VIVITROL® The 22nd Judicial Circuit, Department of Probation and … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: WEST SIDE GANG LEADER RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING OFF-DUTY DETECTIVE AND WOMAN SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HEROIN CONSPIRACY CHICAGO ― A high-ranking leader of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: 27 DEFENDANTS FACING STATE OR FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY SELLING HEROIN AND CRACK COCAINE ON CITY’S WEST SIDE CHICAGO — Twenty-seven defendants are facing state or federal narcotics charges for their … Continue reading
A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Crystal Lake Police Issue Officers Narcan to Combat Opiate Overdoses On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, Chief James Black has announced that Crystal Lake Police Officers will now be equipped with nasal … Continue reading
Here’s a press release about the formation of a new self-help group that I fear too many Mom’s might find useful: THE ADDICT’S MOM ANNOUNCES ILLINOIS STATE CHAPTER Vernon Hills, IL March 4, 2014 – With the epidemic rise of … Continue reading
Word on the street is that heroin tabs are selling for $6. No injections necessary. Just swallow them. … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office: DEFENDANT RYAN RASKEY SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR DELIVERY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 32 year … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: ELEVEN DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH DISTRIBUTING MULTI-KILOGRAM AMOUNTS OF HEROIN OR COCAINE FOLLOWING DEA-LED INVESTIGATION CHICAGO — Two brothers driving a flatbed tow truck carrying a blue Honda Prelude exited the Kennedy Expressway … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: NEW BREEDS GANG LEADER DANA BOSTIC SENTENCED TO 38 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CONTROLLING VIOLENT HEROIN TRAFFICKING CHICAGO — A leader of the New Breeds street gang who controlled heroin trafficking … Continue reading
One of the more prolific commenters on McHenry County Blog is “Earth Mother.” Today, she posted the following: You gotta love that Northwest Herald. They had new article in yesterday’s paper about the MCC Forum. Nygren makes a stupid comment … Continue reading
The final question from the moderator for the three candidates for McHenry County Sheriff inquired about the biggest problem facing the department. “Traffic” was the reply of 13-year incumbent Keith Nygren. I admit to being stunned by his reply. I’d … Continue reading
Thanks to a Roosevelt University study by The Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy’s Stephanie Schmitz and Kathleen Kane-Willis, we learn that McHenry County and the rest of suburbia has a serious heroin problem. Deaths in McHenry County have almost tripled … Continue reading
