Crystal Lake Marijuana Proposal Would Lessen Penalties, Redirect Fines to City

The Northwest Herald’s article about the Crystal Lake City Council’s lessening marijuana penalties and redirecting fines to city coffers from the county treasurer has raised the ire of local government observer Paul Greenlee. His letter to the Mayor and City … Continue reading

Bull Valley Marijuana Leader Sentenced to 11.7 Years in Federal Pen for Home Growing Operations in Kildeer, Marengo, Woodstock & Union

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Rockford: TENTH NORTHERN ILLINOIS RESIDENT SENTENCED ON FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES ROCKFORD — A Cary, Ill. man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Rockford for his role in a drug conspiracy … Continue reading

Tryon Shares Survey Results that Show Opposition to “Gaming Expansion”

A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon tells us the results of a recent poll.  When I asked I was told about 100 people participated. Interestingly, one result is exactly the opposite of the way that Tryon voted. He … Continue reading

Crystal Lake Oriole Street Resident Cassidy Villarreal Arrested on Narcotics Charge

A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: On Friday, July 22, 2011 members of the Crystal Lake Police Targeted Response Unit, in conjunction with the Illinois State Police North Central Narcotics Task Force and the McHenry County Sheriff’s … Continue reading

Tryon Brings Constituents Up-To-Date on Session

A message from State Rep. Mike Tryon to his constituents: Friends, As the General Assembly heads into its final weeks of the legislative session, I wanted to update you on some important pieces of legislation. Budget talks are taking center … Continue reading

Marijuana to Chicago by the Railroad Carload

Now the Mexican drug lords are bringing marijuana into Chicago by the train. Whole cars filled with marijuana. It is really hard to comprehend such a large scale operation. The U.S. Attorney’s press release is below: U.S. SEIZES NEARLY 11 … Continue reading

Algonquin Pot Bust by Sheriff’s Department Sparked by Domestic Battery Complaint

After reading the press release from the Sheriff’s Department below, I wondered if the woman making the complaint didn’t think of the implications of doing so. One Arrested for Domestic Battery and Operation of an Indoor Clandestine Grow Operation Sheriff … Continue reading

A Belated Report of Feds Charging Three McHenry County Residents with Planting Pot Inside

This past week McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren announced the raids of indoor pot gardens in Ringwood and Crystal Lake. What follows is an FBI press release from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration: Six Individuals Charged with Conspiring to Manufacture … Continue reading

Crystal Lake Home Near Central High School Yields 167 Pot Plants

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Department has issued the following press release: Crystal Lake Grow House Arrest Results in 167 Cannabis Sativa Plants Seized Sheriff Keith Nygren announced today the arrest of a Crystal Lake resident for operation of an indoor … Continue reading

Ingleside Man Arrested for 86 Plant Ringwood Inside Pot Garden

Here’s an interesting press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department telling about the arrests of Antonia H. Sadikoff, about 30 years old, of Ingleside. He was charged with Unlawful Production of Cannabis Sativa Plants (class 2). He paid $4,000 … Continue reading

“Somebody tipped those ‘Punks’ off!!!”

Want to know why former Democratic Party candidate Dave Bachmann is ticked off at McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren? It’s not because the Nygren family got Homestead Exemptions in both Florida and Illinois. It’s not because Nygren endorsed fellow Republican … Continue reading

Huntley Youth Football Coach Resigns from Board after Marijuana Arrest

The Northwest Herald has an article about a big Kane County drug bust by state, local and federal officials on the North Central Narcotics Task Force. Among those arrested was Huntley resident Joe Lichay. Huntley Youth Football lists him as … Continue reading

Anyone Know Where the Torched Pot Field Is?

I continue to be surprised that of the three agencies involved in the raid on a 2 acre field of marijuana northeast of Woodstock none is willing to identify its location. The three agencies are the McHenry County Conservation District, … Continue reading

U.S. Marshals and Sheriff’s Office Raid Hebron Home

United States Marshals raided a Hebron home this morning in cooperation with McHenry County Sheriff’s personnel. “It’s still a pending investigation,” Sheriff’s Lt. Andy Zinke told me Friday morning. Zinke is in the Narcotics Division of the Sheriff’s Department. “We’ve … Continue reading

U.S. Marshals and Sheriff’s Office Raid Hebron Home

United States Marshals raided a Hebron home this morning in cooperation with McHenry County Sheriff’s personnel. “It’s still a pending investigation,” Sheriff’s Lt. Andy Zinke told me Friday morning. Zinke is in the Narcotics Division of the Sheriff’s Department. “We’ve … Continue reading

McHenry County Conservation District Gets Off Easy in Hebron Pot Bust

The McHenry County Conservation District got off easy in the headlines of stories about the marijuana cultivation Wednesday arrest on its land southeast of Hebron off Vandder Karr Road near Kemman Road, as well as the Friday discovery of a … Continue reading

McHenry County Conservation District Gets Off Easy in Hebron Pot Bust

The McHenry County Conservation District got off easy in the headlines of stories about the marijuana cultivation Wednesday arrest on its land southeast of Hebron off Vandder Karr Road near Kemman Road, as well as the Friday discovery of a … Continue reading