Lake in the Hills police released an account Friday of a police standoff and attempted suicide in the village Thursday evening.
The incident began when police responded to a call from a family member that a middle-aged man in the 200 block of Indian Trail was threatening suicide and had lots of guns. Officers said when the arrived the resident, clearly upset, refused to open the door and cranked up a stereo so he couldn't hear them anymore.
The LITH Emergency Response Team called to the site managed to talk with the man, determine that he'd already hurt himself and broke in to rescue him. Algonquin Lake in the Hills FPD paramedics treated the victim for a single gunshot wound and rushed him to Sherman Hospital.
Police said they found a handgun and three long guns in the residence.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Holiday Lights Winners Picked In LITH
Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Department announced the winners Friday of the villages' Holiday Lights Competition. A grueling Thursday evening inspection of entrants based on esthetics, excess and how late and cold it was getting produced winners both overall and in the Clark Griswold (over the top) categories.
In the pics: The Crespo Family, 12 Westminster Court won the Best Design class. The Klemencic Family, 5 Princeton Court won the Griswold award. Both families received $25 certificates to a local restaurant.
Algonquin Senior Named to Air Force Academy
An Algonquin high school senior won an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the air version of West Point, according to announcement from Congressman Don Manzullo (R)16 Friday. Chosen was Rachel Doby, the daughter of David and Kathleen Doby of Algonquin.
Doby will graduate in June from Westminster Christian High School, Elgin, where she is a member of the National Honor Society, the Elgin Rotary Club Honor Roll and her school’s Student Athlete Honor Roll. Doby. She was named All-Conference in both soccer and basketball and was a sectional qualifier in Cross Country.
Doby will graduate in June from Westminster Christian High School, Elgin, where she is a member of the National Honor Society, the Elgin Rotary Club Honor Roll and her school’s Student Athlete Honor Roll. Doby. She was named All-Conference in both soccer and basketball and was a sectional qualifier in Cross Country.
Local Sports
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Thursday:
Crystal Lake South 61, Woodstock North 26
Friday's Results:
McHenry 56, Grayslake North 52
Woodstock 55, Dundee-Crown 52
St. Francis 57, Marian Central 43
Saturday:
Jacobs Holiday Tournament
Prairie Ridge vs. Wauconda, 9 a.m.
St. Edward vs. St. Charles North, 10:30 a.m.
Mundelein vs. Cary-Grove, noon
Woodstock vs. Bartlett, 1:30
Barrington vs. Crystal Lake Central, 3
Elk Grove vs. Marian Central, 4:30
Crystal Lake South vs. Zion-Benton, 6
Lindblom vs. Jacobs, 7:30
Thursday:
Crystal Lake South 61, Woodstock North 26
Friday's Results:
McHenry 56, Grayslake North 52
Woodstock 55, Dundee-Crown 52
St. Francis 57, Marian Central 43
Saturday:
Jacobs Holiday Tournament
Prairie Ridge vs. Wauconda, 9 a.m.
St. Edward vs. St. Charles North, 10:30 a.m.
Mundelein vs. Cary-Grove, noon
Woodstock vs. Bartlett, 1:30
Barrington vs. Crystal Lake Central, 3
Elk Grove vs. Marian Central, 4:30
Crystal Lake South vs. Zion-Benton, 6
Lindblom vs. Jacobs, 7:30
Police Blotters
The filing of charges is not proof of guilt. A defendant charged is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Lake in the Hills
December 18
2343 HRS ALGONQUIN RD. & BERG ST. ZERO TOLERANCE. PRYJDA, KAMIL W., M/W 20 YEARS OF AGE, 1149 NORTH SHORE DR., CRYSTAL LAKE. CHARGES: Zero Tolerance, Speeding, Illegal Transportation of Alcohol, Illegal Consumption of Alcohol, No Insurance. RELEASED ON BOND.
MILITELLO, ROSARIO, M/W 19 YEARS OF AGE, 935 VIEWPOINT DR., LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGES: Illegal Consumption of Alcohol. NOTICE TO APPEAR ISSUED.
0757 HRS RAKOW RD. & PYOTT RD. ACCIDENT. Two vehicles. Property damage only.
1010 HRS 100 BLOCK OF POLARIS DR. ASSIST AMBULANCE. Female, 18 years of age, having difficulty breathing. No transport.
1611 HRS ACORN LN. & RANDALL RD. ACCIDENT. Two vehicles. Property damage only.
1729 HRS 100 BLOCK OF CRYSTAL LAKE RD. CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. Antenna broken off of vehicle.
1803 HRS 2000 BLOCK OF BRITTANY BEND. HIT & RUN. Offending vehicle fled from accident.
2357 HRS 101 PYOTT RD. (MOBIL). ASSIST AMBULANCE. Female, 26 years of age, injury to the head. Transported to Sherman Hospital.
FOLLOW UP REPORT: 1045 HRS ALGONQUIN RD. & HILLTOP DR. ACCIDENT. Two vehicles. Property damage only.
Lake in the Hills
December 18
2343 HRS ALGONQUIN RD. & BERG ST. ZERO TOLERANCE. PRYJDA, KAMIL W., M/W 20 YEARS OF AGE, 1149 NORTH SHORE DR., CRYSTAL LAKE. CHARGES: Zero Tolerance, Speeding, Illegal Transportation of Alcohol, Illegal Consumption of Alcohol, No Insurance. RELEASED ON BOND.
MILITELLO, ROSARIO, M/W 19 YEARS OF AGE, 935 VIEWPOINT DR., LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGES: Illegal Consumption of Alcohol. NOTICE TO APPEAR ISSUED.
0757 HRS RAKOW RD. & PYOTT RD. ACCIDENT. Two vehicles. Property damage only.
1010 HRS 100 BLOCK OF POLARIS DR. ASSIST AMBULANCE. Female, 18 years of age, having difficulty breathing. No transport.
1611 HRS ACORN LN. & RANDALL RD. ACCIDENT. Two vehicles. Property damage only.
1729 HRS 100 BLOCK OF CRYSTAL LAKE RD. CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. Antenna broken off of vehicle.
1803 HRS 2000 BLOCK OF BRITTANY BEND. HIT & RUN. Offending vehicle fled from accident.
2357 HRS 101 PYOTT RD. (MOBIL). ASSIST AMBULANCE. Female, 26 years of age, injury to the head. Transported to Sherman Hospital.
FOLLOW UP REPORT: 1045 HRS ALGONQUIN RD. & HILLTOP DR. ACCIDENT. Two vehicles. Property damage only.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Grafton Trustees To Sign Township Checks
In a list of censurable actions last week the Grafton Township Board included claims Supervisor Linda Moore refused to pay bills and sign documents they'd approved so at another special board meeting Thursday they gave two of their own number the power to do so instead.In each dispute Moore has claimed she's just been trying to make sure all the T's were crossed and I's dotted but board members viewed the delays as obstruction. Over Moore's objections they gave Trustees Rob LaPorta and Betty Zirk the right to jointly sign township checks if the board votes a second OK. Other charges claimed Moore paid bills they'd forbidden so the Board also decided all future township checks will require either LaPorta or Zirk's countersignature.
Moore pointed out that in that case the township would have to purchase security bonds for the pair. "Has anyone gotten prices?" asked Moore.
No one had. "When we can't do it we'll know it's a problem," replied Gerry McMahon. "We don't care."
Moore argued with township attorney Keri-Lyn Krafthefer about whether the measure was legal. Krafthefer said "I'm very comfortable a court would uphold that."
In another resolution the board gave any trustee the right to sign township documents if Moore wouldn't provided it had a notation her refusal was the reason for the signature.
The board tabled a proposal to outfit the township offices with security cameras. McMahon said that was something they ought to research. The camera proposal connects to more charges last week that Township Clerk Dina Frigo's records have been compromised because "someone" has entered her office and taken files now missing.
Trustees approved the township and road district tax levies. Krafthefer said Moore was mistaken that a deadline had been missed since the statute she'd been relying on didn't apply.
In the pic: At another Grafton Township Special Meeting Thursday trustees gave themselves powers to sidestep the Township Supervisor.
Fines Mounting At Algonquin's Riverside Square
Fines for ordinance violations at Riverside Square could be as high as $96,000 today and still countring, according to Algonquin Community Development Director Russ Farnum. Farnum said the village slapped eight violations on AMCORE Bank, deedholder to the half-completed luxury condominium project Dec. 7, the day FEN inquired about a masonry contractor pullout at the site.
"We had told the bank we wanted a watertight envelope by the end of the year," said Farnum. "Once it became clear they weren't going to meet the deadline we issued the citations."
An AMCORE spokeswoman said Thursday she hadn't prepared a statement about the matter yet.
If the citations are upheld in administrative hearing each could involve a fine of from $25 to $1,000, possibly per day. "That's up to the hearing officer," said Farnum.
"We'd like to work with the bank--or a future owner--but we have to carry out our jobs and our duties," Farnum added.
"We had told the bank we wanted a watertight envelope by the end of the year," said Farnum. "Once it became clear they weren't going to meet the deadline we issued the citations."
An AMCORE spokeswoman said Thursday she hadn't prepared a statement about the matter yet.
If the citations are upheld in administrative hearing each could involve a fine of from $25 to $1,000, possibly per day. "That's up to the hearing officer," said Farnum.
"We'd like to work with the bank--or a future owner--but we have to carry out our jobs and our duties," Farnum added.
LITH Teddy Bear Christmas
In 1907 J.W. Bratton wrote the music for something he called "The Teddy Bear Two-Step". Twenty five years later Jimmy Kennedy wrote some lyrics to go with it and called it "The Teddy Bear Picnic". Seventy seven years after that, Thursday to be exact, Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation put on a Teddy Bear Christmas at Village Hall complete with cookies, cocoa and Santa. Pretty close. The Teddy Bear Christmas was another event to benefit the Algonquin Lake in the Hills and Grafton Township food pantries.In the pic: Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Departments Teddy Bear Christmas was ecumenical. Alyssa Jedlowski's Teddy was really a doggy. Sister Ashley's Teddy was more mainstream. Mom Lena Maratea and Dad Chris Jedlowski didn't bring their bears.
Franks Calls For Close On Legislator Pension Plan
McHenry County State Rep. Jack Franks (D)63, a vocal critic of the state's finances, has filed a bill to end the growth of one obligation the state faces, the burgeoning cost of legislators' pensions. Members of the General Assembly have a cushy pension plan and Franks wants to end new enrollments.
"The General Assembly is a part-time citizen legislature. I don’t know anyone else who works part-time and receives a pension," said Franks.
Frank's bill would close new legislator enrollments at the end of 2010. It would only apply to newly elected members because the Illinois Constitution doesn't allow an existing member’s pension to be taken away.
“Since 1999, retirement annuities for just the General Assembly Retirement System have doubled,” Franks said. "It no longer makes fiscal sense for part-time legislators to receive these lucrative pensions at the financial expense of our state.”
"The General Assembly is a part-time citizen legislature. I don’t know anyone else who works part-time and receives a pension," said Franks.
Frank's bill would close new legislator enrollments at the end of 2010. It would only apply to newly elected members because the Illinois Constitution doesn't allow an existing member’s pension to be taken away.
“Since 1999, retirement annuities for just the General Assembly Retirement System have doubled,” Franks said. "It no longer makes fiscal sense for part-time legislators to receive these lucrative pensions at the financial expense of our state.”
Police Blotters
The filing of charges is not proof of guilt. A defendant charged is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Lake in the Hills
December 17
1742 HRS CRYSTAL LAKE RD. & LINDEN ST. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. HOUTS, DOUGLAS L., M/W 38 YEARS OF AGE, 2611 CHERRY DR., WONDER LAKE. CHARGES: Driving while license suspended and suspended registration. RELEASED ON BOND.
1523 HRS 1100 BLOCK OF BURR ST. INFORMATION. Officer following up on a case of possible abuse from Department of Children & Family Services.
1909 HRS 00 BLOCK OF CLARK AVE. MISSING JUVENILE. 15 year old female runaway. Entered into L.E.A.D.S.
1922 HRS 200 BLOCK OF INDIAN TRAIL. SUICIDAL SUBJECT. 47 year old male attempted suicide by gun. Transported to Sherman Hospital.
Algonquin
December 13
09:30am Barthel, Caitlin J., DOB: 10/08/91, of 819 Menominee Drive, Lake in the Hills, was charged with Retail Theft. She was taken into custody at Kohl’s, 734 S. Randall Road. She was released on a Notice to Appear, with a court date of 01/27/10, in Algonquin.
December 15
16:24pm Mueller, Amanda S., DOB: 02/11/92, of 10168 Ashley Street, Huntley, was charged with Retail Theft. She was taken into custody at Meijer’s, 400 S. Randall Road. She was released on a Notice to Appear, with a court date of 01/27/10, in Algonquin.
20:40pm Palikowski, Stanislaw C., DOB: 11/14/74, of 671 Wedgewood Circle, Lake in the Hills, was charged with DWLS. He was taken into custody at Wentworth and Tuscany Drives. He was released after posting $100, with a court date of 01/27/10, in McHenry County.
December 16
08:24am Felix, Laura M., DOB: 11/15/80, of 1960 Bristol Circle, Carpentersville, was charged with Felony DWLS, No Proof of Insurance and No Registration. She was taken into custody at Route 62 and High Point Ridge. She was transported to McHenry County Jail, to await a bond hearing.
19:29pm Valentine, Lindsay M.k, DOB: 06/18/83, of 2235 Flagstone Lane, Carpentersville, was Wanted on a Warrant, out of McHenry County for Displaying a False Insurance Card. She was taken into custody at the Algonquin Police Department. She was released after posting $100, with a court date of 01/13/10, in McHenry County.
December 17
02:11am Meyer, Brian J., DOB: 12/10/82, of 628 Plainview Street, Enfield, was charged with DWLS, No Proof of Insurance and Expired Registration. He was taken into custody at Algonquin Road and Crystal Lake Road. He was released on a Personal Recognizance Bond, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
11:41am Byrne, Michael D., DOB: 05/24/82, of 235 W. Johnson, Palatine, was charged with DWLS, No Seat Belt and No Proof of Insurance. He was taken into custody at Division Street and Route 31. He was released after posting $100, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
15:08pm Buck, Timothy A., DOB: 10/05/78, of 1432 Trailwood, Crystal Lake, was charged with DUI, DUI Over, Expired Registration and Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident. He was taken into custody at Randall Road and Harnish Drive. He was released after posting $100 and his Illinois Driver’s License, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
Lake in the Hills
December 17
1742 HRS CRYSTAL LAKE RD. & LINDEN ST. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. HOUTS, DOUGLAS L., M/W 38 YEARS OF AGE, 2611 CHERRY DR., WONDER LAKE. CHARGES: Driving while license suspended and suspended registration. RELEASED ON BOND.
1523 HRS 1100 BLOCK OF BURR ST. INFORMATION. Officer following up on a case of possible abuse from Department of Children & Family Services.
1909 HRS 00 BLOCK OF CLARK AVE. MISSING JUVENILE. 15 year old female runaway. Entered into L.E.A.D.S.
1922 HRS 200 BLOCK OF INDIAN TRAIL. SUICIDAL SUBJECT. 47 year old male attempted suicide by gun. Transported to Sherman Hospital.
Algonquin
December 13
09:30am Barthel, Caitlin J., DOB: 10/08/91, of 819 Menominee Drive, Lake in the Hills, was charged with Retail Theft. She was taken into custody at Kohl’s, 734 S. Randall Road. She was released on a Notice to Appear, with a court date of 01/27/10, in Algonquin.
December 15
16:24pm Mueller, Amanda S., DOB: 02/11/92, of 10168 Ashley Street, Huntley, was charged with Retail Theft. She was taken into custody at Meijer’s, 400 S. Randall Road. She was released on a Notice to Appear, with a court date of 01/27/10, in Algonquin.
20:40pm Palikowski, Stanislaw C., DOB: 11/14/74, of 671 Wedgewood Circle, Lake in the Hills, was charged with DWLS. He was taken into custody at Wentworth and Tuscany Drives. He was released after posting $100, with a court date of 01/27/10, in McHenry County.
December 16
08:24am Felix, Laura M., DOB: 11/15/80, of 1960 Bristol Circle, Carpentersville, was charged with Felony DWLS, No Proof of Insurance and No Registration. She was taken into custody at Route 62 and High Point Ridge. She was transported to McHenry County Jail, to await a bond hearing.
19:29pm Valentine, Lindsay M.k, DOB: 06/18/83, of 2235 Flagstone Lane, Carpentersville, was Wanted on a Warrant, out of McHenry County for Displaying a False Insurance Card. She was taken into custody at the Algonquin Police Department. She was released after posting $100, with a court date of 01/13/10, in McHenry County.
December 17
02:11am Meyer, Brian J., DOB: 12/10/82, of 628 Plainview Street, Enfield, was charged with DWLS, No Proof of Insurance and Expired Registration. He was taken into custody at Algonquin Road and Crystal Lake Road. He was released on a Personal Recognizance Bond, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
11:41am Byrne, Michael D., DOB: 05/24/82, of 235 W. Johnson, Palatine, was charged with DWLS, No Seat Belt and No Proof of Insurance. He was taken into custody at Division Street and Route 31. He was released after posting $100, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
15:08pm Buck, Timothy A., DOB: 10/05/78, of 1432 Trailwood, Crystal Lake, was charged with DUI, DUI Over, Expired Registration and Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident. He was taken into custody at Randall Road and Harnish Drive. He was released after posting $100 and his Illinois Driver’s License, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
Indictments
A McHenry County Grand Jury returned, among others, indictments against the following individuals this week:
An indictment is not proof of guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
FELICIA A. JUREK, DOB: 07/20/88, 10895 CAPE COD LANE, HUNTLEY, IL 60142. AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE--ALGONQUIN PD.
An indictment is not proof of guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
FELICIA A. JUREK, DOB: 07/20/88, 10895 CAPE COD LANE, HUNTLEY, IL 60142. AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE--ALGONQUIN PD.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Sheriff's Substation To Up Algonquin Township Law Enforcement
McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren and Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Bob Miller jointly cut the ribbon Wednesday to formally open the new Sheriff's substation at the Algonquin Township offices complex on Route 14, Crystal Lake."We won't necessarily have someone here 24/7" said Nygren. Rather, the substation will serve as an temporary interrogation, holding and staging location. That way the 3 to 5 deputies in the Southeast corner of the county can spend more time on patrol instead of driving suspects to and from Sheriff's headquarters in Woodstock.
"The complaint we get the most is we're too far from the Sheriff's Department," said Miller.
That's not technically Algonquin Township's problem. However, since the sheriff provides law-enforcement outside the villages (and for unincorporated islands within them, too) and the road district serves those same areas there seemed to be some congruency. The township contributed the use of a spare office it had inherited and the Sheriff's office kicked in $6,000 to spruce it up.
Miller said deputies buzzing unpredictably in and out of the substation will help safeguard the township's expensive rolling stock, too. "This gives us another level of security," he said.
Township Clerk and District One County Board Member Marc Munaretto said as the economic crunch hits local governments he expected to see more joint ventures like the substation. "The opportunity to leverage assets has never been more important," he said. "This is how to do more with less."
In the pic: McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren addresses almost every police chief and politico in Algonquin Township at opening ceremonies for the county's new Sheriff's substation.
Sheriff's Race: Equal Time
On the same day Keith Nygren dedicated the county's new Sheriff's substation Primary opponent Zane Seipler held a fete in Woodstock to raise money to help defeat him.Seipler claims Nygren isn't around the county enough to do much sheriffing and charges lots of deputies are disaffected but afraid to say so.
Nygren fired Seipler last year but a federal arbitrator ruled a three- day suspension was all he deserved and ordered him reinstated. So far that's up in the air until the time for appeal runs out next month.
In the pic: Republican Sheriff's candidate Zane Seipler meets some supporters at a fundraiser in Woodstock Wednesday.
Sheriff Announces Weekend Traffic Spotcheck
Sheriff Keith Nygren announced the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois State Police and the Crystal Lake PD will conduct a Roadside Safety Checkpoint on Route 14 in Crystal Lake on Saturday evening.
Nygren said the enforcement will focus on vehicle safety, safety belt use and impaired drivers, so motorists have plenty of warning that's probably not a good place to drive a beater drunk with seatbelts flapping this weekend.
Nygren said the enforcement will focus on vehicle safety, safety belt use and impaired drivers, so motorists have plenty of warning that's probably not a good place to drive a beater drunk with seatbelts flapping this weekend.
Break Out The Skates, Gang, Ice's Up
Just in time for schools' Christmas Break, the area's cold snap has finally allowed creation of winter skating rinks. Algonquin, for instance, has three rinks set up. One's at at Cornish Park, another's at Willoughby Farms and there's a third at Holder Park. They'll be open as long as the weather holds.In the pic: Even a temporary skating rink needs occasional grooming. Public Works' Cameron Carlson cleaned up the ice at Willoughby Farms Wednesday with a contraption Algonquin characterizes as a "homemade Zamboni machine".
Police Blotters
The filing of charges is not proof of guilt. A defendant charged is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Lake in the Hills
December 16
0016 HRS ALGONQUIN RD. & RANDALL RD. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. PFISTER, MICHAEL S., M/W 21 YEARS OF AGE, 1479 WILLOW TREE, CRYSTAL LAKE. CHARGES: Driving while license suspended. RELEASED ON BOND.
1709 HRS ALGONQUIN RD. & OAKLEAF RD. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. JUREK, SOPHIA J., F/W 49 YEARS OF AGE, 981 VIEWPOINT DR., LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGES: Driving While License Suspended, Registration Suspended for No Insurance and Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle. RELEASED ON BOND.
0129 HRS 200 BLOCK OF HIAWATHA DR. THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE. Vehicle taken and recovered. PENDING INVESTIGATION.
1124 HRS PYOTT RD. & OAK ST. ACCIDENT. 2 Vehicles/Property damage only.
1659 HRS 5000 SULLIVAN PASS. FOUND ARTICLE. Bag with numerous small hand tools was located. Entered into evidence.
1931 HRS 00 BLOCK OF GRANT AVE. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 68 year old female having a diabetic reaction. Transported to Sherman Hospital.
Lake in the Hills
December 16
0016 HRS ALGONQUIN RD. & RANDALL RD. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. PFISTER, MICHAEL S., M/W 21 YEARS OF AGE, 1479 WILLOW TREE, CRYSTAL LAKE. CHARGES: Driving while license suspended. RELEASED ON BOND.
1709 HRS ALGONQUIN RD. & OAKLEAF RD. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. JUREK, SOPHIA J., F/W 49 YEARS OF AGE, 981 VIEWPOINT DR., LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGES: Driving While License Suspended, Registration Suspended for No Insurance and Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle. RELEASED ON BOND.
0129 HRS 200 BLOCK OF HIAWATHA DR. THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE. Vehicle taken and recovered. PENDING INVESTIGATION.
1124 HRS PYOTT RD. & OAK ST. ACCIDENT. 2 Vehicles/Property damage only.
1659 HRS 5000 SULLIVAN PASS. FOUND ARTICLE. Bag with numerous small hand tools was located. Entered into evidence.
1931 HRS 00 BLOCK OF GRANT AVE. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 68 year old female having a diabetic reaction. Transported to Sherman Hospital.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Huntley Residents Brainstorm Downtown Revitalization
Huntley residents built a revamped Downtown Tuesday. Seven, in fact, but only on paper. The shape of things to come was the central exercise in the latest of the village's Downtown Revitalization Plan workshops.An earlier workshop provided some guidelines, generally keep it quaint and human-scaled. However, as consultant John Houseal observed, Downtown Huntley faces a couple of inherent problems: It isn't very big and there's an awful lot of traffic roaring through the middle of it. "Should it grow?" asked Houseal. "When should it grow? How should it grow?"
Houseal and his staff split residents into seven teams with big Huntley maps and fistfuls of colored Magic Markers to see what they thought. After the amateur planners had kicked around problems and solutions for an hour a quick perusal found two common areas of intense scribbles. One, not surprisingly, was the intersection of Main and Route 47. The other was along Main Street between Downtown and the Huntley Village Hall and Huntley Library. There were a lot of notations on most of the maps.
Houseal said the exercise would give his planners plenty of guidance. "A week before Christmas when it's freezing and you get 40 people to come out, that's not bad. Not bad at all."
For those too busy or cold to attend Tuesday's workshop, Houseal Lavigne Associates has an interactive website devoted to Huntley's downtown revitalization. Surfers can even mark up their own digital downtown maps here:
http://www.hlplanning.com/newgmaps/default.asp?CommunityID=3
In the pic: Yvonnne Bartz, Heather Schweitzer, Barbara Conley, Jake Marino, Tom Conley and Laura Ball were most of one team trying to lay out a new (but not too new) and improved Huntley Downtown.
Hanson Road, Algonquin, To Reopen Monday
Algonquin Trustees held another Warp Factor 7 Board Meeting Tuesday to pay a few bills and take reports from department staffers.
Assistant Public Works Department Director Michele Zimmerman told the board Hanson Road is on schedule for its temporary re-opening Monday. Clement weather this Fall put the reconstruction project far enough ahead that planners decided it didn't have remain closed all winter after all.
Village Manager Bill Ganek said his people were busy trying to hold village expenditures for 2009-10 within actual receipts and make the 2010-11 budget come out right. Ganek said, for example, the latest village newsletter to residents will probably be the last paper one they'll ever get. He said putting it on the Internet would save the cost of production and postage.
"This is going to be probably one of the most difficult budgets we've ever worked on," said Ganek.
Assistant Public Works Department Director Michele Zimmerman told the board Hanson Road is on schedule for its temporary re-opening Monday. Clement weather this Fall put the reconstruction project far enough ahead that planners decided it didn't have remain closed all winter after all.
Village Manager Bill Ganek said his people were busy trying to hold village expenditures for 2009-10 within actual receipts and make the 2010-11 budget come out right. Ganek said, for example, the latest village newsletter to residents will probably be the last paper one they'll ever get. He said putting it on the Internet would save the cost of production and postage.
"This is going to be probably one of the most difficult budgets we've ever worked on," said Ganek.
Manzullo Blasts Terrorists Move To Illinois
The White House Tuesday announced it would go ahead with plans to move Guantanamo terrorists to an unused Illinois state prison near Savanna but Republican lawmakers vowed to block it.In a statement Congressman Don Manzullo (R)16 said the move would raise the risk of terrorism in Northern Illinois and recounted efforts to find out just how much.
“I received an in-depth briefing from the top architect of the plan – Phillip Carter from the Department of Defense (DoD) – who confirmed Thomson would become the largest concentration of incarcerated terrorists in the United States. Mr. Carter agreed with me there would be an increased security risk to northwest Illinois, but he had no way of estimating the extent of this threat."
"I sought more information from DoD, only to discover that Mr. Carter had immediately resigned a few days after he briefed me. DoD refused further briefings for 11 days, and I learned little new at a second briefing."
"Thursday, December 11, language was inserted into the ‘omnibus’ spending bill to keep any information on the issue ‘classified,’ available only to Members of Congress, who cannot share its contents."
Manzullo was scheduled to appear on three different cable and broadcast news programs this morning.
Police Blotters
The filing of charges is not proof of guilt. A defendant charged is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Lake in the Hills
December 15
0228 HRS 0 BLOCK OF POINT O’WOODS CT. DOMESTIC BATTERY. Husband vs. wife. One prior. FAIL TO FILE.
1330 HRS 1100 BLOCK OF ASH ST. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 80 year old male fell. Transported to Sherman Hospital.
1400 HRS 1115 CRYSTAL LAKE RD. FOUND ARTICLE. Wallet was found and turned in to Department. Returned to owner.
1518 HRS HALIGUS RD. & MILLER RD. ACCIDENT. Two vehicles Property damage only.
1654 HRS 2450 W. ALGONQUIN RD. (BANK OF AMERICA). FOUND ARTICLE License plate found in the parking lot.
1727 HRS 100 BLOCK OF HILLTOP DR. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 66 year old male with a possible stroke. Transported to Good Shepherd Hospital.
1730 HRS ALGONQUIN RD. & CRYSTAL LAKE RD. ACCIDENT. One vehicle vs bush.
2041 HRS 100 N RANDALL RD. (WALGREENS). ACCIDENT. Two vehicles, property damage only
Lake in the Hills
December 15
0228 HRS 0 BLOCK OF POINT O’WOODS CT. DOMESTIC BATTERY. Husband vs. wife. One prior. FAIL TO FILE.
1330 HRS 1100 BLOCK OF ASH ST. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 80 year old male fell. Transported to Sherman Hospital.
1400 HRS 1115 CRYSTAL LAKE RD. FOUND ARTICLE. Wallet was found and turned in to Department. Returned to owner.
1518 HRS HALIGUS RD. & MILLER RD. ACCIDENT. Two vehicles Property damage only.
1654 HRS 2450 W. ALGONQUIN RD. (BANK OF AMERICA). FOUND ARTICLE License plate found in the parking lot.
1727 HRS 100 BLOCK OF HILLTOP DR. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 66 year old male with a possible stroke. Transported to Good Shepherd Hospital.
1730 HRS ALGONQUIN RD. & CRYSTAL LAKE RD. ACCIDENT. One vehicle vs bush.
2041 HRS 100 N RANDALL RD. (WALGREENS). ACCIDENT. Two vehicles, property damage only
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
IDOT Completes Route 47 Widening Acquisition
Widening Route 47 is beginning in Huntley right now. You just have to look closely to see it. Com Ed has laid out poles between Dean and Mill Streets to so it can begin relocating power lines. Randy's Cycle plans to move to its new digs in Union this week.
IDOT District 1 acquisitions chief John Fortmann confirmed Monday the state has secured all the village right of ways necessary for work to begin. "Well, there are a couple that need title approval, but it's 98 percent there," he said.
Fortmann said initial demolition work along the highway in Huntley was set to be placed for bids Jan. 12. "It takes 60 days out on bid" he said, "and 10 days to award the contracts."
"February's a short month. You'll see work start mid-Spring," said Fortmann. "Probably April."
Randy Weaver was packing Saturday getting ready to vacate his Huntley shop. Weaver said he had several reasons for leaving the village.
"The (traffic) congestion has been a deterrent," he said. "We just want to get out in the country."
"It's too expensive in town," said Weaver. And even if it weren't, the construction would cut into his sales. "It's going to impact all the business on this road," said Weaver. "For two years."
Down the street Narsing Reddy, manager at Huntley Auto Care, said he hadn't found a new location yet. Reddy said he hoped to stay in Huntley. "I have already made so many clients for my shop," he said.
Seven Huntley structures are slated for demolition but are already vacant. None really qualifies as a village landmark.
That's not the case with Huntley's iconic Dairy Mart. It's not slated for destruction but it'll lose all its front parking spaces.
Owner Steve Grechis plans to tough out the blow. "I never have enough parking during the summer, anyway. During the winter there's plenty."
Grechis said he was toying with a couple of ideas to cope with the parking loss and construction problems. More phone-ahead orders,for sure, he said. "If it gets too bad, I might even start doing deliveries."
In the pic: The current Route 47 right of way is outlined in yellow. The new one is in orange. Besides the structures marked, a beauty salon to the north at Fourth Street is also on the removal schedule.
IDOT District 1 acquisitions chief John Fortmann confirmed Monday the state has secured all the village right of ways necessary for work to begin. "Well, there are a couple that need title approval, but it's 98 percent there," he said.
"February's a short month. You'll see work start mid-Spring," said Fortmann. "Probably April."
Randy Weaver was packing Saturday getting ready to vacate his Huntley shop. Weaver said he had several reasons for leaving the village.
"The (traffic) congestion has been a deterrent," he said. "We just want to get out in the country."
"It's too expensive in town," said Weaver. And even if it weren't, the construction would cut into his sales. "It's going to impact all the business on this road," said Weaver. "For two years."
Down the street Narsing Reddy, manager at Huntley Auto Care, said he hadn't found a new location yet. Reddy said he hoped to stay in Huntley. "I have already made so many clients for my shop," he said.
Seven Huntley structures are slated for demolition but are already vacant. None really qualifies as a village landmark.
That's not the case with Huntley's iconic Dairy Mart. It's not slated for destruction but it'll lose all its front parking spaces.
Owner Steve Grechis plans to tough out the blow. "I never have enough parking during the summer, anyway. During the winter there's plenty."
Grechis said he was toying with a couple of ideas to cope with the parking loss and construction problems. More phone-ahead orders,for sure, he said. "If it gets too bad, I might even start doing deliveries."
In the pic: The current Route 47 right of way is outlined in yellow. The new one is in orange. Besides the structures marked, a beauty salon to the north at Fourth Street is also on the removal schedule.
Local Restaurateurs Open Newest Algonquin Location
Monday saw the opening of Algonquin's newest business, The Thirsty Whale in Algonquin Commons. The enterprise fits Algonquin Community Development Director Russ Farnum's thesis that local entrepreneurs will lead the area's recovery. Huntley's Niko Kanakaris and Lake in the Hill's Frank Prokos are the restaurant's partners."Sure I'm local," said Kanakaris for whom the Thirsty Whale marks his fourth current restaurant. "I graduated from Algonquin high school. I've been here 22 years."
The Thirsty Whale is located in the former location of the Red Star Tavern which shut its doors last year. The Red Star was part of a small national chain featuring "upscale comfort food" that expanded rapidly, hit some rough spots and finally imploded."We're a sports bar and restaurant with reasonable prices," said Kanakaris trying to figure out how much to charge for a Jagerbomb. That's kind of a New Age Boilermaker with bitters and caffeine. "Which glass are we using?"
Monday wasn't the Thirsty Whale's grand opening, just its opening. "We'll have a Grand Opening," said Prokos. "We just don't know when yet."
The Thirsty whale is next to Connie's Pizza across from Cheeseburger in Paradise.
District 300 To Ready $6 Million Contingency Cuts
The District 300 Board of Education Monday approved a plan to prepare $6 million in stepped contingency cuts from next year's budget in case the State of Illinois descends into financial Doomsday.
Board President Joe Stevens painted a gloomy picture of the state's finances leading to possible bankruptcy until he was reminded the state isn't allowed to go bankrupt. "Well, I don't want to be around to see the taxes to pay for it," he said.
Finance Officer Cheryl Crates said the district needed to be ready for the worst in preparing its budget. She said she was worried, "in mid-Spring (2011) we may get a Dear John note from the state saying, 'We're sorry but we don't have the money.'"
Superintendant Ken Arndt disputed newspaper and blog speculation the district's financial worries were a smokescreen for a plan to ask for more taxes. "We are not going to have a referendum," he said.
Nor would after-school activities be held hostage. "We're not going to take away the extracurriculars," said Arndt.
Even so, money's tight at Distct 300. The board agonized for half an hour over spending $40,000 for design plans to revamp the kitchens at four schools. Updating the kitchens would cost $600,000 but the financing is decidedly iffy. Members worried kitchen design money would be largely down the drain if funding didn't show up.
Crates detailed how repairs come out of the operating budget rather than the capital one and the board voted ("reluctantly"--Stevens, "very reluctantly"--Monica Clark) to approve preparing the kitchen plans.
The board also wrestled with when to start the next school year which educators would like to begin in mid-August. Feedback from residents planning summer vacations has been largely negative. "This is the only topic I've ever been approached about in church," said Stevens.
Member Chris Stanton said the proposed early start was only out of sync for grade school parents. "This looks like a college schedule," he said.
The proposed calendar is here and won't be voted on until next month:
http://www.d300.org/files/Calendar%20proposal%202010-2011.pdf
Board President Joe Stevens painted a gloomy picture of the state's finances leading to possible bankruptcy until he was reminded the state isn't allowed to go bankrupt. "Well, I don't want to be around to see the taxes to pay for it," he said.
Finance Officer Cheryl Crates said the district needed to be ready for the worst in preparing its budget. She said she was worried, "in mid-Spring (2011) we may get a Dear John note from the state saying, 'We're sorry but we don't have the money.'"
Superintendant Ken Arndt disputed newspaper and blog speculation the district's financial worries were a smokescreen for a plan to ask for more taxes. "We are not going to have a referendum," he said.
Nor would after-school activities be held hostage. "We're not going to take away the extracurriculars," said Arndt.
Even so, money's tight at Distct 300. The board agonized for half an hour over spending $40,000 for design plans to revamp the kitchens at four schools. Updating the kitchens would cost $600,000 but the financing is decidedly iffy. Members worried kitchen design money would be largely down the drain if funding didn't show up.
Crates detailed how repairs come out of the operating budget rather than the capital one and the board voted ("reluctantly"--Stevens, "very reluctantly"--Monica Clark) to approve preparing the kitchen plans.
The board also wrestled with when to start the next school year which educators would like to begin in mid-August. Feedback from residents planning summer vacations has been largely negative. "This is the only topic I've ever been approached about in church," said Stevens.
Member Chris Stanton said the proposed early start was only out of sync for grade school parents. "This looks like a college schedule," he said.
The proposed calendar is here and won't be voted on until next month:
http://www.d300.org/files/Calendar%20proposal%202010-2011.pdf
Police Blotters
The filing of charges is not proof of guilt. A defendant charged is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Lake in the Hills
December 14
1434 HRS 70 BLOCK OF HILLTOP DR. ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY MINOR. GERMAIN, RENEE A., F/W 17 YEARS OF AGE, 404 E. OAK ST., LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGES: Illegal Consumption of Alcohol by Minor andIllegal Possession of Tobacco by a Minor. NOTICE TO APPEAR INSSUED.
JUVENILE, M/W 16 YEARS OF AGE, LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGES: Illegal Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. NOTICE TO APPEAR ISSUED.
2117 HRS CRYSTAL LAKE RD. & INDIAN TRAIL. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. ELLIS, JAMES M., M/W 23 YEARS OF AGE, 826 TEXAS CT., CAROL STREAM. Charges: Driving While License Suspended, speeding, expiredregistration and no proof of valid insurance. RELEASED ON BOND.
FOLLOW UP TO:
121309 @ 1945 HRS LAKEWOOD RD. & MILLER RD. OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE. BLACK, IAN S., M/W 44 YOA,653 BARTON LNl, CRYSTAL LAKE. Charges: Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident, a Class 4 Felony, Obstruction Justice, a Class 4 Felony. TURNED OVER TO MCHENRY COUNTY JAIL.
NORMAN, ASHLEY M., F/B 20 YOA, 10601 NANTUCKET LN., HUNTLEY. Charge: Driving While License Suspended. RELEASED ON BOND.
0702HRS 00 BLOCK OF SHERWOOD CT. DEATH INVESTIGATION. Male, 63 years of age, found unresponsive. Turned over to McHenry County Coroner.
0759 HRS 10920 REED RD. (MARTIN SCHOOL). REPORT FOR INSURANCE. Sprinkler head malfunctioned and flooded area of school.
1000 HRS 11 BLOCK OF BONNIE CT. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 80 year old female with severe nose bleed. Transported to Woodstock Memorial.
1004 HRS 200 S. ANNANDALE. (LEROY GUY PARK). CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. Drinking fountain damaged.
1057 HRS 45 W ACORN LANE. (ADVANCED EYECARE). ASSIST AMBULANCE. 40 year old female having an allergic reaction. Transported to Woodstock Memorial
1221 HRS 1100 BLOCK OF RIDGEWOOD CIRCLE. CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. Christmas display damaged overnight.
1234 HRS 400 BLOCK OF S. ANNANDALE DR. DOMESTIC BATTERY. Sister vs. sister. Four priors. FAIL TO FILE.
1259 HRS 300 BLOCK OF CLEAR SKY TRAIL. DECEPTIVE PRACTICE. Female reported a forged check from her account. FAIL TO FILE.
1314 HRS 1200 BLOCK OF PATTON AVE. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 30 year old male possibly took too much medication. Transported to Sherman Hospital.
2141 HRS 00 BLOCK OF W. ACORN LN. ASSIST OTHER AGENCY. Officers assisted McHenry County Probations with taking a subject into custody.Subject was turned over to McHenry County Probation.
2203 HRS 1400 BLOCK OF MONROE ST. ASSIST AMBULANCE. Female, 35 years of age, had a seizure. Transported to Woodstock.
2244 HRS 5500 BLOCK OF CHANTILLY CIRCLE. DOMESTIC BATTERY. Father vs. son. No priors. FAIL TO FILE.
Huntley
December 7
Jennifer A. Perly, age 33, of 11803 Woodcreek was arrested for domestic battery. Ms. Perly was transported to McHenry County jail.
December 8
Salvador Torrison, age 20, of 32 King Henry Road, Poplar Grove, was arrested on an outstanding warrant in McHenry County. Mr. Salvador posted bond and was released with a McHenry County court date of December 23, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
December 10
Bobby E.Hubbs, age 41, of 11715 Daniel Lane was arrested for telephone harassment.
Douglas L. Slagell, age 50, of 302 E. Jackson, Hampshire, was arrested for no valid driver’s license. Mr. Slagell posted bond and was released.
December 11
A male student at the high school was caught smoking in the boys' bathroom. The student was issued a local ordinance and given a court date of January 11, 2010.
Kathleen S. Palmer, age 52, of 35036 N. Ellen, Ingleside, was arrested for no valid driver’s license. Ms. Palmer was also cited for disregarding a stop sign. Ms. Palmer posted bond and was released with a court date of January 15, 2010.
Jesus Ocampo, age 34, of 343 Joslyn, Elgin, was arrested for driving while license revoked and cited for disobeying a traffic signal, no proof of insurance, and unlawful use of registration plates. Mr. Ocampo posted bond and was released with a court date of January 8, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. at McHenry County jail.
December 13
Robert B. Hendrix, age 32, of 1308 Summerland Drive, Durand, was arrested for disorderly conduct. Mr. Hendrix posted bond and was given a McHenry County court date of January 15, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.
Lake in the Hills
December 14
1434 HRS 70 BLOCK OF HILLTOP DR. ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY MINOR. GERMAIN, RENEE A., F/W 17 YEARS OF AGE, 404 E. OAK ST., LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGES: Illegal Consumption of Alcohol by Minor andIllegal Possession of Tobacco by a Minor. NOTICE TO APPEAR INSSUED.
JUVENILE, M/W 16 YEARS OF AGE, LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGES: Illegal Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. NOTICE TO APPEAR ISSUED.
2117 HRS CRYSTAL LAKE RD. & INDIAN TRAIL. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. ELLIS, JAMES M., M/W 23 YEARS OF AGE, 826 TEXAS CT., CAROL STREAM. Charges: Driving While License Suspended, speeding, expiredregistration and no proof of valid insurance. RELEASED ON BOND.
FOLLOW UP TO:
121309 @ 1945 HRS LAKEWOOD RD. & MILLER RD. OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE. BLACK, IAN S., M/W 44 YOA,653 BARTON LNl, CRYSTAL LAKE. Charges: Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident, a Class 4 Felony, Obstruction Justice, a Class 4 Felony. TURNED OVER TO MCHENRY COUNTY JAIL.
NORMAN, ASHLEY M., F/B 20 YOA, 10601 NANTUCKET LN., HUNTLEY. Charge: Driving While License Suspended. RELEASED ON BOND.
0702HRS 00 BLOCK OF SHERWOOD CT. DEATH INVESTIGATION. Male, 63 years of age, found unresponsive. Turned over to McHenry County Coroner.
0759 HRS 10920 REED RD. (MARTIN SCHOOL). REPORT FOR INSURANCE. Sprinkler head malfunctioned and flooded area of school.
1000 HRS 11 BLOCK OF BONNIE CT. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 80 year old female with severe nose bleed. Transported to Woodstock Memorial.
1004 HRS 200 S. ANNANDALE. (LEROY GUY PARK). CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. Drinking fountain damaged.
1057 HRS 45 W ACORN LANE. (ADVANCED EYECARE). ASSIST AMBULANCE. 40 year old female having an allergic reaction. Transported to Woodstock Memorial
1221 HRS 1100 BLOCK OF RIDGEWOOD CIRCLE. CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. Christmas display damaged overnight.
1234 HRS 400 BLOCK OF S. ANNANDALE DR. DOMESTIC BATTERY. Sister vs. sister. Four priors. FAIL TO FILE.
1259 HRS 300 BLOCK OF CLEAR SKY TRAIL. DECEPTIVE PRACTICE. Female reported a forged check from her account. FAIL TO FILE.
1314 HRS 1200 BLOCK OF PATTON AVE. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 30 year old male possibly took too much medication. Transported to Sherman Hospital.
2141 HRS 00 BLOCK OF W. ACORN LN. ASSIST OTHER AGENCY. Officers assisted McHenry County Probations with taking a subject into custody.Subject was turned over to McHenry County Probation.
2203 HRS 1400 BLOCK OF MONROE ST. ASSIST AMBULANCE. Female, 35 years of age, had a seizure. Transported to Woodstock.
2244 HRS 5500 BLOCK OF CHANTILLY CIRCLE. DOMESTIC BATTERY. Father vs. son. No priors. FAIL TO FILE.
Huntley
December 7
Jennifer A. Perly, age 33, of 11803 Woodcreek was arrested for domestic battery. Ms. Perly was transported to McHenry County jail.
December 8
Salvador Torrison, age 20, of 32 King Henry Road, Poplar Grove, was arrested on an outstanding warrant in McHenry County. Mr. Salvador posted bond and was released with a McHenry County court date of December 23, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
December 10
Bobby E.Hubbs, age 41, of 11715 Daniel Lane was arrested for telephone harassment.
Douglas L. Slagell, age 50, of 302 E. Jackson, Hampshire, was arrested for no valid driver’s license. Mr. Slagell posted bond and was released.
December 11
A male student at the high school was caught smoking in the boys' bathroom. The student was issued a local ordinance and given a court date of January 11, 2010.
Kathleen S. Palmer, age 52, of 35036 N. Ellen, Ingleside, was arrested for no valid driver’s license. Ms. Palmer was also cited for disregarding a stop sign. Ms. Palmer posted bond and was released with a court date of January 15, 2010.
Jesus Ocampo, age 34, of 343 Joslyn, Elgin, was arrested for driving while license revoked and cited for disobeying a traffic signal, no proof of insurance, and unlawful use of registration plates. Mr. Ocampo posted bond and was released with a court date of January 8, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. at McHenry County jail.
December 13
Robert B. Hendrix, age 32, of 1308 Summerland Drive, Durand, was arrested for disorderly conduct. Mr. Hendrix posted bond and was given a McHenry County court date of January 15, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Bike Rack Competition To Promote ECO-Algonquin
The Village of Algonquin is combining elements of its long-running public arts program and its new ECO-Algonquin Environmental Action Planin a competition to design village bicycle racks. The village wants to promote more bicycle riding which means more bicycle parking and wouldn't it be nice if the parking looked nice?
Indeed, there are two different design competitions. One is for dressing up a standard u-shaped bike rack. The other involves building a better mousetrap starting from first principles. In either case, the the racks have to be buildable, workable and pretty low-maintenace to boot. Assistant Village Manager Jenna Kollings said whichever designs are chosen, they'll be produced in the village's Public Works Department.
Winners even get money. The best purely decorative rack will win a $250 stipend. The best blank-sheet design will earn a $2,000 stipend.
The contest is open until Feb. 1 and there are, naturally, lots of rules. For example, the bike racks have to be recognizably bike racks. Rules and entry forms are here:
http://www.algonquin.org/egov/docs/1259171667_963928.pdf
In the pic: New York and L.A. have both had bicycle rack contests. These are a few of the NY submissions.
A LITH Parks And Rec Department Vignette
"Gee, Santa, thanks for the Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Department gift card," said Virginia. "It was real thoughtful of you, but...Oh, I so much really wanted a pony."Laying a finger by the side of his nose (which still means "between you and me" in England but has no meaning at all in the U.S. although clearly once upon a time it did) Santa said, "Ho,Ho,Ho, Virginia. That Parks and Recreation gift card is your ticket to a host of activities including, as applicable, traditional sports and fitness classes, creative outlets like dance, music, crafts, and cooking lessons, even specialty programs like race events and flying lessons."
"Available in any amount and good towards any program, a gift certificate takes the guess work out of gift giving," said the jolly old elf. "I bought yours at the Parks & Recreation Department, open Monday through Friday between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, saving oodles of time."
Virginia's eyes were starting to glaze so Santa figured he'd better get back to his main point.
"Why, did you know," asked Santa, "that among the host of Lake in the Hills Parks and Rec programs there's even one to learn to ride horses?"
"Oh, Santa," cried Virginia. "You and the Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Department are absolutely awesome."
"You bet," said Santa. "Say, you got any cookies and room-temp milk around here? I've still got a lot more gift cards to hand out and all of a sudden I've got the munchies."
Psst. Wanna Buy A Hot Tractor?
Sometimes you have to wonder, "What are these people thinking?" The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a residential burglary in Marengo last week. The thieves took a TV, a laptop and a drill. OK. But a John Deere tractor model 3720 with a front bucket and an yellow under mount mowing deck?McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren requests anyone with information to contact either the Crime Stoppers of McHenry County Tip Line at 1-800-762-Stop (7867), or the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office tip line email address; TipLine@co.mchenry.il.us. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the offender(s). Crime Stoppers does not use caller ID.
Police Blotters
The filing of charges is not proof of guilt. A defendant charged is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Lake in the Hills
December 13
0115 HRS 100 BLOCK OF ELLIS RD. VIOLATION OF BAIL BOND. TRAVIS, MORGAN K., M/W 22 YEARS OF AGE, 3029 LYNN COURT, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
CHARGES: Violation of Bail Bond. TURNED OVER TO MCHENRY COUNTY JAIL.
1810 HRS 00 BLOCK OF GAIL CT. THEFT. JUVENILE, M/W 14 YEARS OF AGE, LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGE: Theft. TURNED OVER TO PARENT.
1946 HRS LAKEWOOD RD. & MILLER RD. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. BLACK, LORRAINE R., F/W 40 YEARS OF AGE, 653 BARTON LN., CRYSTAL LAKE. CHARGES: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident. RELEASED ON BOND.
0112 HRS 231 N. RANDALL RD. (TACO BELL). DOMESTIC BATTERY. Husband vs. wife. No priors. FAIL TO FILE.
0436 HRS 2700 BLOCK OF STANTON CIRCLE. ACCIDENT. Two vehicles. Property damage only.
0500 HRS 4600 BLOCK OF MAGNOLIA LN. DOMESTIC. Boyfriend vs. girlfriend. Verbal altercation only. No priors.
0708 HRS 5500 BLOCK OF DANBURY CIRCLE. ASSIST AMBULANCE. Female, 88 years of age, lost consciousness. Transported to Woodstock Memorial Hospital.
0923 HRS 300 BLOCK OF WINSLOW WAY. ASSIST OTHER AGENCY. Assisted the Algonquin Police Department with locating a stolen vehicle.
1012 HRS 5400 BLOCK OF SULLIVAN PASS. ASSIST AMBULANCE. Pregnant female, 41 years of age, had her water break. Transported to Woodstock Hospital.
1048 HRS 3400 BLOCK OF SONOMA CIRCLE. INFORMATION FOR POLICE. Report for insurance, due to water pipe rupture.
1355 HRS 5300 BLOCK OF LANSBURY CIRCLE, ASSIST AMBULANCE. Female, 63 years of age, having difficulty breathing. Transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital.
2034 HRS LAKEWOOD RD. & MILLER RD. FOUND PROPERTY. Two bags of possible cannabis.
2051 HRS 1000 BLOCK OF MCPHEE DR. THEFT. Items taken from a purse. TURNED OVER TO INVESTIGATIONS.
2130 HRS 100 BLOCK OF VILLAGE CREEK DR. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 16 year old female lost consciousness.Transported to Sherman Hospital.
2150 HRS 200 BLOCK OF PHEASANT TRAIL. HIT AND RUN. Unknown vehicle hit a parked vehicle and fled. PENDING INVESTIGATION BY REPORTING OFFICER.
Algonquin
December 11
23:12pm Chavez-Perez, Gasper, DOB: 06/23/78, of 827 Monroe Street, Carpentersville, was charged with No Valid Driver’s License, Improper Lane Usage and Failure to Notify SOS of Address Change. He was also Wanted on 2 Warrants out of McHenry County for Driver’s License Never Issued. He was taken into custody at W. Algonquin Road and Oakleaf Road. He was released after posting $100, on the Algonquin charges with a court date of 01/13/10 and after posting $200, on the McHenry County Warrant, with a court date of 12/30/09, both in McHenry County.
December 12
17:53pm Becerra, Eber A., DOB: 01/18/90, of 1437 Windsor Circle, Carpentersville, was charged with DWLS. He was taken into custody at Route 31 and Algonquin Road. He was released after posting $100, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
19:29pm Maciulis, Darius, DOB: 12/01/71, of 14930 S. Hopkins Court, Orland Park, was charged with DWLS and No Proof of Insurance. He was taken into custody at Cumberland Parkway and Ozark Parkway. He was released after posting $100, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
19:31pm Cunningham, Steven M., DOB: 07/31/67, of 1300 Wynnfield Drive, Algonquin, was charged with DUI, Expired Registration and No Headlights. He was taken into custody at Brindlewood Lane and Stonegate Road. He was released after posting his Illinois Driver’s License and $100, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
December 13
09:30am Barthel, Caitlin J., DOB: 10/08/91, of 819 Menominee Drive, Lake in the Hills, was charged with Retail Theft. She was taken into custody at Kohl’s, 734 S. Randall Road. She was released on a Notice to Appear, with a court date of 01/27/10, in Algonquin.
Lake in the Hills
December 13
0115 HRS 100 BLOCK OF ELLIS RD. VIOLATION OF BAIL BOND. TRAVIS, MORGAN K., M/W 22 YEARS OF AGE, 3029 LYNN COURT, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
CHARGES: Violation of Bail Bond. TURNED OVER TO MCHENRY COUNTY JAIL.
1810 HRS 00 BLOCK OF GAIL CT. THEFT. JUVENILE, M/W 14 YEARS OF AGE, LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGE: Theft. TURNED OVER TO PARENT.
1946 HRS LAKEWOOD RD. & MILLER RD. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. BLACK, LORRAINE R., F/W 40 YEARS OF AGE, 653 BARTON LN., CRYSTAL LAKE. CHARGES: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident. RELEASED ON BOND.
0112 HRS 231 N. RANDALL RD. (TACO BELL). DOMESTIC BATTERY. Husband vs. wife. No priors. FAIL TO FILE.
0436 HRS 2700 BLOCK OF STANTON CIRCLE. ACCIDENT. Two vehicles. Property damage only.
0500 HRS 4600 BLOCK OF MAGNOLIA LN. DOMESTIC. Boyfriend vs. girlfriend. Verbal altercation only. No priors.
0708 HRS 5500 BLOCK OF DANBURY CIRCLE. ASSIST AMBULANCE. Female, 88 years of age, lost consciousness. Transported to Woodstock Memorial Hospital.
0923 HRS 300 BLOCK OF WINSLOW WAY. ASSIST OTHER AGENCY. Assisted the Algonquin Police Department with locating a stolen vehicle.
1012 HRS 5400 BLOCK OF SULLIVAN PASS. ASSIST AMBULANCE. Pregnant female, 41 years of age, had her water break. Transported to Woodstock Hospital.
1048 HRS 3400 BLOCK OF SONOMA CIRCLE. INFORMATION FOR POLICE. Report for insurance, due to water pipe rupture.
1355 HRS 5300 BLOCK OF LANSBURY CIRCLE, ASSIST AMBULANCE. Female, 63 years of age, having difficulty breathing. Transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital.
2034 HRS LAKEWOOD RD. & MILLER RD. FOUND PROPERTY. Two bags of possible cannabis.
2051 HRS 1000 BLOCK OF MCPHEE DR. THEFT. Items taken from a purse. TURNED OVER TO INVESTIGATIONS.
2130 HRS 100 BLOCK OF VILLAGE CREEK DR. ASSIST AMBULANCE. 16 year old female lost consciousness.Transported to Sherman Hospital.
2150 HRS 200 BLOCK OF PHEASANT TRAIL. HIT AND RUN. Unknown vehicle hit a parked vehicle and fled. PENDING INVESTIGATION BY REPORTING OFFICER.
Algonquin
December 11
23:12pm Chavez-Perez, Gasper, DOB: 06/23/78, of 827 Monroe Street, Carpentersville, was charged with No Valid Driver’s License, Improper Lane Usage and Failure to Notify SOS of Address Change. He was also Wanted on 2 Warrants out of McHenry County for Driver’s License Never Issued. He was taken into custody at W. Algonquin Road and Oakleaf Road. He was released after posting $100, on the Algonquin charges with a court date of 01/13/10 and after posting $200, on the McHenry County Warrant, with a court date of 12/30/09, both in McHenry County.
December 12
17:53pm Becerra, Eber A., DOB: 01/18/90, of 1437 Windsor Circle, Carpentersville, was charged with DWLS. He was taken into custody at Route 31 and Algonquin Road. He was released after posting $100, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
19:29pm Maciulis, Darius, DOB: 12/01/71, of 14930 S. Hopkins Court, Orland Park, was charged with DWLS and No Proof of Insurance. He was taken into custody at Cumberland Parkway and Ozark Parkway. He was released after posting $100, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
19:31pm Cunningham, Steven M., DOB: 07/31/67, of 1300 Wynnfield Drive, Algonquin, was charged with DUI, Expired Registration and No Headlights. He was taken into custody at Brindlewood Lane and Stonegate Road. He was released after posting his Illinois Driver’s License and $100, with a court date of 01/20/10, in McHenry County.
December 13
09:30am Barthel, Caitlin J., DOB: 10/08/91, of 819 Menominee Drive, Lake in the Hills, was charged with Retail Theft. She was taken into custody at Kohl’s, 734 S. Randall Road. She was released on a Notice to Appear, with a court date of 01/27/10, in Algonquin.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Heart To Heart Distribution Aids 68 Local Families
More than two dozen volunteers had to be quick on their feet or be mowed down by a laden cart at Hearts of Gold's Lake in the Hills distribution center Saturday morning.The group toted more than two hundred boxes of food and 75 bags of clothing and toys out to cars and vans for afternoon "Heart To Heart" distribution to 68 families in Algonquin and Lake in the Hills.
Heineman Middle School "adopted" 16 of those families but 10 more were adopted by Associated Agencies, DS&P Insurance, Taylor Stevens Spa, Village of Algonquin Staff, Professional Women of Illinois and Joy Community Church. Eight individual local families adopted another thirteen families in need.Those with small children received personal visits from Santa. "It's just what you'd expect," said Tim (Santa) Barry. "Their eyes glow."
Spokeswoman Kathy Anderson said this year's Giving Tree donations were generous but the times are tough. She described a modern-day Grapes of Wrath Joad family living all together in a studio apartment, their car broken down and no money to fix it. The Cratchit family Christmas Carol part, according to Anderson, was "The mother said, 'At least we still have each other.'"
"A Night In Bethlehem" Features Live Nativity
Scraps of staw on the sidewalk at Faith Community Church, Huntley, were a clue that Saturday's "A Night In Bethlehem" live Nativity really meant live, even if a llama had to go on as the camel's understudy.
Omnibus Bill To Expand Local Intellectually Disabled Program
The Senate is set to vote today on a massive $447 billion Omnibus Appropriations bill before Congress' Holiday recess. The measure is stuffed with funds for local projects around the country.
Locally, besides the Rakow Road widening, Congressman Don Manzullo's office reports the bill includes $100,000 to help expand a McHenry County program that helps autistic students so they can support themselves as adults. The money's for the Pathways Program at the Special Education District of McHenry County (SEDOM) and McHenry County College for young adults 18 to 21 with intellectual disabilities.
Manzullo said the Pathways program is money well-spent. "It is a small investment compared to the government funds that would be needed to support this population if they are unable to live independently and develop the necessary skills to support themselves,” he said.
Locally, besides the Rakow Road widening, Congressman Don Manzullo's office reports the bill includes $100,000 to help expand a McHenry County program that helps autistic students so they can support themselves as adults. The money's for the Pathways Program at the Special Education District of McHenry County (SEDOM) and McHenry County College for young adults 18 to 21 with intellectual disabilities.
Manzullo said the Pathways program is money well-spent. "It is a small investment compared to the government funds that would be needed to support this population if they are unable to live independently and develop the necessary skills to support themselves,” he said.
Obituary
Billie L. Larocco, 90, of Lake in the Hills was interred at Windridge Cemetery, Cary, Saturday after her death Wednesday in Barrington.
She was born May 22, 1919, in Chicago, the daughter of Emil and Leona F. Munson and married the late Nick Larocco in 1946. Once a semi-pro women's baseball player, she became a seamstress, notably at the Fabric Shop, Crystal Lake.
She is survived by her children, Douglas "Rocky" (Laura) of Bozeman, MT; Billie Jeanne "Bea" of Eleva, WI, and twins Bruce "Moose" (Beth) and Kurt (Marge) Larocco of Lake in the Hills.
Other survivors include grandchildren Tim (Cami) Engle, Tonya (Charles) McCullum, Jennifer (Nick) Schloesser, Braxton, Katie and Nick Larocco, Jason and Elizabeth Radtke, Eric Sterkel, Autumn (Spencer) Sterkel-Archer, Shawna Sterkel and Christine (Rick) Harbeck and her sister Jan Brocerick of Hudson, FL.
Services were at the Willow Funeral Home, Algonquin. Memorials may be directed to Monarch Hospice, McHenry, or St. Jude Children's Hospital.
She was born May 22, 1919, in Chicago, the daughter of Emil and Leona F. Munson and married the late Nick Larocco in 1946. Once a semi-pro women's baseball player, she became a seamstress, notably at the Fabric Shop, Crystal Lake.
She is survived by her children, Douglas "Rocky" (Laura) of Bozeman, MT; Billie Jeanne "Bea" of Eleva, WI, and twins Bruce "Moose" (Beth) and Kurt (Marge) Larocco of Lake in the Hills.
Other survivors include grandchildren Tim (Cami) Engle, Tonya (Charles) McCullum, Jennifer (Nick) Schloesser, Braxton, Katie and Nick Larocco, Jason and Elizabeth Radtke, Eric Sterkel, Autumn (Spencer) Sterkel-Archer, Shawna Sterkel and Christine (Rick) Harbeck and her sister Jan Brocerick of Hudson, FL.
Services were at the Willow Funeral Home, Algonquin. Memorials may be directed to Monarch Hospice, McHenry, or St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Police Blotters
The filing of charges is not proof of guilt. A defendant charged is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Lake in the Hills
December 12
0511 HRS LAKEWOOD RD. & MILLER RD. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. OAKES, JONATHAN D., M/W 21 YEARS OF AGE, 170 ELLIS RD., LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGES: Driving under the Influence of Alcohol, Driving under the Influence of Alcohol with Breath Alcohol Content over .08, Improper Lane Usage, No Valid Insurance. RELEASED ON BOND.
0843 HRS 600 BLOCK OF GRACE DR. ASSIST AMBULANCE. Male, 47 years of age, lost consciousness. No transport.
1133 HRS 8415 S. ROUTE 31. (BERQUIST MARINE). ACCIDENT Vehicle vs. Deer. Property damage only.
1214 HRS 251 N RANDALL RD. (APPLEBEE’S). ACCIDENT. Two vehicles. Property damage only.
1309 HRS 1401 INDUSTRIAL DR. (PYOTT RD SELF STORAGE). THEFT. Two snowmobiles were stolen sometime within the last month.
2244 HRS 00 BLOCK OF CLARK AVE. DOMESTIC. Verbal argument between boyfriend and girlfriend. 5 priors.
Lake in the Hills
December 12
0511 HRS LAKEWOOD RD. & MILLER RD. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. OAKES, JONATHAN D., M/W 21 YEARS OF AGE, 170 ELLIS RD., LAKE IN THE HILLS. CHARGES: Driving under the Influence of Alcohol, Driving under the Influence of Alcohol with Breath Alcohol Content over .08, Improper Lane Usage, No Valid Insurance. RELEASED ON BOND.
0843 HRS 600 BLOCK OF GRACE DR. ASSIST AMBULANCE. Male, 47 years of age, lost consciousness. No transport.
1133 HRS 8415 S. ROUTE 31. (BERQUIST MARINE). ACCIDENT Vehicle vs. Deer. Property damage only.
1214 HRS 251 N RANDALL RD. (APPLEBEE’S). ACCIDENT. Two vehicles. Property damage only.
1309 HRS 1401 INDUSTRIAL DR. (PYOTT RD SELF STORAGE). THEFT. Two snowmobiles were stolen sometime within the last month.
2244 HRS 00 BLOCK OF CLARK AVE. DOMESTIC. Verbal argument between boyfriend and girlfriend. 5 priors.
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