Chelsea McDOUGALL
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Illinois divorce law changes for 2016 focus on parental duties, time, streamlining process
As of Friday, the terms “custody” and “visitation” no longer will be in a divorce attorney’s vocabulary, replaced instead by “allocation of parental duties” and “parenting time.” Previously, custody was painted in broad strokes. Parents either had sole or joint custody that affected the way decisions were made on a child’s education, health care, religion and extracurricular activities. Under… → Read More
Ex-Hebron police officer sold drugs from squad car, department, testimony reveals
Ryszard T. Kopacz, 31, was found guilty in August of illegally possessing weapons from the department's evidence locker. He was charged separately in a drug case and pleaded guilty Monday before a sentencing hearing. His guilty plea was accepted by McHenry County Judge Michael Feetterer, who later sentenced him to four years in prison. A confidential informant testified that Kopacz, of Wauconda,… → Read More
Crystal Lake man says police violated his privacy in heroin death investigation
Herman B. Trigg, 31, has pleaded not guilty to charges of drug-induced homicide for the April heroin death of 30-year-old Melissa Carroll. McHenry County Sheriff's Detective Kyle Mandernack – with the permission of her family – used Carroll's cellphone to set up a drug buy with Trigg. Although not specific, the text messages between Carroll and Trigg had used "drug language," Mandernack said, to… → Read More
McHenry man sentenced for heroin charges
Dale M. Hoagland, 33, of McHenry, was arrested April 14, and charged with multiple Class X felonies. He faced between six to 30 years in prison on the most serious charges against him. Hoagland was charged after a routine traffic stop in McHenry turned up 25 grams of raw heroin, the McHenry County Sheriff's Office said at the time of the arrest. His attorney, Assistant Public Defender Kim Messer… → Read More
Habitat for Humanity of McHenry County finishes up 2 homes in Harvard
“Bienvenido a casa,” he said. Welcome home. Rodarte was one of two McHenry County families who will be putting up a Christmas tree this week in a new home thanks to Habitat for Humanity of McHenry County. The organization on Sunday dedicated the final two homes of 2015, as crews of volunteers and the new homeowners worked vigorously to put the final trimmings on the homes – just in time for… → Read More
Juror misconduct not enough for new trial in Wonder Lake sexual assault case, judge says
Evan A. Staron, 30, already was convicted of sexually assaulting a girl who was then 5 years old. A jury found him guilty in August, but he has not been sentenced because he still has two additional pending cases against him. Those cases involve allegations that he abused different family members, and each will be tried separately. Before McHenry County Judge Sharon Prather set Staron's next… → Read More
Resident alleges McHenry County Board violated Open Meetings Act
Bob Anderson has asked the Attorney General's Office to investigate his claim that the board improperly voted in October on the township consolidation matter by letting two board members vote via telephone. County Board member voted 13-9 to reject a proposal that would have slashed the units of township government from 17 to eight. Two members – Michelle Aavang and Mary McCann – both voted over… → Read More
Patrick Kenneally announces run for McHenry County state's attorney job, to face Dan Regna
Kenneally, 37, is seeking the Republican nomination for the office, and was hand-picked to succeed his boss, State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi. Kenneally, of Crystal Lake, left the state’s attorney’s office briefly in 2014 to work in environmental law, and has worked primarily civil cases since returning in June. He tried the Michael Romano murder case in October. “I am here because this county needs… → Read More
Settlement in works for McHenry County Sheriff's Office FOIA violation
The settlement awards $104,402.96 to First Electric Newspaper Publisher Pete Gonigam, who sued the sheriff's office after it refused to turn over documents pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Gonigam in January 2013 sought through a FOIA request a copy of the findings of an internal investigation into former Undersheriff Andrew Zinke. Gonigam was denied the department's written findings… → Read More
Algonquin mom fired rifle at TV as 3 kids watch Primus music video, police say
The woman, 40-year-old Jennifer S. Ullery, of 3012 Talaga Drive, was charged with discharge of a firearm, a felony, and other misdemeanors. Algonquin Deputy Police Chief Andrew Doles said the children – ages 15, 11, and 6 – were watching a music video by the rock band Primus when Ullery entered the room and fired “multiple rounds” at the TV. Doles said the children were in front of the TV on the… → Read More