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Officer suffers serious facial injuries after being punched by arrestee at McHenry County Jail in Woodstock

A corrections officer at the McHenry County Jail suffered serious facial injuries after he was punched in the face by a man, who was arrested Sunday while out on bond for burning political signs. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 2:30 a.m. Sunday to The Cottage, 6 East Crystal Lake Avenue in Crystal Lake. […]

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Federal court allows lawsuit to proceed in case of former McHenry County inmates who claim they were forced to perform unpaid labor

A judge ruled a federal lawsuit can continue after multiple former immigration inmates at the McHenry County Jail claimed they were forced to perform unpaid labor while detained. The suit was filed in April in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, court records show. The plaintiffs include Aleksey Ruderman, Jason Clarke, […]

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Federal court upholds law barring McHenry County Jail and other Illinois jails from housing ICE detainees

A federal appellate court has upheld a law that bans McHenry County, and all other Illinois counties, from entering into federal contracts to hold ICE detainees in county jails. The Illinois Way Forward Act prohibits jails in Illinois from housing ICE detainees. It went into effect on January 1. Senate Bill 667 — also called […]

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Former ICE detainees sue McHenry County Jail, claim they were forced to perform unpaid labor

Multiple former immigration inmates at the McHenry County Jail have filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff’s office, claiming they were forced to perform unpaid labor while detained. The suit was filed last month in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, court records show. The plaintiffs include Aleksey Ruderman, Jason Clarke, […]