A judge has ordered the Illinois Department of Corrections to provide the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office with records on the early release of prisoners following a lawsuit. The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office said they informally attempted multiple times to obtain records from the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) regarding its early release of […]
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Prison board denies parole for man sentenced to over 300 years in prison for McHenry murders
A man sentenced to over 300 years in prison for the murders of a Woodstock woman and a McHenry man in 1970 was denied parole earlier this week by the state’s prison review board. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board on Thursday unanimously voted to deny parole to Phillip Soper. Soper, 73, is currently serving two […]
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McHenry County to receive $3.4 million as part of settlement with opioid manufacturers, distributors
McHenry County will receive more than $3.4 million from a settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors as part of litigation into the opioid crisis. The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office negotiated the $3.41 million settlement with a number of opioid manufacturers and distributors, not including Purdue Pharma. The $3.41 million is McHenry County’s portion of […]
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6 years in prison for Chicago man who sold drugs in Crystal Lake man’s fatal overdose
A judge sentenced a Chicago man to six years in prison for selling drugs that led to a 36-year-old Crystal Lake man’s fatal overdose. Pablo Nieves, 59, of the 1800 block of North St. Louis Avenue in Chicago, pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class […]
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Colorado man found guilty of sexually abusing 13-year-old girl in Harvard that he met online
A Colorado man who engaged in a relationship with a 13-year-old Harvard girl he met on Snapchat was found guilty of sexually abusing the girl. Roberto Calixto-Escobar, 24, of Lochbuie, Colorado, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony. Prosecutors said that Calixto-Escobar used Snapchat to communicate with a […]
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Marengo manufacturer charged with violating consent order in groundwater contamination case
The Illinois Attorney General and McHenry County State’s Attorney both filed a lawsuit charging a Marengo metals manufacturing plant with failing to act after they contaminated groundwater with human carcinogens years ago. The attorney general’s office initially filed a lawsuit in 2013 against 300 West LLC and The Arnold Engineering Company over decades-long contamination related […]
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Op-Ed: Watering down heroin, meth crime penalties is dangerous
The following is an opinion piece written by McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally: In January, a series of show debates were held in Springfield during lame-duck session on the recent criminal justice overhaul bill that was strong-armed into enactment with little more than the pretense of input from law enforcement. During the debates when […]
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Gov. Pritzker tells McHenry County state’s attorney to ‘follow the law’ on enforcing indoor dining ban
Gov. J.B. Pritzker responded to the McHenry County state’s attorney’s announcement that he would not enforce an indoor dining ban by saying he hopes the state’s attorney would “follow the law and do the right thing.” Pritzker’s comments come after McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally slammed Pritzker on Wednesday and said he would not […]
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State’s attorney announces he will not enforce indoor dining ban in McHenry County
The McHenry County state’s attorney slammed Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday and said he would not enforce the governor’s indoor dining ban, calling his powers questionable. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said the decision took into account the nature of Pritzker’s executive orders. Kennealy said there is no provision in the executive orders or […]