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McHenry man sentenced to 6 years in prison for selling drugs that caused 32-year-old’s overdose death

A McHenry man who sold heroin that caused the overdose death of a 32-year-old man was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested Stanley J. Rzepka, 30, of the 800 block of West Route 176 in McHenry, in September 2020. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office […]

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Corrections officers save inmate who overdosed, collapsed at Lake County Jail

Three correctional officers are being hailed for saving an inmate who suffered a drug overdose and became unresponsive at the Lake County Jail, the sheriff’s office said. Lake County Correctional Officers David Juarez and Daniel Pennington were conducting rounds in the Community-Based Correctional Center Wednesday evening. Lake County Sheriff Spokesman Lt. Christopher Covelli said the […]