The mayor says the city council will vote on an ordinance that would allow Woodstock to impound buses and fine operators over $10,000 if they drop off migrants without notice. Woodstock Mayor Michael Turner told Lake and McHenry County Scanner on Friday that the city council will be considering a bus ordinance. The city council […]
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Migrants dropped off by bus at Crystal Lake train station; city looking into ordinance to discourage practice
Crystal Lake is looking into implementing an ordinance to discourage buses from dropping migrants off in the town after migrants were recently dropped off by bus at a Crystal Lake Metra station. An unknown number of migrants were dropped off by bus on December 21 at the Pingree Road Metra station in Crystal Lake. The […]
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City council to vote on ordinance that would allow McHenry to impound buses that drop off migrants
The McHenry City Council will vote on an ordinance that will allow the city to impound buses and fine operators $10,000 for dropping off migrants without notice. The city council is holding a special meeting at 6 p.m. Friday evening to discuss the ordinance. The ordinance amends sections of the city’s code regarding chartered transportation […]
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State officials announce Illinois will be paying for hotels for migrants coming to Chicago area
After busloads of migrants were dropped off over the weekend in Fox River Grove and other suburbs, state officials announced Illinois will be paying for hotels for the migrants. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced on Sunday they would be standing up hotel rooms to house families in response to a recent influx […]
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Busload of migrants dropped off in Fox River Grove, falsely told they were in Chicago
Officials say a busload of migrants from Texas were dropped off at a Metra station in Fox River Grove early Saturday morning and misled to believe they were in Chicago. The Village of Fox River Grove said a group of 38 migrants were transported from Texas and dropped off at the Metra station in the […]
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Lake County receiving $1 million from state government as migrants seek refuge in the county
Governor J.B. Pritzker announced he is awarding local governments, including Lake County, with more than $41 million in funding for supporting migrants being sent to the Chicago area. Pritzker announced the $41.5 million in award funding on Friday. The funds will help municipalities provide direct services to asylum-seeking migrants. The funds will be used for […]
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Deputies arrest armed man after witnessing him punch another driver during road rage incident near Barrington
A sheriff’s officer arrested a man, who had a gun and knives, after witnessing him punch a motorcyclist during a road rage incident near Barrington, officials said. The incident happened around 3:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of South Northwest Highway in Barrington Township. A Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer on patrol saw a […]
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4 years in prison for Texas man who sold steroids online, shipped them to McHenry County
A Texas man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after prosecutors said he sold anabolic steroids online and shipped them through the mail, including to McHenry County. David E. Hutchinson, 47, of Georgetown, Texas, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of distributing anabolic steroids. According to a plea agreement, Hutchinson, who […]
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‘Our deputies are trained to immediately respond’: Lake County sheriff reacts to Texas school shooting
The Lake County sheriff said that his deputies have the “full authority” to move into an active shooter scene after questions have arisen from the police response to the Texas school shooting that left 19 children dead. Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg said in the statement issued Friday that the sheriff’s office has received many […]