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McHENRY COUNTY PREPARES FOR CREST
Fight against flood
Boston bomb suspect caught, brother dead Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in custody after chase through Watertown
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Algonquin street department employee Paul Johnson (left) watches for traffic as coworker Tim Wegrzyn operates a front end loader to pick up a pallet of sandbags Friday. The crew was working to deliver 500 sandbags to the neighborhood around Center and Willow streets in Algonquin.
Community groups work to prevent water damage By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com AND JIM DALLKE jdallke@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Volunteers and prisoners in Nunda Township worked side-by-side Friday to fill sandbags in preparation for continued flooding in McHenry County. The McHenry County prisoners and volunteers planned to fill 12,000 bags in addition to the 12,000 that were filled Thursday. “They all came together for the community,” Nunda Township Highway Commissioner Don Kopsell said. “It’s really great.” As of Friday evening, the Fox River was at 12.23 feet at Algonquin – almost 3 feet above flood stage – and is expected to crest Saturday night or early Sunday morning at 12.8 feet, lower than previous National Weather Service estimates. Water levels are expected to begin dropping Monday morning, but will not go below “major flooding” levels until about midday Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. While waiting for the waters to
WATERTOWN, Mass. – Lifting days of anxiety for a city and a nation on edge, police captured the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, found bloodied in a backyard boat Friday night less than 24 hours after a wild car chase and gun battle that left his older brother dead and Boston and its suburbs sealed in an extraordinary dragnet. “We got him,” Boston Mayor Tom Menino tweeted. A cheer erupted from a crowd gathered near the scene. “CAPTURED!!!” police added later. “The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody.” During a long night of violence Thursday and into Friday, brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev killed an
By JOSEPH BUSTOS
McHenry County prisoners and other volunteers filled sandbags Friday as the county continues to deal with flood conditions. They planned to fill 12,000 bags Friday. crest, emergency responders, residents and volunteers from across the county continue to work to prevent further damage. The residents of at least five homes in Spring Grove have evacuated their homes as Nippersink Creek
continues to rise, Spring Grove Fire Chief Rich Tobiasz said. Other residents still are sandbagging and plan on staying put. Some roads have been closed.
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TRACK COACH’S ROAD TO RECOVERY There was little hope two months ago when Jim Miller, a 56-year-old physical education teacher and coach at CaryGrove, was examined by a neuromuscular specialist who diagnosed him with ALS. A month later, however, the Millers found out Jim had been misdiagnosed. For more, see page C1.
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MIT police officer, severely wounded another lawman and hurled explosives at police in a desperate getaway attempt, authorities said. Late Friday, less than an hour after authorities said the search for Dzhokhar had proved fruitless, they tracked down the 19-yearold college student holed up in the boat, weakened by a gunshot wound after fleeing on foot from the overnight shootout with police that left 200 spent rounds behind. He was hospitalized in serious condition, unable to be questioned about his motives.
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FRG seeks more legal advice on home tours
n The Fox River at Algonquin, currently at 12.23 feet, is expected to crest Saturday night or Sunday morning at 12.8 feet, which is lower than previous National Weather Service estimates. n Water levels are expected to begin dropping Monday morning.
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FOX RIVER GROVE – Before moving forward with a possible ordinance to regulate home tours, the Village Board is seeking an outside legal opinion. The Village Board, in a 4-3 vote this week, decided to spend up to $4,000 to have an additional attorney review the legality of a proposed home tour ordinance. The village is looking into this type of ordinance because of complaints surrounding tours taking place at Bettendorf Castle, a house and grounds modeled after a castle in Luxembourg that includes turrets, a drawbridge and a dungeon.
“I’m just not content 100 percent with the methodology we’ve chosen to do this which is to put an ordinance without understanding the effects of that ordinance and whether it can be challenged legally.” Steve Knar Fox River Grove trustee “We have a situation that we need to address,” Trustee Steve Knar said. “I’m just
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