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Caution tape lies in the Woodstock neighborhood where Mark A. Medina, 34, was stabbed to death Saturday. By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Police have arrested a Woodstock man they say stabbed his stepson to death Saturday afternoon. Victor Lopez, 46, 1780 Sheila St., Woodstock, was arrested late Monday afternoon and charged with first-degree murder. Police picked him up from a hospital – where he’d been receiving treatment for facial injuries he suffered during
the incident – and took him to the jail, Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen said. Lopez is charged in the death of Mark A. Medina, 34, 1978 Sheila St., Woodstock, who died of multiple stab wounds, according to the McHenry County Coroner’s Office. Lowen said the incident was “some kind of domestic dispute going on with the families.” Police were dispatched about 4:40 p.m. Saturday to
Medina’s residence for a report of a nonresponsive man, according to a news release from the Woodstock Police Department. When they arrived, they found Medina dead, with stab wounds to his chest. He had been dead for “a period of time prior to arrival,” the release said. Preliminary findings from an autopsy Sunday revealed Medina died from the stab wounds. Toxicology results are pending.
Police quickly identified Lopez as a suspect. They located him at a family member’s residence and took him into custody Saturday night, the release said. Lopez was taken to a hospital for treatment before being formally charged Monday afternoon. Police believe Medina and Lopez were the only two people involved in the incident, Lowen said.
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WASHINGTON – A defense contractor went on a shooting rampage Monday inside a building at the heavily secured Washington Navy Yard, spraying bullets in the hallways and firing from a balcony onto workers in an atrium below. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman. Police said the gunman, 34-year-old Aaron Alexis of Texas, used a valid pass to get onto the base before launching the attack, which unfolded about 8:20 a.m. in the heart of the nation’s capital, less than four miles from the White House and two miles from the Capitol. Alexis died after a running gunbattle inside the building with police, investigators said. “This is a horrific tragedy,” Mayor Vincent Gray said. Investigators said the motive was a mystery. The mayor said there was no indication it was a terrorist attack, but he added that the possibility had not been ruled out. For much of the day, authorities said they were looking for a possible second attacker who may have been disguised in an olive-drab, military-style uniform. But by late Monday night, they said they were convinced the attack was the work of a lone gunman, and the security lockdown around the area was eased.
Aaron Alexis, who police believe was the gunman at the Washington Navy Yard shooting Monday in Washington. Alexis was killed after he fired at a police officer.
City’s reaction
Vincent Gray, mayor of Washington, D.C., has said there is no reason to believe this was a terrorist attack.
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D-47 approves budget, to name new facility after Fetzner By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake School District 47 board members approved an $86.9 million budget Monday that carries a $492,716 deficit. The 2013-14 budget includes $80.4 million in operating fund expenses where there is a $644,141 surplus after the state’s decision to prorate general state aid at 88.7 percent, providing more than
$500,000 from original district projections. Maintaining a surplus in the operating fund is the primary goal in board policy that mandates the ending operating fund balance can cover at least 90 days worth of expenses in emergencies. The overall deficit exists only because of expenses in the capital projects fund for one-time maintenance costs. The capital projects fund contained nine years’ worth of savings.
Jeff Mason D-47 board president
Nancy Gonsiorek Board member
“The allocation from the state, surprisingly so, has come in stronger than we anticipated,” said board
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President Jeff Mason before commending staff for finding additional cuts from the original proposal. The district will need to make structural changes to the budget moving forward as deficit spending over the next five years could total $1.1 million by fiscal 2017-18, according to projections. Board member Nancy Gonsiorek said the district would not be able to continue to rely on reserves as it looks to re-
duce the projected $1.1 million deficit over the coming years. “We’re in a new normal now. We can’t keep using reserves,” she said. “We’ll have to do some brainstorming and come up with some ways to reduce our expenses.” Board members also settled on a name for the district’s future central operations center at 221 Liberty Road. The board asked community members to submit nominations of a person who has helped the
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The Cary Village Board is considering whether to reduce the fees it charges for zoning code variances to $500 from $750. The proposed fee would be reduced so it covers village costs for preparing variance requests. Village staff, however, said it is their goal to make sure each project is within code, and variances are a last resort. For more, see page B1.
Although the 2016 Olympics are still three years away and there is no world championships, Evan Jager and his coaches are not wasting any time. The 2007 Jacobs graduate, who was in Algonquin recently to visit his parents and to attend the Jacobs High School Hall of Fame induction, will compete and spend time training in Europe. For more, see page C1.
CRYSTAL LAKE: McHenry County College bakery opens, giving students hands-on experience. Local, B1
well-being of the elementary school community, whose contribution is known to the community and who is not a living political figure. Mason said submissions were overwhelmingly in favor of former teacher, principal and administrator Bill Fetzner. Fetzner was the youngest principal ever hired at the time he took over at South Elementary. He retired
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