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Nonprofit accused of politicking Allegation caused TAG to withdraw request for $49K
By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – The Advantage Group abruptly withdrew its request for a $49,000 emergency payment from the McHenry County Mental Health Board last week because of allegations of illegal
politicking, a board member revealed Tuesday evening. The nonprofit agency that helps young adults with substance abuse problems was asked to withdraw its request
because it was actively supporting political candidates on its Facebook page and hosted a luncheon for Republican sheriff’s candidate Bill Prim, said McHenry County
Board member Paula Yensen, D-Lake in the Hills. She holds the board’s voting seat on the Mental Health Board. Tax law forbids 501(c)(3) agencies from lobbying for or
against political candidates. Yensen, reading from a prepared statement at Tuesday’s meeting, said she was coming forward because no explanation was publicly offered by
either board President Robert Routzahn or TAG Executive Director Pat Owens. The Mental Health Board was set at a Sept. 17 special meeting to authorize the payment for the struggling agency, but Owens during public
See TAG, page A6
Casciaro denied in quest for new trial
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Spectators look over various items Saturday before the start of the municipal auction at the McHenry County Fairgrounds. Many items turned into police departments are auctioned when they are not reunited with their owner.
LOST&FOUND Municipal auctions provide outlet for buyers to claim variety of merchandise By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Morning coffee in hand, Bill Hobson wandered through the McHenry County Fairgrounds on Saturday, looking at what area municipalities had for auction. Around a hundred bicycles were lined up in two rows, along with a stroller and a wheelchair. Surplus trucks and old police cars sat in a
field near a lawnmower and tires. One of the barns that usually holds livestock during the county fair had tools, an Xbox 360 with a box full of games, car stereos and old Polaroid cameras laid out. Lawn figurines of a dog and a squirrel sat along a wall opposite two office printers. “Do I think I’m going to buy anything today?” Hobson said. “Depending on price. I have a lot of
See LOST, page A6
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Jose Carbajal of Woodstock looks through tires Saturday at the municipal auction at the McHenry County Fairgrounds.
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WOODSTOCK – A McHenry County judge rejected a request from Mario Casciaro to toss a jury’s verdict that found him guilty of first-degree murder. In a 20-page written ruling handed to attorneys Tuesday, Judge Sharon Prather also denied Casciaro’s request for a new trial – that court filing was a legal move to set the stage for his appeal. Mario “[I’m] numb. Casciaro I’m devastated. It’s not fair,” Casciaro’s mother, Maria, said after her son’s brief court appearance. Casciaro, 30, was convicted April 2 in his second trial for the death of missing Johnsburg teen Brian Carrick. His first trial in January 2012 ended in a mistrial after a jury failed to reach a unanimous decision. Carrick last was seen Dec. 20, 2002, walking into Val’s Foods where he and Casciaro both worked at the time. Carrick’s body never was found. A third man and the state’s key witness, Shane Lamb, admitted on the stand that he likely threw the punch that killed Carrick.
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