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CL police say he threatened officer By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A Lake in the Hills man remains in McHenry County Jail on charges he made a rap video in which he threatened to shoot a police officer and posted the video to social media. Crystal Lake police uncovered the nearly five-minute video posted to a Facebook page belonging to 24-year-old Gerard Xavier Golston. Golston, of 1159 Starwood Pass, was charged with threatening a public official. The video includes the officer’s Gerard first name and uses Xavier slang terminology Golston to indicate he would shoot the officer with a 9 mm weapon, police said. Authorities also said Golston might have access to firearms, but none were recovered during their investigation. “Anytime that anyone threatens an officer, we take it seriously,” Crystal Lake Police Cmdr. Dan Dziewior said. “But especially now when there’s a heightened sense of awareness of violence against law enforcement. We’re always trying to thwart that in any way.” A Jan. 6 post to a Facebook page belonging to Golston contains a video with the caption “F---ing around making some music in the car.” It’s in the last 30 seconds of the video where a man believed to be Golston allegedly threatens the officer by name, saying “I’m gonna get the nine” and “I’m gonna pop you” and “Officer ... where the f--- you at?” Golston turned himself in to police Sunday. He remains in custody on $35,000 bond. His next court date is Wednesday. Threatening a public official, a Class 3 felony, is punishable by two to five years in prison.
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By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Keyboards have become increasingly powerful weapons and businesses and public institutions are still learning to defend against what often cannot be seen. Recent cyberattacks against major institutions such as Sony and the U.S. Central Command are not just national concerns. Local businesses and government organizations have spent more time, money and energy combating against threats that could cripple operations. McHenry County College is one of the county’s largest technical hubs with thousands of students and teachers using laptops, tablets, phones and other devices at
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any given time. It presents consistent challenges for the information technology staff to keep information secure, said Al Butler, chief information officer for the college. Even with multiple layers of security in place, leaks can still happen. While not a breach or attack, McHenry County College saw firsthand the vulnerability of online information when one Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com of the college’s vendors inadvertently shared student and staff Bank teller Kelly Whittingham works Thursday at American Community Bank &
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Trust in Woodstock. Charie Zanck, the bank’s CEO and vice chairman, said the bank has paid a hefty price because of cybercrime.
Gov. Rauner must tackle own agenda, plus leftovers from Quinn By JOHN O’CONNOR and SARA BURNETT The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner spent his first full day in office Tuesday dealing with two agendas: his own, imposing tougher ethics rules, and a second involving the last-minute machinations of his vanquished predecessor, which posed out-of-the-gate political dilemmas
for the newly minted chief executive. The Republican signed tighter rules on the “revolving door” through which lawmakers and poliBruce cymakers pass directRauner ly into lobbying jobs, on public officials accepting gifts and on greater personal financial disclosure.
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“Business as usual is over in Illinois,” Rauner said in taking the reins of a state that has seen two of its last three governors do long stretches in federal prison. “Today, we are showing the state of Illinois we have learned our lessons and are changing.” Officials may no longer negotiate for a lobbying job while still in office and may not start work as a lobbyist before completing a yearlong “cool-
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But the workload for Rauner, who also signed an order Monday crimping non-essential state spending, was made heavier by the furious maneuvering of outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn. Among other actions, the Democrat gave parting board appointments to several ex-staff members. Rauner moved quickly on the appointments, withdrawing the names of 178 people
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