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Petition objections could delay early votes By KEVIN P. CRAVER
A number of objections to the petitions of presidential candidates on the Illinois ballot for the March 15 primary might delay voting by mail and an early voting station by two weeks. But news Monday that four of the seven objections have been withdrawn could improve that worst-case scenario. Mail ballots were supposed to start going out Feb. 4, the same day that the first early voting station was set to open in McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan’s office. However, the Illinois State Board of Elections started informing county clerks late last week that it did not anticipate settling the objections and finalizing the ballots before Feb. 11, which McClellan said will push voting by mail and early voting to Feb. 17. A delay would affect all county clerks statewide. Election officials cannot program and print election ballots without the state board verifying all candidates. The board has ruled on all other objections and certified candidates for all other races. “This puts all of us in a much tighter squeeze of time. ... We’re just going to have to roll with it,” McClellan said. Objections were withdrawn Monday against the petitions of Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley and unknowns Roque De La Fuente and Larry Cohen. But objections to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio still are proceeding, according to state election records. Although early voting does not begin in earnest until Feb. 29, a worst-case
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On the Web Visit http:// shawurl. com/2dfn or call 815-3344242 to learn more about voting by mail and voting locations. certification scenario does not give McClellan or any other county clerk a lot of time to make sure ballots and voting machines are ready to go. “It gives me nine days to get them all done, delivered and ready. Usually we have a month and a half,” McClellan Hillary said. Clinton O n e significant problem exists for voteby-mail ballots for military Ted Cruz personnel, which by federal law must be sent out Friday. Those Marco Rubio b a l l o t s will include a sheet for people to write in not only their choice for presidential nominee, but also an alternate in the event their first choice is kicked off the ballot. In a worst-case scenario of a longer delay by the state board, McClellan said she and other county clerks will be forced to print and prepare ballots with presidential candidates who may be disqualified from participating. “I have to lock and load my machines at some point – I can’t continue to hold up the election,” McClellan said.
School-based health centers more popular across nation; in question in McHenry County By ALLISON GOODRICH
agoodrich@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – One McHenry County school district this week will be deciding the fate of a school-based health clinic, a trend growing more common across the country in recent years. A clinic planned by Woodstock School District 200, now in question after a legal review found a stipulation that raised concerns among school board members, would have been the first in McHenry County. Across the nation, there are roughly 2,300 school-based health centers serving students, according to a 2013-14 census report from the School-Based Health Alliance, a membership organization that supports such clinics. “Right now, the number in Illinois is 66,” said Heidi Ortolaza-Alvear, director of Child and Adolescent Health Initiative, later adding, “There has been a steady incline.” The number of centers nationwide has risen by 30 percent since the 2010-11 cen-
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The mental health aspect was very attractive to us. Teens and preteens have a lot of issues, so we felt it was beneficial to have that piece.”
health care for kids, citing research that showed higher GPAs and lower absenteeism rates. The local center was scheduled to open in August, but board members earlier this month expressed discomfort after finding out that the clinic could not lawfully require parental consent for certain services, such as testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Under state law, children age 12 and older can seek those services without their parents. School board President Camille Goodwin said the clinic initially was put on the table to offer convenience to parents who Camille Goodwin need to get physicals and inoculations for Woodstock School District 200 Board their kids. president “Also, the mental health aspect was very attractive to us,” Goodwin said. “Teens and preteens have a lot of issues, so we felt it was beneficial to have that sus and by more than 100 percent since piece.” the late 1990s, the report said. However, when it came time to apTerri Wright, director of the Center for prove the agreement between the district School, Health and Education, said health clinics in schools have improved access to See HEALTH page A4
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Crystal Lake cop involved in shooting named Officer of the Year By ALLISON GOODRICH
agoodrich@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – In a time when the use of police force is under high levels of scrutiny nationwide, the actions of a Crystal Lake officer in a recent police shooting have garnered countywide recognition. Crystal Lake Officer Krzysztof Krol was honored as Officer of the Year by the McHenry County Chiefs of Police Association after he was in-
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volved in a June 2015 case in which he shot a suspect during a domestic disturbance call. “Officer Krol’s ability to stop the threat and then render first aid to the suspect was a testament to his abilities and professionalism,” a news release from the association said. In this case, Crystal Lake Deputy Chief Derek Hyrkas said an independent investigation by the Illinois State Police and a review by
the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office concluded Krol was the victim of an attempted murder and his use of force was justified. Krzysztof This shooting was a Krol case where the officer or another person’s life was threatened, said John Lieb, president of the local association and deputy police chief for the Wood-
stock Police Department. Lieb recused himself from voting on the recognition because a Woodstock police officer also was up for the award. “Every day, when police officers show up for their shift, they don’t know what they’re going to be facing. ... The potential exists where a situation can become one of life or death, where either they’re threatened or an innocent life is threatened,” Lieb said, later adding, “That’s what hap-
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pened with Officer Krol, and based on the call, he felt obligated to stop the threat.” Before the shooting, officers responded June 21 to the 300 block of West Terra Cotta Avenue in response to reports that a white male had beaten a woman and made threats with a knife, according to police. Hours later, Krol went to another home in response to reports of an
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