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McHENRY COUNTY SHERIFF AWARDS PURPLE HEARTS TO DEPUTIES INJURED IN HOLIDAY HILLS SHOOTING
CL officials will not seek more e-cigarette rules By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com
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CRYSTAL LAKE – After 27 years as a smoker, Effie Elliott quit smoking combustible cigarettes nine months ago. She had tried everything, but only electronic cigarettes, also known as personal vaporizers, seemed to work. And she was so thrilled with the results that she opened her own shop, Vape Amore, in Crystal Lake. Person after person told story after story to the Crystal Lake City Council, hoping to sway the council members against imposing regulations
McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputies Khalia Satkiewicz and Dwight Maness were awarded a Purple Heart Tuesday for injuries sustained in the line of duty during an awards ceremony at the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock. Both were shot while responding to a well-being check Oct. 16 in Holiday Hills.
SALUTE TO HEROISM 36 individuals honored for actions taken during Oct. 16 incident By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – As is said about a Purple Heart, it’s an award no one ever wants to receive. As McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren gave the honor to two deputies who were shot and injured in the line of duty, he said he wanted it to be the last time the award is issued. “I cannot recall that this award has ever been bestowed on anyone prior to today,” Nygren said at Tuesday’s award ceremony. “It’s my sincere hope that it’s never bestowed on anyone again.” “Roger that,” Purple Heart recipient Deputy Dwight Maness immediately quipped from a gurney he was wheeled in on just moments earlier. Maness was released from the hospital last week after spending about a month recovering from injuries to his leg that required surgery. Maness’ presence at Tuesday’s award ceremony seemed to come as a surprise to the nearly 70 deputies in attendance, who jumped to their feet and cheered for him as he was wheeled in. Deputies Maness and Khalia
A Purple Heart award is seen Tuesday in a classroom at the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock. Deputies Dwight Maness and Khalia Satkiewicz received a Purple Heart during the ceremony.
On the Web To view more photos from Tuesday’s awards ceremony, visit NWHerald.com. Satkiewicz both were shot while responding to a well-being check
have we been dispatched or involved in that kind of call?” the sheriff said. “Countless. Countless times.” Scott B. Peters, 52, who is said to harbor anti-government and anti-police sentiments, is accused of firing more than a dozen rounds at the deputies through his front door. Peters has denied all charges against him. If convicted, he faces a possible life sentence. Satkiewicz also received the Purple Heart. She was shot in the leg and has been recuperating at home. The award ceremony Tuesday also honored members of the sheriff’s office for their various roles in the incident. Deputy Eric Luna, who returned fire with the alleged shooter, was given the Award of Valor and Lifesaving Award. It also was the first time the sheriff’s office has given out the Award of Valor, Nygren said. In all, awards and commendations were awarded to 34 sheriff’s office employees. Two Island Lake officers – Victoria Gwizdak and Gilbert Hueramo – who pulled the
on Oct. 16 in Holiday Hills. “How many hundreds of times
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Garden Quarter funding restored Mental Health Board approves $32K grant By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com McHENRY – The McHenry County Mental Health Board restored funding to a McHenry-based after-school program Tuesday after the organization showed it meets the board’s mission. Garden Quarter Neighborhood Resource Center officials identified clients in the mentoring and after-school program that deal with mental health and substance abuse issues – two of the board’s core factors when determining what organizations it will fund. After narrowing its request to focus on those respective issues, Garden Quarter changed its request from $51,778, which was denied, to $32,305, the
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Lawmakers debate funding Parents, teachers frustrated with the school funding formula rallied for action Tuesday at the state Capitol / B3
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