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Peters complains of injury to leg Holiday Hills man accused of shooting deputies asks judge for help it out on me,” Peters said, as one of the McHenry County sheriff’s deputies he’s accused of shooting WOODSTOCK – Shackled at at in an Oct. 16 incident watched the waist, flanked by two correc- from the gallery. tions officers and wheeled before Peters’ attorneys confirmed a judge Friday, Scott B. Peters the 52-year-old Holiday Hills man wailed at the bench asking for fell in the jail and sought medical help and complained of injuries. treatment. His attorneys declined “Somebody’s got to help me to speak further on the extent of here, your honor. They’re taking his injuries or how he got them.
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One pant leg on Peters orange jail-issued jumpsuit was rolled up, his leg extended. In the past he’s limped before the judge with a cane. As he was wheeled out of the courtroom, he cried “my knee” and said “somebody’s got to help me.” Peters is accused of firing more than a dozen rounds at sheriff’s deputies who responded
to his home Oct. 16 for a domestic dispute. After the shooting, Peters fled the scene, which led to a 16-hour manhunt that ended peacefully when he was captured without further incident about six miles from his home. He’s facing up to 165 years in prison if convicted of the multiple counts of attempted murder to a police officer, among other
charges. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Deputy Dwight Maness was shot in his back and a bullet shattered his femur. He has undergone multiple surgeries and is still bedridden. Deputy Khalia Satkiewicz was shot in the leg. She is recovering at home.
Scott B. Peters 52, of Holiday Hills
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Wearing their holiday sweaters, Jaden, 10, of Woodstock and his Big Brother, Gene Woods of Crystal Lake, attend the Big Brothers Big Sisters winter celebration Thursday at St. Thomas Apostle Catholic Church in Crystal Lake. Woods has been Jaden’s Big Brother for more than three years.
Big Brothers Big Sisters program in need of more volunteers By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com
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RYSTAL LAKE – Gene Woods has literally elevated Jaden’s life. Woods has spent just more than three years as Jaden’s big in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County program and has taken his little to both new emotional and physical heights. Woods, a licensed
pilot, has taken 10-year-old Jaden on flights, trips to Great America and frequent geocaching adventures, among other activities. The bond the two have developed earned them the title of match of the year in McHenry County and is an example of how age disparity and other differences can fade away in unlikely friendships, Woods said. “My adult children don’t have children, so it’s kind of like that
grandchild,” Woods said of the relationship. “It’s easy to find stuff to do, and we always have a lot of fun.” Dena Hernandez, director of programs for Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County, said Woods’ and Jaden’s story is not uncommon in the program. The program has about 482 active matches, Woods said, and some have been together for as long as 10 years. But Hernandez said the organiza-
tion is working toward 525 matches, and a waiting list of 18 littles – 16 of whom are boys – shows there is a shortage of volunteers. “We’re primarily short in the McHenry-Johnsburg area,” Hernandez said. “We don’t expect a volunteer to drive more than 15 miles to meet with their little, so it can be difficult.”
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CHICAGO – Illinois residents returning to HealthCare.gov to buy insurance are finding prices higher in many parts of the state. Monday is decision time under President Barack Obama’s health care law, the last day for consumers to choose new plans if they want the changes to take effect Jan. 1. Average costs fell in the Chicago area, where health care competition is fierce. But costs rose in Springfield and Belleville, according to an analysis of average rates for popular insurance plans conducted for The Associated Press. Health care costs are increasing, but competition for insurance plan customers means populous Chicago is bucking the trend, said Marc Pierce of Stonegate Advisors, a Chicago-based independent consulting company that conducted the analysis. In Decatur, John and Alicia Phillips decided to stick with the same Blue Cross Blue Shield policy even though their monthly premiums will increase slightly to $249 a month after their tax credit. Their deductibles will increase, too, from $1,000 a person to $1,500 a person, which will raise their out-of-pocket costs in 2015. John Phillips, 43, owns an auto repair shop. His wife is a day care teacher. “I looked at some other plans,” Phillips said. “I stuck with the company I knew had paid the bills before without argument.”
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