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Teen boy pulled from pond near CL Boats and divers from many fire departments searched for a teenage boy in a pond in back of a house on Haligus Road in an unincorporated area near Crystal Lake.
Taken to Centegra Hospital in critical condition By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com
AND JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – After about an hour and a half of searching Thursday night, emergency responders pulled a boy from a pond. The boy, who is approximately 15
years old, was taken to Centegra Hospital – Woodstock in critical condition after divers and a side-scan sonar team located and removed him from a pond located behind the home at 6100 Haligus Road. “He was unconscious when he was pulled out of the water,” Crystal Lake Deputy Fire Chief Paul DeRaedt said. “We treated this as a cold wa-
ter drowning so we handled this as a rescue. Based on the temperature of the water and his age, the viability of surviving is much greater.” The Crystal Lake Fire Department was dispatched at 9:05 p.m. Thursday for a subject in the water, arriving on the scene at 9:11 p.m., DeRaedt said.
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YOUNGER WORKERS BRING CHANGE TO BUSINESSES
McHenry County Republicans elect new leadership Group hoping to reinvigorate, unite party By JIM DALLKE jdallke@shawmedia.com
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MCC student Toni Ehredt of McHenry (left) works the MCC Student Radio (MSR) broadcast with instructor of speech and journalism Jim Stockwell (center) while talking with MCC student Erin Gard of Lake in the Hills during the first MSR broadcast Wednesday in Crystal Lake. HR experts are noticing some things about the next generation of workers. Millennials also want some meaning in their careers and advancement opportunities.
Impassioned employees Millennials jump into careers with company values in mind By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Even with a tough job market, today’s millennial workforce is looking for much more than a job, which is something their employers appreciate. Shari Gray, executive director of Woodstock Cham-
ber of Commerce & Industry, is one of the many area business leaders who have watched the young generation of workers change the way companies operate. Gone are the days of 9-to5 shifts. Work can be done anytime and anywhere as conference rooms have been replaced by coffee shops and
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memos replaced by text messages. “I think what I have seen from this generation is they are not just invested in themselves, but they are invested in their company,” Gray said. “From the people I have encountered, there seems to be a passion there that is kind of refreshing. They take their role to that next level.” Major companies also have adapted the ways in which they recruit the top young talent they seek. Steve Osborne, a recruiter for Centegra Health System, said technology plays a larger role than ever before but the message is also different. He said prospective employees more than ever seek a company where values and goals align with their own. With job hopping more accessible than ever, Osborne
said laying out a path for career advancement and acting on the values the company promotes is important in retention. “I was just interviewing candidates today who were reciting our values to me,” Osborne said. “I sometimes hear the negativity, but it’s an awesome generation. They have a really tough and competitive work search. That’s why when they enter the workforce, what the company stands for is important to them.” Emily Capdevielle, who graduated in 2010 with a journalism degree, said many of her peers do not see entering the workforce as getting a job or even a career but advancing a lifestyle. Capdevielle, who works
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Four new Republican executive officers were elected Wednesday night in a move that is poised to shift the dominant party’s control in McHenry County. Chairwoman Sandra Salgado, Vice Chairman An- Sandra drew Gasser, Salgado Secretary DiMcHenry ane Evertsen County GOP and Treasurer Charles Central Wheeler were Committee sworn in as Chairwoman new leaders of the McHenry County GOP’s Central Committee. The group hopes to reinvigorate a party that has seen low voter turnout over the past several years, and reunite county Republicans who were harshly divided after the March primary, Salgado said. “Being elected to this position is a great honor, and it comes with a lot of responsibility,” said Salgado, who noted that she is the first woman ever elected to the position. “We’re going to build more rapidly on the base that has already been set. We’re not necessarily going to change things. … We’re going to hold more meetings and encourage
participation. We want more people involved in the community and more voices at the table.” Salgado said she plans to run an aggressive get-outthe-vote operation to encourage voters to head to the polls in November. “I think there’s been a lot of frustration over the last five to eight years, not only in the government, but how the government decisions have been affecting people’s lives,” she said. The new GOP leadership members were among the political supporters who helped Bill Prim, a former Des Plaines police commander, defeat McHenry County Undersheriff Andrew Zinke in the March primary for county sheriff. Meanwhile, many former party leaders, including former McHenry County GOP Chair Michael Tryon, who did not seek another term, politically supported Zinke. Salgado said that while the primary was divisive, she already has begun talking with leaders on the other side of the party. But she noted that uniting the party won’t be an easy task. “With some individuals, it will be more challenging,” she said. “When you’re emotionally invested in a candidate and they [don’t get elected], it’s hard. But I understand that and respect that. “Within the next two to three months, we will be able to demonstrate more unity.” Salgado is a longtime McHenry County Board member, while Gasser and
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