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Woodstock facility slated to close Brown Printing expected to shut doors by end of September; about 550 jobs to be lost By ALLISON GOODRICH agoodrich@shawmedia.com and SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Some 550 Woodstock employees will lose their current jobs before summer’s end as Quad/Graphics Wednesday confirmed plans to close the local Brown Printing facility. The closure – expected to reach
completion by the end of September – comes after the recent $100 million sale of Brown Printing Company to Quad/Graphics in May. What was known as Brown Printing Woodstock division, 11595 McConnell Road, is the only one of Brown’s three facilities to close at this time – although Quad/Graphics announced it will close another commercial printing facility in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The closing comes after a round of
Four face charges in large-scale drug raid
layoffs late last year. In December, local workforce officials were informed that 80 Brown employees would be losing their jobs, said Jeffrey Poynter, director of the McHenry County Workforce Network Board. At the time, the company listed 648 employees, Poynter said. The move to close is related to the integration process, according to Claire Ho, director of corporate communications for Quad/Graphics.
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“We’re moving forward with integration plans following the recent acquisition of Brown Printing Company,” Ho said. Cort Carlson, Woodstock director of community and economic development, said Quad/Graphics has a longterm plan to consolidate the industry. Carlson and other city officials learned of the company’s decision
employees that will lose their job before summer’s end at the Brown Printing facility in Woodstock
$100M recent sale price of Brown Printing Company to Quad/Graphics
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More than 100 grams each of heroin, cocaine and marijuana seized By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Four McHenry County residents were arrested over the weekend as part of a large-scale drug raid. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Department of Homeland Security in the raid that nabbed four and netted more than 100 grams each of heroin, cocaine and marijuana. Ruben In total, authorities SantanaRubio, 18, of seized 120 grams of heroin, 251 grams of McHenry cocaine, 136 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, a semi-automatic handgun, more than $28,000 and two vehicles, the sheriff’s office said. The estimated street value Antonio of the drugs was more Santanathan $33,000. Becerra, 22, Charged with crimof McHenry inal drug conspiracy were: Berta Luz Alferez De Linares, 38, of 7510 Birch St., Crystal Lake; Agustin Santana-Rubio, 22, and Antonio Santana-Becerra, 22, both of 3808 Agustin Anne St. in McHenry. SantanaAccording to the Rubio, 22, of criminal complaint McHenry filed in McHenry County, the three arranged to sell the heroin to an undercover officer. Another man, 18-year-old Ruben Santana-Rubio, also of Berta Luz 3808 Anne St., McHenAlferez De ry, was charged with Linares, 38, of possession of a conCrystal Lake trolled substance with the intent to deliver. Court documents allege that he had more than 100 grams, but less than 400 grams, of cocaine. He also was charged with misdemeanor possession of a firearm and ammunition
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McHenry County College police officer Marcus Pittl makes his rounds Tuesday at the Crystal Lake college. MCC just finished its fourth year with a full police force.
CHECK AGAINST CAMPUS CRIME Dedicated police force gives college responsive, cost-effective security By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com
Pittl talks with Lee Regione (left) of Crystal Lake and his wife, Sandy, on Tuesday at the fitness center while making his rounds at the Crystal Lake college.
I think we've been a big service to the college community. We can spend more time on things since we're here all the time. The Crystal Lake police deal with a community of [40,000] people and had to respond to us. That's a lot to handle.” Scott Sosnowski Director of police operations at McHenry County College
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hen it comes to campus safety, less is more at McHenry County College. Since transitioning from a campus safety department to a full-fledged police department in the fall of 2010, the college has simultaneously reduced costs while increasing responsiveness and services from its police operations. “I think we’ve been a big service to the college community,” said Scott Sosnowski, director of police operations. “We can spend more time on things since we’re here all the time. The Crystal
Lake police deal with a community of [40,000] people and had to respond to us. That’s a lot to handle.” The 24/7 operation has been a money saver compared to the large 22-person security operation the college previously used. In the last year of the security operation in 2009-10, the college spent $598,909. That number fell to $578,409 in the first year of a full police department as the college reduced the staff from 22 security officers to 10 sworn and nonsworn police members. The budget has continued to decline with additional streamlining as the department has cost
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