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Substance abuse counselor charged By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A 29-year-old Woodstock man who counsels clients in the McHenry County court system was charged Tuesday with aggravated criminal sexual abuse, after police said he was seen kissing a young boy at the city pool. Taylor L. Blaul, 1429 Oakleaf Lane, Woodstock, remained in McHenry County Jail on Tuesday awaiting a Wednesday bond hearing after police charged him with four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. An investigation Taylor L. Blaul after the alleged pool incident on July 9 revealed that Blaul had inappropriate contact with the male juvenile three other times, beginning in September 2013, said Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen. Blaul works as a clinical director specializing in alcohol and drug counseling for Direct Counseling, a well-established family firm located in Woodstock and Crystal Lake that does significant counseling work throughout McHenry County. An employee at Direct Counseling declined comment Tuesday evening on the charges facing Blaul, referring the issue to an office manager, who was not available Tuesday. The police investigation into Blaul started after an employee at Woodstock Water Works saw the Woodstock resident “kissing and inappropriately touching” a male child at the pool grounds on July 9, Lowen said. Police declined to give the
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Residents react after a motion to rescind an ordinance that allows Pedcor Investments to build a $18 million affordable housing apartment complex at First and Pearl streets failed Tuesday in a 3-3 vote during the Cary Village Board meeting. BELOW: Signage is seen at the home at 230 First St. in Cary, across the street from the proposed site of an apartment complex. The Cary Village Board considered reversing the approval of the proposed 60-unit apartment complex.
Motion to stop apartment complex fails in 3-3 vote By JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com CARY – A 60-unit affordable housing complex can continue on its process for approval as an attempt to rescind the village’s permission failed in a 3-3 vote.
Village President Mark Kownick, along with Trustees David Chapman and Rick Dudek, voted against rescinding an ordinance that allows Pedcor Investments to build an $18 million apartment
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Crystal Lake gives final OK for Main Street road project CRYSTAL LAKE – In an effort to ease congestion to the city’s main commercial area, Crystal Lake City Council members gave final approval Tuesday to a roughly $5.8 million road widening project to create a five-lane section from Rakow Road to Route 14. The project will widen Main Street from the existing three-lane
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section to a five-lane section from Liberty Road to Jennings Drive, creating a continuous four-lane roadway between Rakow Road and
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Crystal Lake Avenue. It will eliminate the traffic bottleneck that exists in the city’s primary gateway to the Route 14 corridor. While the project could cost $5.8 million, the city will be responsible for less than half the cost. The city received a $1.5 million federal Surface Transportation Program grant for the project and McHenry County will pick up $2.3 million of the costs, leaving the city with a $2 million price tag.
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Richmond-Burton graduate Nate Roberts bounces back from three knee injuries, rejoins minor league team / C1
Fundraising figures released Gov. Pat Quinn, Republican Bruce Rauner set up big-money battle for Illinois governor / B2
“I’m just concerned about the precedent this could set.” Brett Hopkins Crystal Lake councilman on the exception granted to Mayfair Furniture & Carpet for installation of electric signage
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Woodstock City Council members are unsure about two offers to buy the landmarks / A3
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The funds will come out of the motor fuel tax fund in the 2015 budget. McHenry County is responsible for the Pyott Road work that will take place from Jennings Road to the intersection of Virginia Road, which it is also responsible for. Pyott Road then turns into Main Street – the city’s responsibility – north of Virginia Road.
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