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FRATERNITE OF NOTRE DAME EXPANSION REJECTED
Authorities not ruling anything out in death of Fox Lake officer By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com
piercing the heart of this good Mother,” Marie said. Fraternite attorney Tom Zanck said his clients would be exploring their options in the wake of the vote. The County Board first granted the Fraternite a permit in 2005 to build a chapel, convent, monastery and bakery on the property. Neighbors have alleged the Fraternite has not been a good neighbor when it comes to work hours and construction, and said that adding a school, hospice and brewery would make the property an even worse fit for the rural area. Neighbor Rob Cisneros, who was one of the more visible faces of the opposing neighbors, said he is glad the ordeal is over. Fraternite members routinely accused the neighbors of religious and racial bigotry – most of the order’s works are done in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. “I think the County Board was spot-on in keeping it to land use,” Cisneros said. “This was always about land use. This was never about religion.”
FOX LAKE – More than two weeks after Fox Lake Police Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz was shot and killed, investigators continue to sort through evidence as questions mount about the circumstances surrounding the officer’s death. Lake County Sheriff’s Detective Chris Covelli said Tuesday police have not ruled out any theory, but are investigating the case as a homicide based on the evidence police have collected – both publicly disclosed and confidential – as well as Gliniewicz’s radio call and DNA from an unknown source recovered at the scene. “That doesn’t mean we have blinders on Lt. Joseph where this is a one- Gliniewicz track investigation,” Covelli said. “Certain- Inside ly, if anything points us to a different direcEx-Chicago tion, we investigate police officer all leads ... but our accused of investigation is fact- threatening based, not based on investigators assumptions.” released on Meanwhile, Lake bond. County Coroner Dr. PAGE A3 Thomas Rudd said Tuesday he can’t determine whether Gliniewicz’s death was the result of a homicide, suicide or accident because the Lake County Major Crime Task Force has not provided him with sufficient evidence, he said. “I’m favoring homicide right now based on the crime task force pursuing it the same way,” Rudd said. “I’m looking at it that way until I’m told otherwise.” Rudd said he hasn’t received tests related to gunshot residue on Gliniewicz; DNA beneath his fingernails, on the gun or recovered at the scene; fingerprints; and ballistic tests from the weapon. Rudd said he also does not know whether Gliniewicz was shot with his own gun. Covelli said police also are waiting on that information, adding they have not withheld details from the coroner. He said he could not provide
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Mother Superior Mary Martha (second from right) with the Fraternite of Notre Dame talks with another nun Tuesday during a McHenry County Board meeting at the McHenry County Administration Building. The religious order’s request for a conditional-use permit to significantly expand its operations in rural Coral Township was defeated in a 21-2 vote. For a photo gallery from the meeting, visit NWHerald.com.
Religious order’s permit request denied by county By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Board soundly rejected an obscure French religious order’s request for a conditional-use permit to significantly expand its operations in rural Coral Township. In a resounding 21-2 vote with no County Board members speaking in support of the project, board members denied the Fraternite of Notre Dame’s request to add a boarding school, nursing home, winery, brewery and gift shop to its 95 acres at 10003 Harmony Hill Road, south of Marengo and Union. Board members Tuesday evening firmly sided with the Fraternite’s neighbors and the government of Coral Township, both of which overwhelmingly opposed the expansion request. Six County Board members publicly praised the Fraternite’s work in helping the poor and downtrodden, but said their request was inconsistent with the county’s land-use plans and development ordinances. “This is a commercial develop-
Nuns with the Fraternite of Notre Dame sit silently during a McHenry County Board meeting Tuesday at the McHenry County Administration Building. ment plopped right into a residential neighborhood,” board member Chuck Wheeler, R-McHenry, said. But board members’ flattery was not received well by Fraternite members, several of whom lashed out during public comment, calling the vote “religious discrimination” and “hindering God’s work.” One sister told the County Board that the majority
“chose Barabbas over Jesus,” referring to the choice by the people of Jerusalem to spare a thief’s life over Christ. Father Philippe Marie chided board members that their rejection came on Sept. 15, which is the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, popularly imaged with seven daggers piercing the Virgin Mary’s heart. “You have added the sword
Coroner: Sheriff’s deputy died from blood clot in lungs By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Dwight Maness’ death was caused by a blood clot in his lungs, the coroner ruled Tuesday. Maness died at 1:34 p.m. Tuesday at Centegra Hospital – McHenry after suffering a heart attack during a rehabilitation session, McHenry Coun-
ty Coroner Dr. Anne Majewski said in a news release. Maness, a well-loved and decorated sheriff’s deputy, was shot last year in the line of duty and was receiving physical therapy treatment in a rehab pool at the time of his death. Multiple sources said he became unresponsive and CPR efforts were unsuccessful. The sheriff’s office requested that the McHenry County’s Major Investigation Assis-
tance Team conduct an investigation into his death. If the coroner determines that Maness’ death w a s a r e s u l t Deputy of the injuries Dwight he suffered in Maness a Oct. 16, 2014, shooting, the man who shot him could face murder charges, McHenry County State’s Attor-
ney Lou Bianchi said. Bianchi neither ruled out the enhanced charges against Scott B. Peters, nor did he promise them. “We will look at the autopsy report, and look at police reports,” Bianchi said. “We’ll look also at the medical records for the last year, then we’ll then sit down with the family, with the coroner and the investigative team and review whether or not to bring additional
charges.” Majewski did not offer a time frame for when the manner of death determination will be made, only that it will be conducted in the “future.” She was immediately unavailable to elaborate. Maness spent the past 11 months recovering from a shot to the back and leg that he suffered in the shooting. On that night, he and partner Deputy Khalia Satkiewicz responded
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to a well-being check at a Holiday Hills home. Peters, the homeowner, fired multiple rounds through his front door at the officers, and continued firing on the officers as they retreated for safety. A bullet shattered Maness’ femur and severed a vein in his leg. After he was shot, he crawled about 100 feet into a ditch, trial testimony revealed.
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