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LOCAL BRIEFS Interfaith Food Pantry looks for recycled straw bales
LAKE IN THE HILLS – Instead of being thrown away, straw bales used for fall decorations can be recycled at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry. Head gardener Laurie Selpien said the food pantry’s garden uses the straw to help insulate the greenhouse, keep mud down and plant potatoes. People can drop off the straw bales at any time near the greenhouse at the food pantry, 1113 Pyott Road, Lake in the Hills. Email Selpien with questions at lselpien@att.net.
Area police departments to host meet-and-greet Sunday
McHENRY – Eight McHenry County police departments will host a meetand-greet Sunday. The Johnsburg, McHenry, Wonder Lake, Lakemoor, McCullom Lake, Spring Grove, Holiday Hills and Richmond police departments will host the free event from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Buss Ford dealership at 111 S. Route 31 in McHenry. Officers will be on hand to complete car seat safety checks and answer resident questions. K-9 and equipment demonstrations also will take place. Food and drinks will be provided. – Northwest Herald
POLICE REPORTS Information in police reports is obtained from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and municipal police departments. Individuals listed in police reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.
prohibited zone as a sex offender. • Patricia Madeline Deeke, 70, 569 Darlington Lane, No. 8, Crystal Lake, was charged Friday, Sept. 2, with domestic battery. • Mattie J. Pace, 25, 721 Kerry Court, Gilberts, was charged Saturday, Sept. 3, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving Lake in the Hills with a blood-alcohol level greater than .08 percent, and improper lane use. • Cody M. Bender, 22, 1015 Bonita Lane, • Michael J. Ridge, 30, 577 Crystal Point, McHenry, was charged Saturday, Sept. 24, Crystal Lake, was charged Saturday, Sept. 3, with driving under the influence of alcohol, with driving under the influence of alcohol driving with a blood alcohol level greater and resisting arrest. than 0.08 percent, speeding, improper lane • David Daniel Busche, 33, 23 Hill Drive, use, and driving without insurance. Crystal Lake, was charged Monday, Sept. 5, • Maria C. Blight, 31, 1120 W. Crystal St., with two counts of domestic battery. Mundelein, was charged Saturday, Sept. • William Lloyd Schlacks, 19, 110 Dartmoor 24, with endangering the life of a child, Drive, Crystal Lake, was arrested Tuesday, theft, and illegal possession of a controlled Sept. 6, on a McHenry County warrant for substance. criminal damage to government property • Jacob A. Fosco, 18, 2017 Waterbury less than $500. Court, West Dundee, was charged Monday, • William Tyson Leistritz, 42, no known Sept. 26, with unlawful possession of a address, was charged Tuesday, Sept. 6, with controlled substance, and violation of park two counts of aggravated assault to a peace hours. officer, two counts of battery, and assault. • Jermaine T. Re, 18, 401 Fairway View • Angel Luis Aviles, 64, 490 Everett Ave., Drive, Algonquin, was charged Monday, Crystal Lake, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. Sept. 26, with underage drinking and viola- 7, on McHenry County warrants charging tion of park hours. battery, disorderly conduct, and assault. • James J. Zaranto, 32, 1815 Sherington • Nathan Christopher Golec, 20, 1457 Place, No. V116, Newport Beach, California, Bridgedale Drive, Crystal Lake, was charged was arrested Friday, Sept. 30, on a McHenry Thursday, Sept. 8, with underage drinking. County warrant charging failing to appear • William Lloyd Schlacks, 19, 110 Dartmoor in court on a charge of possession of Drive, Crystal Lake, was charged Thursday, marijuana. Sept. 8, with underage drinking, reckless • James J. Porreca, 25, 35W240 Lathrop driving, driving with a revoked license, failing Lane, Dundee Township; and James Feltz, to notify of an accident, and failing to notify 24, 915 Shelter Island Lane, Pingree Grove, of damage to an unattended vehicle. were charged Sunday, Oct. 2, with battery. • Fernando C. Huerta, 28, 3 Austin Ave., Carpentersville, was charged Thursday, Sept. Crystal Lake 8, with illegal possession of a controlled substance, and driving on a suspended license. • John Valdilles, 43, 6702 Hunters Path, • Julia Olesya Yurchenko, 18, 1421 WashCary, was charged Sunday, Aug. 28, with ington St., Lake in the Hills, was charged aggravated driving under the influence. Friday, Sept. 9, with illegal possession of a • David Bruce Colley, 51, 57 Woodbine controlled substance, possession of drug Drive, Crystal Lake, was arrested Thursday, paraphernalia, and illegal possession of Sept. 1, on a city warrant for entering a hypodermic needles.
OBITUARIES
CHRISTOPHER M. DURCAN, ESQ.
Leegard on July 24, 1946. In college, Clifford met and married the love of his life, Lynn Thompson, on August 12, 1967 in Fergus Falls, Born: Nov. 9, 1971; in Winchester, VA Minnesota. He later enlisted in the United Died: Oct. 15, 2016; in Woodstock, IL States Air Force and proudly served his country as a Sergeant for six years. Christopher M. Durcan, Cliff was a resident of Wonder Lake for six Esq., was born November 9, years, having lived fifteen years previously 1971, in Winchester, VA to in Lenexa, Kansas. Upon leaving the service, Dr. Frank and Linda (Hutton) Cliff he joined BNSF Railroad as a signal Durcan. He passed away designer. peacefully October 15, 2016, He was honored to be a member of the in Woodstock, IL. Master Property Owners Association of Christopher is survived by his wife of Wonder Lake who served Wonder Center 14 years, Martha (nee Van Witzenburg); Subdivision. In addition, Cliff was an outgoing children, James and Matilda; mother, Linda member the Wonder Lake Yacht Club. Cliff Hutton; brother, Dr. Mark and Tracy Durcan; also took great pride in supporting the Wonsister, Sara Durcan; many nieces, nephews, der Lake Ski Team. and dear friends. A man who loved the outdoors, Cliff earned Memorial visitation will be held from 4:00 the rank of Life in Boy Scouts and was to 8:00pm Friday, October 21 at Davenport an avid boater. He also enjoyed adopting Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave retired greyhound dogs. He was known in his (Route 176), Crystal Lake. The funeral mass Wonder Center Subdivision as someone who will be at 11:00am, Saturday, October 22 at could be called on and he was always helping St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 others. In his final act of helping others, Cliff W. Terra Cotta Ave. (Route 176), Crystal Lake. gave the gift of life through tissue donation Inurnment will be private. to Gift of Hope. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may He leaves behind his wife, Lynn; his sons, Jon be made to: St. Jude Children’s Research (Claire) and Roger (Nicole) Leegard; six grandHospital, www.stjude.org. children, Lauren, Ethan, Nolan, Emma, Audrey, Please visit www.davenportfamily.com to and Corinne; two sisters, Sharon (Pete) Buresh send condolences. and Suzanne (the late Robert) Ansley. Cliff was preceded in death by his parents. Friends may gather with his family on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Justen’s Wonder Lake Funeral Home, 7611 Hancock Dr., Wonder Lake, IL. The memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials are greatly appreciated to Cliff’s CLIFFORD W. M. LEEGARD favorite group, the Wonder Lake Ski Team, at Born: July 24, 1946 PO Box 518, Wonder Lake IL 60097. Died: Oct. 18, 2016 The cremation rite was accorded privately. For information, please call the funeral Clifford W. M. Leegard, 70, home at 815-728-0233, or visit www.justenpassed away suddenly on October 18, 2016, at Centegra fh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence message for Cliff’s family. Hospital in McHenry. He was born in Fort Wayne, • Continued on page A21 Indiana to Clifford W. and Grace (Petrich)
BRIEF Co-founder of Chicago blues label Chess Records dies at age 95
CHICAGO – Phil Chess, co-founder of a Chicago record label that amassed perhaps the most influential blues catalog of all time and launched the careers of Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, has died. He was 95. Chess died overnight Wednesday in Tucson, Arizona, according to his nephew, Craig Glicken, who spoke to the Chicago Sun-Times. Chess and his brother, Leonard, founded Chess Records in 1950, a label that not only recorded blues artists, but also the early rock ’n’ roll of Chuck Berry and Etta James’ rich vocal stylings. But it was
Chess Records that helped raise Chicago to its status as the capital of blues, Buddy Guy said. “Phil and Leonard Chess were cuttin’ the type of music nobody else was paying attention to – Muddy, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Sonny Boy, Jimmy Rogers, I could go on and on – and now you can take a walk down (Chicago’s) State Street today and see a portrait of Muddy that’s 10 stories tall,” Guy, who recorded at Chess, said Wednesday in an emailed statement. “The Chess brothers had a lot to do with that. ... I’ll always be grateful for that.” – Wire report