Hi-Liter Illinois 1/4/2023

Organizations boost Christmas morning joy for local children

Jeeps on the Run, Toys for Tots work together to deliver gifts in annual event

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Christmas morning was a little brighter for thousands of youngsters in Lake and McHenry counties this year after a Jeeps on the Run event raised nearly $60,000 in cash and drew tens of thousands of toy donations in early December.

Five hundred Jeeps participated in this year’s run, which took place Dec. 4 and went from Ray Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Fox Lake to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan.

“We filled two 53-foot semitrailers and two seven-ton military trucks with toys,” said Mike Missak, who founded Jeeps on the Run 10 years ago. “On Dec. 14, we went shopping with the funds collected from the raffles, including the Jeep Wrangler raffle. We spent $25,000 and filled another box truck with countless toys.”

Missak said Jeeps on the Run worked with Toys for Tots in Lake and McHenry counties to ensure that toys would be distributed in time for Christmas to children in need across the region. Additionally, checks for $14,500 and $20,000, respective-

ly, were written to Toys for Tots Lake County and Toys for Tots McHenry County to make some last-minute toy purchases for age groups in which both groups were falling short.

“It’s heartwarming to know so many youngsters woke up Christmas morning to plenty of great, fun gifts under the tree thanks to the efforts of those who coordinate this terrific event,” said Ray Scarpelli Jr., owner of Ray Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Fox Lake and the event’s chief sponsor. “I’m honored to be a part of it.”

Missak said Scarpelli’s generous support included the donation of a new, $43,000 Wrangler that the group raffled off. The winner was J.R. Rocamora of Ingleside.

“The Jeep was donated to JOTR free and clear,” Missak added. “One hundred percent of the funds from ticket sales went to assist in the purchase of additional toys.”

Event participants paid $25 per Jeep to get in on the run, at the end of which an after-party took place at the Genesee.

“While overall sponsorships were a bit down this year, the generosity of the participants made our 10th

annual event the most successful one to date,” Missak said. “Everyone complimented how smoothly everything ran from start to finish.”

Transportation officials

limited to 500 the number of Jeeps that could participate this year. As many as 800 participated in previous years, Missak said, adding that next year’s event date already has

been selected. Those interested should mark their calendars for Dec. 3, 2023, and be sure to visit JeepsontheRun.com to register and ensure their spot several weeks in advance.

Multiple county burglary crew identified and charged

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives recently identified and arrested a crew associated with multiple-county burglaries.

Sheriff’s deputies took a report of a residential burglary that occurred on November 19, in the 31000 block of O’Plaine Road in Green Oaks. Sheriff’s deputies at the scene conducted evidence technician work and sheriff’s detectives obtained video surveillance of the burglars.

Sheriff’s detectives worked with the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force (NORTAF), who were conducting investigations on the same burglary crew. Through collaboration with NORTAF, Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives, and other regional lawenforcement identified Al Miller, 35, of Chicago, as being one of the burglars. The other two were identified as juveniles, a 17-year-old

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Leading the Jeeps on the Run procession as it arrived in Waukegan this year were organization President Mike Missak and his wife, April, as well as Missak’s mother, Patricia, and son, Charlie, in the new, red Wrangler donated as a raffle prize by Ray Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Fox Lake.

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Judge invalidates cash bail reform in some counties; Supreme Court appeal pending

Bail will still end in counties that didn’t sue, containing about two-thirds of state’s population

By Jerry Nowicki CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

A Kankakee County judge ruled last week that lawmakers overreached their constitutional authority in passing a measure to abolish cash bail in Illinois, while other provisions in the wide-ranging SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform were not affected by the ruling.

The ruling by Judge Thomas W. Cunnington leaves the impending cash bail reform in limbo in at least 64 of Illinois’ 102 counties that had joined the consolidated lawsuit ahead of the reform’s scheduled Jan. 1 implementation.

The reform remains scheduled to take effect in the more than 30 counties that did not

sue, which contain roughly two-thirds of the state’s population. Of the state’s 10 most populous counties, six were not part of the lawsuit (Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, St. Clair and Champaign). The counties of Will, McHenry, Winnebago and Madison were all part of the lawsuit.

The ruling did not invalidate other provisions of the SAFE-T Act which had already taken effect, such as reforms to police officer training and certification standards and police body camera requirements.

Cunnington wrote in a 36page decision that the cash bail provisions effectively and improperly amended a section of the state’s constitution that

states, “all persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties,” except in a few specific circumstances.

He also wrote that ending cash bail is an improper overreach by lawmakers, who have no constitutional authority to govern the administrative functions of Illinois courts due to the separation of powers. Bail, Cunnington wrote, has been held by the Supreme Court to be “administrative” in nature.

The constitution also specifically mentions bail in a section on victims’ rights, when it states victims have a right “to have the safety of the victim and the victim’s family considered in denying or fixing the amount of bail.” Cun-

nington found that eliminating bail prevents courts from “effectuating the constitutionally mandated safety of the victims and their families.”

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said in a news release the state will appeal the decision directly to the state Supreme Court, but a timeline for a ruling from the high court is unclear.

“Most of the SAFE-T Act’s provisions have been in effect for more than a year, and regardless of this circuit court decision, all parts of the SAFE-T Act, including the pretrial release portions addressed in the court’s decision, will go into effect Jan 1,” Raoul said. “For instance, the right of individuals awaiting

criminal trials—people who have not been convicted of a crime and are presumed innocent—to seek release from jail without having to pay cash bail will go into effect in a few short days, despite the court’s ruling against those provisions.”

Cunnington rejected other arguments by the dozens of state’s attorneys that centered on the legislative process, namely that the bill was not given a proper hearing and violated the “single subject” rule. Court precedent holds that as long as the House speaker and Senate president certify that a bill is properly passed, courts have no standing to intervene, he wrote.

Counties included in Saft-T-Act lawsuit

Adams, Boone, Bond, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Cumberland, DeKalb, DeWitt, Douglas, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Grundy, Hancock, Henderson, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Johnson, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Madison, Massac, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Moultrie, Ogle, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Sangamon, Scott, Shelby, Stephenson, Tazwell, Union, Vermillion, Washington, White, Winnebago and Woodford.

Pandemic ushered in a new era of emergency housing, but it now faces a fiscal cliff

By Jerry Nowicki CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

For Illinois’ homeless populations and those that serve them, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a crisis—the volunteer, mostly faith-based shelters that had long been the backbone of the state’s emergency housing system were closing their doors.

But with the crisis—and a sudden influx of temporary federal, state and philanthropic funding—came an opportunity to move away from an already-stressed emergency housing system to what advocates say is a more dignified and effective one.

Those same advocates, however, say the new system, largely based on using government vouchers to fund private hotel rooms, is on the edge of a fiscal cliff as federal COVID-19 response funding dries up.

It’s a pressing issue, more than 220 housing advocacy organizations wrote to Gov. JB Pritzker because Illinois is already about 4,500 beds short of the 11,300 it needs to accommodate all individuals seeking shelter on a given night, according to a recent report to a state homelessness task force.

“Without a significant increase in state funding, the severe shelter shortage will worsen,” the advocates wrote in the letter dated Dec. 21, coinciding with the first day of winter. “(Illinois Shelter Alliance) members estimate that at least 1,600 existing shelter beds could be lost during 2023 due to federal COVD-19 relief funds, mostly being spent on hotel vouchers, being fully expended.”

The Illinois Shelter Alliance is a coalition of more than 50 emergency and transitional housing organizations from throughout Illinois that have organized to push for increased state emergency housing investment.

The ask for the upcoming fiscal year which begins July 1 is a $51 million, six-fold

increase to a long-stagnant emergency housing line item to sustain the new system and create a bridge to a more permanent one.

It’s increasingly important, the letter noted, as Alliance members reported up to 76 percent of the churches and other facilities that have provided congregate shelters previously are unable or unwilling to resume doing so due to closures, declining membership and COVID-19 concerns.

“So, pre-pandemic, the shelter model was people survive the winter because churches let them sleep on the floor,” Doug Kenshol, executive director of the emergency housing organization South Suburban PADS, one of the signers of the letter, said in a phone call.

The pandemic, he said, changed things “almost overnight.”

Providers rallied to raise the funds for hotel rooms before federal aid was provided in late March 2020 via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES Act. Federal allotments have largely sustained the new model since that point.

“The current model has been so much better than what came before,” Kenshol said. “Now that we have people in hotel rooms, it’s more dignified. They have privacy, they have stability, safety. They’ve got a locked door. They can take showers.”

Kenshol, who is also a founding member of the ISA, said while the pandemic has represented a breaking point, the old system was always inadequate and underfunded.

Since Fiscal Year 2003, state funding stagnated at about $10 million annually, a number that, factoring in inflation, amounted to a 50 percent cut over that span, advocates wrote. It amounts to just 6 percent of the funding that would be needed to make sure that all who need it have shelter.

Kenshol illustrated the effects of disinvestment on human terms, recalling an individual who was dropped off by ambulance at a suburban shelter in the years prior to the pandemic. The person had been out in the cold, experienced frostbite and had all his fingers amputated.

“And then the individual was dumped off at a shelter, a place with no professional staffing. A place operated entirely by volunteers,” Kenshol said. “This person could not feed himself or bathe himself and he was being dropped off at the church for shelter.”

As federal funds dry up, he said, the emergency housing system could end up in worse shape than it was prior to the pandemic if more funds are not made available.

“And so we’ve been in a panic at various points during the last two years that funding is ending and we have no other option, that we’ll hit a cliff and everybody is just going to be put out into the street,” he said.

The requested increase would bring state emergency and transitional housing funding to $61.4 million, up from a $10.4 million allotment that’s been relatively static for years.

Of that, $20 million would sustain 1,600 beds which advocates say are in danger of disappearing. Roughly $29 million would go toward increasing the number of emergency shelter beds by 1,500, leasing approximately 1,000 apartments to rapidly rehouse families, and increasing the number of available hotel vouchers by more than 500.

About $2 million of the budget request would be used to help agencies with employee recruitment and retention, including hiring staff to work with people to find alternatives to going to a homeless shelter.

But it’s also part of a broader long-term vision that, in the coming years, could add as many as 3,000 beds.

The ISA members noted

that while the federal hotel voucher funds are drying up, state agencies will soon make available another $57 million in federal funding allocated specifically for the purchase or renovation of sites to serve as fixed-site and non-congregate shelter. Many local governments are also providing capital development funds from their federal allocations.

While this creates a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a more humane and effective crisis housing system” with federal resources, the advocates wrote, state funding is “crucial” to providing the ongoing operational funding for the new system.

Thus, a large part of the money used for vouchers in the upcoming fiscal year could be used in later years to fund the provider-run shelters that are created with the federal funds.

Kenshol said for organizations like South Suburban PADS—which is looking to purchase up to two hotels and potentially an apartment building—the state funding is necessary for it to be able to demonstrate fiscal solvency on its applications for federal funding.

The Pritzker administration has acknowledged the importance of providing such shelter, both in a June housing report, entitled “Home Illinois,” and through a recent Dec. 8 announcement that the Department of Human Services was increasing current-year emergency housing appropriation by $5 million through a redistribution of funds already allocated to IDHS.

“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: shelter is not a privilege—it’s a right,” Pritzker said in a news release coinciding with the recent funding announcement. “With the winter season well under way and snowy days on our horizon, we are investing $5 million to ensure that no Illinoisan goes without the shelter they need to stay warm, safe, and healthy.”

A spokesperson for Pritzker said he and IDHS “look forward to working with advocates to ensure sustained investments in these critical programs in the years to come.” He noted that the current-year IDHS budget included an additional $15 million for homeless prevention programs, including the recent $5 million increase.

In their letter, the advocates thanked the Pritzker administration for its focus on ending homelessness. Increasing emergency housing capacity, they said, is the most important next step to

getting there. “We and others will do everything we can do to make sure the State of Illinois does create enough affordable housing that will end homelessness, but, even under the best circumstances, that will take a number of years,” Bob Palmer, an ISA member and policy director for Housing Action Illinois, said in an email. “Right now, we have to have a much more well-resourced emergency shelter system, especially not to go backwards in terms of serving people who are without a home today.”

Winterfest at Volo Bog this Sunday

Volo Bog State Natural Area will be celebrating their annual Winterfest on Sunday from 1-4 p.m.

Inside will feature live music with the Lucky Pickers Trio. There is a suggested donation of $10 per adult, $5 per child, but any donation is kindly accepted. Also inside will be winter nature crafts and the photo contest awards at 1:45, 2:45 and 3:45.

Outside there will be bog tours at 11 a.m., 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:15 and 2:30 p.m. Meet under the oak tree out front.

A snow sculpting contest will take place if snow is present and packable. There will be four categories: youth, teen, adult and family. Cross country skiing, snowshoeing and hiking will also be going on.

The event is sponsored by Friends of Volo Bog along with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Volo Bog State Natural Area is located at 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside, IL.

More information is available at dnr.volobog@ illinois.gov or FriendsofVoloBog.org.

Get hiking in the new year with MCCD

Kickoff from the Kames

Friday, January 6, from 3-4:30 p.m. at Lost Valley Visitor Center, Glacial Park, Route 31 & Harts Road, Ringwood.

It’s the beginning of the new year and we are kicking it off on the kames! Join in on our first hike of the year up to the beautiful kames of Glacial Park. Once we reach the top, we will celebrate with a toast! Ages 14 and up.

History Hike: Glacial Park

Saturday, January 7, from 10-11:30 a.m. at Wiedrich Barn, Glacial Park, Route 31 & Harts Road, Ringwood.

Learn about the former inhabitants of various areas of the park as we look for signs of their presence. Visit the Wiedrich Barn, the kettle marsh, the old main office, the Thomas cemetery and more. Ages 14 and up.

Evergreens

Saturday, January 7, from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. at Marengo Ridge Conservation Area, 2411 North Route 23, Marengo.

While evergreens are not native to McHenry County, there are an excellent sampling of species at Marengo Ridge. Learn more about the pines and who planted them on this one mile hike. Ages 14 and up.

Winter Tree ID

Sunday, January 8, from 2-3:30 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Conservation Area, 13315 Pleasant Valley Road, Woodstock.

How do you tell tree species apart in the winter when there are no leaves? Take a hike and learn tips and tricks to identify some of our common tree and shrub species in the cold months. Ages 14 and up.

Functional Fitness Trail Hike

Saturday, January 14, from 11 a.m. to noon, at Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road, Crystal Lake.

Focus on fitness in the new year! Join on a guided fitness hike with a professional coach that incorporates functional fitness movements along the way. All ages welcome.

Candlelight Ski/Hike

Friday, January 13 and Saturday, January 14, from 5-9 p.m., at Rush Creek Conservation Area, 20501 McGuire Road, Harvard.

Don’t miss your chance to cross-country ski on trails lit only by candlelight. Hikers and skiers are welcome to experience the serenity of a candlelit trail. All ages.

College news

Ian Golvach, from Antioch, was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Dean’s List for the 2022 fall quarter. Golvach is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

Undergraduate students who have earned at least 30 credits and have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher (out of 4.0) are on the Dean’s List. Students who have maintained a 3.70 or higher receive

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has announced its fall semester Dean’s List.

Students included on the list demonstrated their academic abilities by receiving a grade point average of 3.4 or higher for the semester.

Included on the list are:

• Bryanna Dati, Antioch

• Jr Johnson, Antioch

• Mckayla Johnson, Antioch

• Haley Kozlow, Antioch

• Tyler Skutnik, Antioch

• Aidan Trusky, Antioch

• Molly Volkmar, Antioch

• Heidi Wagner, Antioch

• Grace Weber, Antioch

MSOE students

Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) congratu-

lates local students named to the fall quarter 2022 Honors List.

Nathan Blanck of Antioch. Blanck is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in BioMolecular Engineering at MSOE. Logan Knott of Richmond. Knott is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at MSOE.

Undergraduate students who have earned a GPA of 3.20 or higher (out of 4.0) for this quarter are on the Honors List.

Pet of the week

Heath, is about 3 years old, up-to-date on routine shots (incl. rabies), tested negative for heartworm and on preventative and microchipped. While walk-ins are welcome, adoptions are by appointments only to ensure we have the staff available to help adopters. For information and/ or to complete an online application, please visit www.saveapetil.org/adopt.

During the month of December, more than 30 departments at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital worked as teams to create holiday gingerbread houses. The gingerbread creations were all be displayed in the cafeteria from Dec. 19-23 where hospital staff and any patients or visitors could view them all and vote for

their favorite by scanning a QR code. The gingerbread homes were a great way to bring joy to hospital patients and visitors during the holidays while the staff had the opportunity to express themselves creatively and work as teams. Some of the many gingerbread houses that were on display are shown here.

Golvach named to Dean’s List

“high honors.”

UW-Whitewater announces Dean’s List

named to fall honors list

Man charged after firing handgun in parking lot

Attorney’s Office approved the charge of Reckless Discharge of a Firearm.

Two die in car versus train crash

Jerardo Rios

On December 16, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 39000 block of Sheridan Road, Beach Park, for a report of shots fired. While responding, sheriff’s telecommunicators obtained a description of a man who fired a gun in a parking lot. The responding deputies located a man, Jerardo Rios, 41, of the 9900 block of West Oak Forest Drive, Beach Park, who matched the description. Further investigation revealed Rios was in possession of a semi-automatic pistol. Rios indicated he was in an argument with a roommate. He said his roommate left the residence on foot, and he decided to follow him in his vehicle. While following him he fired two rounds, one into the air, and one into the ground. Nobody was struck by the gunfire.

The Lake County State’s

On December 18, at approximately 12:10 p.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Wilson Road, just north of Larkin Lane, at the railroad tracks in Ingleside, for a car versus train traffic crash. A sheriff’s deputy, who was stopped facing northbound at the tracks when the collision occurred, witnessed the crash.

Preliminary investigation shows the driver of a Hyundai Elantra, a 70-year-old man of Unincorporated Antioch was traveling southbound on Wilson Road. The crossing’s warning lights and gates lowered prior to a westbound train crossing the roadway.

The driver of the Hyundai did not slow, drove through the gate and directly in the path of the train. The train struck the driver’s side of the Hyundai.

A passenger in the back seat of the Hyundai, a 75-year-

old woman of Unincorporated Antioch, was ejected from the vehicle and subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene. Another passenger in the back seat, a 13-year-old boy, was critically injured and subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville with non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation by Metra Police Department with assistance from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Team.

on Thursday, December 15, 2022. Robert Crimo Jr., is the father of Robert Crimo III who currently faces murder charges in connection with the Highland Park parade shooting.

Prosecutors and Highland Park police officers allege that Robert Crimo Jr. was criminally reckless at the time that he helped his son procure a FOID card for his son and that helping his son obtain a FOID card was a contributing cause to the bodily harm suffered by the homicide victims in the mass shooting.

The Honorable Judge Paul Novak found “probable cause” for the charges and issued a warrant for Crimo Jr.’s arrest on Thursday. The bond hearing will be conducted on Saturday morning.

his son. He knew what he knew, and he signed the form anyway. This was criminally reckless and a contributing cause to the bodily harm suffered by the victims on July 4th.”

Reckless Conduct is a Class 4 Felony, for which Crimo Jr. can be sentenced for up to 3 years in prison. Reckless conduct counts are typically served concurrently with each other.

Man ejected in traffic crash

On December 17, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 12700 block of West Crescent Avenue in unincorporated Waukegan for a traffic crash with injuries. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and found the driver, a 35-year-old man of North Chicago, ejected from the vehicle.

On Friday, Dec. 16, Robert Crimo Jr. was arrested by the Highland Park Police Department after the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office filed seven counts of felony Reckless Conduct charges

Overdose-reversing drug available for free at MCDH locations

The McHenry County Department of Health is offering the lifesaving opioid overdose-reversing medication naloxone (Narcan) at its clinics in Woodstock and Crystal Lake.

The lifesaving nasal spray is provided for free. Those interested do not need to make an appointment and no identifying information is needed to receive the medication. MCDH staff will provide quick on the spot training on how to recognize an opioid overdose and how to administer naloxone.

Naloxone is a legal, safe opioidreversing medication that anyone can administer to quickly stop an opioid overdose. It is safe to administer and does not cause adverse side effects to anyone not experiencing an overdose.

To receive naloxone and on the spot training, please visit the MCDH clinic in Woodstock, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., or in Crystal Lake, 100 N. Virginia St. Both clinics are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Overdose numbers tend to rise during the holiday season as this time of year can be challenging with stress, loneliness and

isolation leading to increased substance use. Additionally, there has been a prevalence of fentanyl in illicit drugs nationwide increasing the number of overdoses in the region and around the country.

People who use or have a loved one who uses opioids can be proactive by knowing the signs of an overdose and using tools to intervene if they think someone is having an overdose.

Opioid overdose symptoms include: limp body, purple or blue fingernails or lips, vomiting or gurgling noises, cannot be awakened or unable to speak and breathing or heartbeat slows or stops. If trained, initiate CPR if breathing or heartbeat stops.

If someone suspects an overdose, they should: immediately call 911, lay the person on their side, and if possible, administer as many doses of naloxone as needed until the person responds or until emergency services arrive.

People struggling with substance use, or know someone who is, are encouraged to contact the McHenry County Mental Health Board at www.mc708.org for resources and treatment options.

As an individual under the age of 21, Crimo III was unable to obtain a FOID card without his father’s participation in the application process.

Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart stated at a press conference this afternoon, “Parents and guardians are in the best position to decide whether their teenager should have a weapon. They are the first line of defense. In this case, that system failed when Robert Crimo Jr. sponsored

Federal and local investigators have been combing through enormous amounts of digital evidence since the night of July 4, 2022. Rinehart praised law enforcement for their tireless work on the case. “Dozens of federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel have been working to analyze the digital evidence in this case. Our Cyber Lab personnel were critical partners on the team that helped us uncover the truth of the critical weeks before the FOID was issued.”

Crimo III is currently facing 117 charges for killing seven people and wounding 48 people at the Highland Park Parade on July 4. Crimo III’s next court date is January 31, 2023, before the Honorable Judge Victoria Rossetti. His father’s case has been assigned to the Honorable Judge James Booras.

Preliminary investigation shows the man was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer at a high rate of speed eastbound on West Crescent Avenue. As the driver approached Adelphi Avenue, he, for an unknown reason, crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic and drove into a ditch on the north side of the roadway. The Chevrolet struck a utility pole, before coming to a rest on its side. The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle. He was located approximately 30 feet from the Chevrolet.

The man was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. Preliminary indications are the man will be paralyzed from the waist down.

Alcohol appears to be a factor in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit.

McHenry County Sheriff’s arrest bulletin

The following arrests in McHenry County were reported by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nov. 22

Matthew D. Lilla, 36, Schiller Park, was cited for 2 counts of cannabis trafficking, manufacture, deliver or possess with intent to deliver cannabis, possession of cannabis – more than 5,000g, 4 counts of money laundering, and calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy;

Karina A. Burck, 20, Huntley, was cited for theft – obtained by deception control over property of the owner;

Thomas C. Wilson, 45, Harvard, was cited for possess with intent to manufacture/ deliver controlled substance, and possession of controlled substance;

Eliezer Hernandez-Lopez, 31, Chicago, was cited for contempt of court; Nov. 23

Michael A. Ferrante, 32, Woodstock, was cited for 2 counts of cannabis trafficking 2000-5000 gr, manufacture, deliver, possess with intent to deliver cannabis, possession of cannabis – more than 5,000g, crime conspiracy/ cannabis, monetary/unlaw act $10-100K;

Joshua D. Camden, 34, Algonquin, was cited for A-2 domestic battery/physical contact; Nov. 24

Michele M. Gill, 59, Marengo, was cited for DUI –alcohol, improper land usage, speeding (15-20 mph over limit), and illegal transportation or possession of alcoholic liquor by driving in motor vehicle; Nov. 26

Robert J. Rossa, 40, Wonder Lake, was cited for burglary – house trailer; Nov. 27

John B. Sedlmayer, 58, McHenry, was cited for A-2 domestic battery/physical contact;

Nov. 28

Lisa L. Szyszka, 49, Crystal Lake, was cited for obstruct justice/destroy evidence, A2 forgery/issue/deliver document, driving while license suspended or revoked, unlawful use of license or permit, and operation of motor vehicle when registration suspended for noninsurance;

Will E. Reese, 36, McHenry, was cited for 2 counts of theft/ stolen property >$500K-1M;

Davontae L. Newkum, 26, North Chicago, was cited for aggravated discharge of a firearm, unlawful use or possession of weapon by a felon or person in custody at DOC facility, and A10 unlawful use of weapon;

Kevin J. Calhoun, 32, Chicago, was cited for violation of order of protection, child sex offender operate/manage/ employed by or volunteer at facility providing program services for persons under 18 years of age, and resisting or obstructing peace officer. Nov. 29

Joyce L. Deligio, 60, Richmond, was cited for retail theft – taking merchandise from retail establishment with intent to deprive merchant without paying; Nov. 30

Mark R. Bennett, 31, Lake in the Hills, was cited for 4 counts of money laundering and 4 counts of forgery;

Donald C. Beyer, 79, Woodstock, was cited for 2 counts of battery;

James E. Soloman, 47, Lakemoor, was cited for contempt of court; Dec. 1

Mittzy M. Cruz, 28, McCullom Lake, was cited for A-1 domestic battery/bodily harm;

Erin L. Depner, 27, Ingleside, was cited for driving while license suspended or revoked, and use of electronic communication device on a roadway.

Father of alleged Highland Park shooter arrested after prosecutors file felony reckless conduct charges

Lake County Sheriff’s arrest bulletin

The Lake County Sheriff’s Dept. reported the following arrests in Lake County. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nov. 15

Robert F. Kegley, 70, no permanent address, was cited for harassment through electronic communication, and disorderly conduct; Nov. 16

Desmond D. Balentine, 45, Zion, was cited for a warrant arrest: aggravated DUI and a new charge: obstructing identification;

Stevan Ckrebo, 39, Gurnee, was cited for a warrant arrest: aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery and domestic battery;

Diego Duarte Delgado, 52, Sun Paririe, WI, was cited for DUI – alcohol, open transportation of alcohol, and driving while license revoked;

Scott C. Whalen, 45, Round Lake, was cited for DUI – alcohol;

Megan E. Bos, 34, Beach Park, was cited for a warrant arrest: driving while license revoked; Nov. 17

Trinika Hicks, 29, Beach

• Charged

boy of Chicago, and a 16-yearold boy of Chicago.

On December 10, while conducting surveillance, members of NORTAF observed the crew committing a residential burglary in Glencoe. The three were arrested. Miller remains held in the Cook County Jail.

On December 30, Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives obtained the following charges for Miller: Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor (Class X Felony), and Residential Burglary (Class 1 Felony).

A warrant was issued for Miller and a bond of $250,000 was set on the warrant. Miller will be transferred to the Lake County Jail following his Cook County court proceedings. The juveniles are being referred to Lake County Juvenile Court for their criminal

Park, was cited for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon;

Molly A. Curtis, 30, Round Lake Beach, was cited for criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct; Nov. 19

Gregory Flesher, 59, Beach Park, was cited for a warrant arrest: disorderly conduct;

Andrew H. Field, 51, Chicago, was cited for possession of controlled substance in a penal institution, and unlawful possession of meth;

Charles Altman, 49, no permanent address, was cited for a warrant arrest: disorderly conduct; Nov. 20

Michael E. McCoskey, 45, Ingleside, was cited for burglary to a motor vehicle;

Julie E. Nicholds, 52, Franklin, WI, was cited for driving while license revoked and a warrant arrest: DUI (Winnebago County);

Banuett Valdivia, 30, Antioch, was cited for DUI – alcohol;

Tristan Johnson, 21, McHenry, was cited for domestic battery. Nov. 21

Jennifer Figueroa, 38, Waukegan, was cited for a

warrant arrest: aggravated assault; Nov. 22

Ignacio Antionio-Santiago, 35, Palatine, was cited for DUI – alcohol, and open transportation of alcohol;

Nicholas S. Lusson, 33, Wadsworth, was cited for a warrant arrest: theft; Nov. 23

Elizabeth A. Sebesta, 38, Lake Forest, was cited for a warrant arrest: disorderly conduct;

Freddie Cervantes, 43, Cicero, was cited for DUI – alcohol;

Jaime Roman Pacheco, 25, Zion, was cited for DUI – alcohol; Nov. 24

Brendan D. Walz, 53, Freeport, was cited for a warrant arrest: criminal trespass to property (Stephenson County);

Emily L. Smith, 34, Spring Grove, was cited for a warrant arrest: violation of an order of protection; Nov. 25

David A. Orsini, 32, Schaumburg, was cited for a violation of an order of protection; Nov. 26

Diego Valero-Rojas, 54,

Kenosha, WI, was cited for driving while license revoked; Gabriel Solano, 26, Waukegan, was cited for driving while license revoked; Nov. 27

Katie C. Jaeger, 34, Milwaukee, WI, was cited for DUI – alcohol, and fleeing to elude;

Jose D. Ozuna-Reyes, 29, Highland Park, was cited for DUI – alcohol, and driving while license suspended. Nov. 28

Jonathan V. Tracy, 31, Ingleside, was cited for possession of a stolen motor vehicle; Nicholas Domenic, 34, Wauconda, was cited for domestic battery;

Maria E. Hernandez-Jarquil, 27, Waukegan, was cited for no driver’s license; Nov. 29

Charles R. Jochaniewicz, 43, Fox Lake, was cited for aggravated DUI, aggravated driving while license revoked, and no insurance;

David Flores, III, 31, Waukegan, was cited for DUI – alcohol, no insurance and driving with suspended registration; Nov. 30

Davond Pipes, 45, Zion,

was cited for retail theft;

Collin Hendrickson, 29, Volo, was cited for a warrant obtained: criminal trespass to property;

Andrew I. Ryou, 58, Lake Forest, was cited for aggravated DUI, and no insurance; Dec. 1

Christian Vickers, 26, Vernon Hills, was cited for leaving the scene of an accident; Adrian Hernandez Ramirez, 40, Waukegan, was cited for no driver’s license;

Osana M. Shreve, 25, Kenosha, was cited for a warrant arrest: burglary (Kenosha County);

Sean K. Haran, 34, Antioch, was cited for driving while license suspended;

Fernando Poblete, 27, Round Lake Beach, was cited for a warrant arrest: fleeing and eluding, and new charges: obstructing identification; Dec. 2

Atsuhy D. Murphy, 45, North Chicago, was cited for a warrant arrest: contempt of court;

Armando Fernandez, 44, Chicago, was cited for a warrant arrest: DUI; Dec. 3

Aramis G. Hatch, 33,

Hoffman Estates, was cited for driving while license suspended and no insurance;

Angela M. Folkes, 43, Kenosha, WI, was cited for driving while license suspended; Dec. 4

David Foss, 64, Deer Park, was cited for a warrant arrest; domestic battery;

Raul J. Torres, 33, Lake Villa, was cited for aggravated domestic battery, and obstructing a peace officer. Dec. 5

Gerald N. Zenko, 68, Beach Park, was cited for violation of an order of protection;

Patrick M. Bass, 41, Antioch, was cited for battery; Dec. 6

Raul Perez-Garcia, 21, Waukegan, was cited for aggravated speeding (83 mph in 45 mph zone); Dec. 7

Robert C. Green, 36, Waukegan, was cited for a warrant arrest: battery;

Leo R. Marin, 36, Waukegan, was cited for criminal damage to property;

Noel Armanov, 41, Waukegan, was cited for driving while license revoked and no insurance.

involvement.

Miller also has an active arrest warrant out of DuPage County for burglarizing a residence there.

This crew is suspected of a residential burglary that occurred in Long Grove around the time of the Green Oaks burglary and additional charges are likely.

Sheriff John D. Idleburg said, “I credit thorough investigative work and multi-jurisdictional collaboration with the success of this case. When law-enforcement work together, we are able to identity and arrest those who prey on others.”

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