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New Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force seeks to free victims

County and federal officials have announced the formation of a new task force directed at curbing sex and labor trafficking in Lake County.

The Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force will be directed by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office and will consist of a collaboration between prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, and victim service providers. The task force will be funded by a Department of Justice (DOJ) Grant to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office and victim-service organization, A Safe Place.

To explain the new task force at a press conference, Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart was joined by U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, John Lausch, A Safe Place CEO, Pat Davenport, Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg, North Chicago Police Chief Laz Perez, Douglas Goodwater, Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Office for the FBI, Richard Fitzgerald, Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Office for Homeland Security Investigations.

“Traffickers who would threaten, exploit, and abuse

others for their own profit will be caught and brought to justice because of this task force,” State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said.

Lake County is the first county in Illinois, outside of Cook, to secure this extremely competitive grant from the Office for Victims of Crime (a division of the DOJ), which will provide $750,000 over 3 years to the State’s Attorney’s Office, and $750,000 to A Safe Place. The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office and A Safe Place were one of only six applicants that received the OVC FY 2021 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking grant.

A Safe Place is the only organization in Lake County that provides services exclusively for domestic violence and human trafficking. A Safe Place will utilize their grant funds to enhance victim support by hiring three victim support professionals.

A Safe Place CEO Pat Davenport spoke about how the formation of the task force was a “dream come true.”

Davenport stated that the $1.5 million investment in Lake County will allow us to have an infrastructure to support victims while also coordinating with various law enforce-

ment agencies. Davenport also emphasized the need to fight labor trafficking in all parts of Lake and in all economic sectors.

The State’s Attorney’s Office has named Assistant State’s Attorney Kyle Dole as the lead task force prosecutor and is in the process of interviewing for a critical investigator position. Several ASAs and an additional investigator will bolster the work of the of the Task Force in, part-time, support capacities.

The Task Force will also provide funding for a coordinator, who will double as a victim-support/outreach specialist and work jointly with the State’s Attorney’s Office and A Safe Place to educate the police and the public about the signs of trafficking.

According to officials, the six new grant positions will expand and deepen victim support, enhance trafficking prosecutions at all levels, and vastly increase public awareness.

The effort to secure this grant was reinforced with letters of support from; Senator Dick Durbin, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Congressman Brad Schneider, State Senator Melinda Bush, and Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg.

Above: Left to right, United States Attorney John Lausch, Pat Davenport, Damaris Lorta, Dr. Margarita Garcia, and Assistant State’s Attorney Kyle Doyle following the event on Wednesday, Feb. 9.

Left: Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart speaks at the press conference regarding the grant-funded creation of a new Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force.

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Governor addresses expressway shootings, organized retail crime Hundreds of cameras being installed on Chicago area highways

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“It’s almost like a modern, 21st century form of dueling,” Kelly said. “They say horrible things to each other on social media, they threaten one another and they say let’s take that out to the E-way. So let’s take this out to the expressway. And almost like Main Street in the Old West, they’re using these expressways for this type of violence.”

Pritzker and Kelly pointed to the installation of 99 cameras with license plate readers on the Dan Ryan expressway in Chicago, where many of the shootings have occurred, with “hundreds more” cameras coming.

In recent weeks, the ISP has worked with the Chicago Police Department, Homeland Security and local law enforcement agencies, Pritzker said, leading to the 20 arrests.

Kelly said the agency increased patrol presence on Chicago expressways by over 150 percent at “peak criminal activity times.” Since October, that has led to nearly 5,000 traffic stops, 132 DUI arrests, 69 firearm recoveries and 133 criminal arrests in the Chicago area.

The news conference touting the Pritzker administration’s approach came as he and Democrats in the General Assembly have faced consistent attacks from Republican lawmakers and political opponents amid the recent rise in violent crime.

Republicans have painted a criminal justice reform bill passed one year ago in January as a contributing factor to rising crime rates. That

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Two of the state’s top officials each held news conferences Feb. 7 to outline current and proposed responses to increasing crime, including expressway shootings and organized retail thefts.

Gov. JB Pritzker appeared with Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly in Chicago to outline actions taken and arrests made in expressway shootings, while Attorney General Kwame Raoul appeared with the president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association to outline a proposed legislative package taking aim at organized retail crime.

Pritzker and Kelly said more than 20 arrests have been made in recent months related to expressway shootings and crime. The arrests included three first-degree murder charges, one involuntary manslaughter, three attempted murders, and other crimes such as aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, aggravated vehicular hijacking and aggravated fleeing and eluding.

While they were in the news conference, however, a shooting occurred on the Dan Ryan expressway, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Kelly said expressway shootings have increased because of the prevalence of cameras—from doorbell cameras to store security systems—almost everywhere else, other than expressways.

Putting cameras there can help deter the shootings, he said.

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bill, known as the SAFE-T Act, overhauls police certification, reforms use-of-force standards, improves police accountability and abolishes cash bail beginning in 2023 in favor of a system that prioritizes risk of re-offending over an offender’s ability to afford release.

The GOP has introduced a package of bills looking to create mandatory minimums for certain violent crime offenses and to create a special, $125 million grant fund to beef up officer hiring and retainment efforts.

State Sen. Chapin Rose, a Mahomet Republican, is the sponsor of the Senate GOP’s crime package. In response to the governor’s budget address, he outlined his view of the GOP and Democratic differences when it comes to crime.

“This is, I believe, a major difference between Gov. Pritzker and the Democrats and the Republicans,” he said.

“They refuse to lock up truly violent people talking about so called low-level nonviolent offenders … all Gov. Pritzker wants to do is throw money at something that may or may not work years down the road.

Republicans want to take violent criminals off the streets today.”

In recent budgets, Pritzker said his administration has increased funding for ISP officers to retrieve illegally owned guns and to hire new ISP cadets, including 300 in the upcoming fiscal year.

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Retail crime bills Warning of “criminal rings” and “illicit trade,” Raoul, appearing with IRMA President Rob Karr, differentiated what he referred to as “organized retail crime” and the types of retail theft committed by “ragtag, low-level offenders.”

The legislative package addressing organized retail crime has not yet been drafted. But Raoul and Karr said it will aim to define organized retail crime in law, allowing prosecutors greater leeway to charge those participating in it, while also holding online

marketplaces accountable and aiming to provide more state funding to address organized retail crime.

“Organized retail crime is not like your customary retail theft, and our laws should not treat them as such,” Raoul said. “These crimes are perpetrated by sophisticated criminal enterprises coordinating the thefts of many items of high value. Those items are often resold, and the funds are often used to fund drug trafficking and human trafficking.”

Raoul touted an organized retail crime task force overseen by his office, a public-private collaboration that includes retailers, online marketplaces, law enforcement agencies and state’s attorneys. Its first major bust was announced in early December, when over $1 million of stolen goods were recovered after an unrelated weapons arrest in Chicago.

But law enforcement alone can’t stop organized retail crime, Raoul said. The effort must also include retailers, online retailer platforms and lawmakers.

According to a news release, in the new proposal, prosecutors would be given wider discretion to bring charges regardless of where the crime takes place, meaning if the conspiracy, theft, and selling all occurred in different jurisdictions, each jurisdiction would have the ability to prosecute the entire crime.

The AG would also have the ability to prosecute via a statewide grand jury.

Online third-party sellers would be required to verify the identity of high-volume sellers using bank account numbers, taxpayer IDs or other information, and to suspend sellers for non-compliance.

The plan would also require the courts to give retail crime theft victims seven days’ notice of a court hearing.

Karr said organized retail theft is not a victimless crime.

“While the (Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago) and high-end stores have captured headlines, neighborhoods and retail corners throughout the state have been victims,” he said. “But it isn’t just faceless stores that are victims, either.”

Clerks who fear coming to work, consumers who worry about visiting stores, commuters and tourists who worry about downtown shopping, the hospitality industry which relies upon visitors, and anyone seeking economic development are all victims, he said, as are Illinois taxpayers, who rely on retail as the second largest generator of tax revenue.

“In my nearly three decades involved with retail, this is the first time that safety and crime has been one of the top two concerns as stores decide whether to locate or keep stores open,” he said.

The proposal also calls for an unspecified amount of funding, according to a news release, to create new positions in the AG’s office and various state’s attorney offices to investigate and prosecute retail theft and illicit trade.

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his tenure, an increase made possible due to hundreds of millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 response funding.

“Stopping the cycle of violence also means tackling poverty and root causes of crime, access to housing, health care, education and jobs,” Pritzker said.

He also noted recent state spending on crime labs which was included in the 2019 Rebuild Illinois capital infrastructure plan.

“Catching and prosecuting perpetrators can reduce and deter crime right now. And that’s what our excellent Illinois State Police troopers, new cameras and new crime labs are doing,” he said.

“Between the stepped up patrols and the new technology we’ve brought to bear, anyone, anyone even thinking of committing violent crimes on our expressways ought to be on notice that they’re more likely today than ever before to get caught.”

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‘Coexist with COVID:’ Pritzker, Ezike address plan to lift state mask mandate by Feb. 28

School mandates remain in place for ‘coming weeks,’ pending court decision

The Lake County Forest Preserves offers a few trails that are plowed during the winter, snowy months.

Shortly after storms, paved loops are cleared at Hastings Lake in Lake Villa, Old School in Mettawa and Independence Grove in Libertyville.

Learn more about winter activities and view status maps: www.LCFPD.org/winter-sports.

At its Feb. 8 meeting, the Lake County Board approved to reinstate temporary open burning restrictions within unincorporated Lake County.

The temporary restrictions will apply until the permanent restrictions enacted in January go into effect on June 1, 2022.

The temporary restrictions allow open burning on all properties in unincorporated Lake County from sunrise to sunset on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only, as

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Residents who live within unincorporated Lake County may continue to burn all yard waste until the permanent ordinance provisions take effect on June 1.

Learn more about open burning in unincorporated Lake County at lakecountyil. gov/openburning.

The 2022 Nancy Fike Scholarship marks a seminal moment in history that occurred during the close of 2021: The 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Named in honor of the Society’s former administrator, the McHenry County Historical Society & Museum awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a graduating senior from a McHenry County high school who plans to study education, history, or the social sciences. This merit-based scholarship will be given in the winning student’s name to his or her college /university.

Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, provide two letters of recommendation (one from a faculty member and one from another representative of the community), show proof of community service, and write a minimum 500-word essay relevant to McHenry County. Essay topics will be announced each year by the Society.

Applications, available online at GotHistory.org, must be submitted by April 15, 2022.

This year’s topic is: December 7, 2021, marked the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the start of World War II for the United States.

What was McHenry County’s contribution to the war effort? What was life like here, on the “home front?” How did the war change our county?

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Volo Bog State Natural Area will be hosting ‘Breaking Up Winter’ on Sunday, Feb. 27.

Inside will feature live blues music with the Ivy Ford Band from 1-4 p.m. There is a suggested donation of $10 per adult, kids are free. Also inside will be winter nature crafts and the photo contest awards at 1:45, 2:45 and 3:45. Masks are required for indoor activities.

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

A snow sculpting contest will tack 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.

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tivity rates, but new at-home tests could change that calculus. For schools, which can serve as a breeding ground for the virus as community hubs, case rates, hospitalizations and other metrics should be watched, she said.

Flexibility is needed, she said earlier in the news conference.

“Many have asked for a metric or a number that will guide the rules and regulations,” she said. “But each wave of this pandemic has had different characteristics, different behavior, and no single metric has been able to reliably predict the outcomes and the trajectory of each of the variants.”

Ultimately, Pritzker said, his decisions will come down to the advice of doctors, epidemiologists and the CDC. “People really do feel that the trajectory here is one that we’re going to be able to hold onto,” he said.

The announcement didn’t sit well with Republicans in the General Assembly who have criticized Pritzker’s “top-down” approach to the pandemic. House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, criticized the governor in a statement.

“Gov. Pritzker’s failure to have a clear plan in place for schools to give parents and children hope of returning to a normal life is astounding,” Durkin said in the statement.

“It is year three of this pandemic, and continuing to leave these families in the dark, with no data or metrics presented, is unconscionable and a clear sign the governor should not be trusted to get us out of this pandemic.”

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those hospitalizations are in unvaccinated individuals.

Approximately 75 percent of the state’s population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, according the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, putting Illinois at the top of Midwestern states.

Ezike said lifting the mandate does not signify an end to COVID-19, but the latest in the state’s effort to “coexist with COVID.” “Your actions that you’ve already taken have helped to reduce the amount of virus circulating and it absolutely has saved lives,” she said.

“But be clear that COVID is not gone and it won’t be gone on Feb. 28. So, we are going to continue to find ways to live with the virus.”

The path forward likely includes masks, vaccines, testing and creating safer settings through better ventilation, she said.

Local jurisdictions and businesses may continue to enforce stricter masking guidelines than outlined by the state.

Pritzker did not state specific metric thresholds would need to be met before school mask mandates could be lifted, but noted he hoped it would be “weeks rather than months” when a decision could be made. He deferred to Dr. Emily Landon, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Chicago, when asked about specific metrics.

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If hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to decline for the rest of the month, Gov. JB Pritzker plans to lift his executive order that mandates face coverings indoors

by Feb. 28. The plan does not apply to schools.

It’s unclear what level of rise in hospitalizations could lead the state to change its course, but Pritzker and health officials said at an afternoon news conference Wednesday that such a scenario was not out of the question.

“It’s the end of the statewide mask mandate,” Pritzker said of the planned Feb. 28 lifting of the order. “But as we’ve all said, if things get very bad, I think we’ve seen this before with the onslaught of delta and then omicron (variants of the coronavirus), boy, masks really helped us to keep infection rates, transmission rates down. So, there may come a time in the future when that happens.”

Regardless of what happens with hospitalizations, masks will continue to be mandated at schools, on school busses and other public transportation, at nursing homes and congregate living facilities, and at day cares beyond March 1.

“The equation for schools just looks different right now than it does for the general population,” Pritzker said at the news conference in Chicago. “Schools need a little more time for community infection rates to drop, for our youngest learners to become vaccine eligible and for more parents to get their kids vaccinated.”

Masks, testing and vaccines have worked to keep schools open, Pritzker said, and that was the primary goal of the administration.

But whether he has the authority to issue such mandates in schools will be a question decided by state courts. The 4th District Court of Appeals is currently considering whether a lower court’s temporary restraining order on the governor’s school mandates pertaining to about 170 school districts will remain in effect.

Pritzker called Judge Raylene Grischow’s opinion an “extremely bad decision,” as well as “poorly written” and “poorly decided.”

Without giving a timeline, Pritzker said “in the coming weeks” school mask mandates could be lifted if the state continues to see progress in terms of hospitalization and disease spread.

The reason the state was able to get to a place where Pritzker could consider lifting the mandate, he said, is because hospitalizations for COVID-19, which pushed heights of 7,400 cases in mid-January, have fallen by nearly two-thirds, to 2,496 cases as of Tuesday night.

That marked a decrease of more than 140 from the day prior.

Twenty percent of statewide intensive care unit beds were available as of Feb. 8, up from a low of about 8 percent four weeks ago, Pritzker said.

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Festival of the Sugar Maples registration open The flowing of maple sap is a sure sign that spring is just around the corner and since 1979 the McHenry County Conservation District has educated thousands of visitors about the process of turning the sap from maple trees into delicious syrup.

This years Fesitval of the Sugar Maples will be held on March 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 at Coral Woods Conservation Area.

Come for a unique opportunity to learn the fascinating history of maple suguring and the evolution of the sap collection process. Tours last approximately one hour

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and involve a half-mile hike through a snowy woodland trail. No pets are allowed and guests are asked to dress for the weather.

A sales tent will be available with pure maple syrup (from Wisconsin and Vermont), and maple flavored cookies from Kay and Jo’s Bakery in Marengo.

Registration is available on the McHenry County Conservation District website mccdistrict.org or call 815-338-6223 for more information. The Coral Woods Conservation Area is located at 7400 Somerset Drive, Marengo.

Upcoming Conservation District outdoor opportunities

• Perch dissection: in-person or online – Tuesday, Feb. 22 5-6 p.m. at the Lost Valley Visitor Center, Glacial Park, Route 31 & Harts Road, Ringwood.

Join in person or online as a staff member dissects a yellow perch and shows how we have more in common with fish than you would think.

This is a great opportunity to see all the parts a dissection has to offer.

• Discovery Days: Beavers – Wednesday, Feb. 23

10-11 a.m. at Stickeny Run Conservation Area, 3216 W State Park Road, McHenry Enjoy a morning of fun, educational activities focused on the local buck-toothed, flat-tailed beavers. Games, lessons and other hands-on experiences help participants explore the conservation areas and its inhabitants. Program content is appropriate for ages 2-6.

• Earth Day Celebration – Saturday, April 23 Noon to 4 p.m. at Prairieview Education Center, 1221 Behan Road, Crystal Lake There’s no better way to spend a day about our home than in the outdoors. Join for a celebration of Earth Day by exploring multiple exhibits, taking part in activities and crafts, follow on guided hikes and tune in for entertaining puppet shows. Ther will also be live music from 12:302:30 p.m. Pack a lunch and enjoy a picnic in the fresh air.

Registration and more information for all programs is available on the McHenry County Conservation District website at www.mccdistrict. org and click on the special events calendar.

Health Department offering low cost wellness screenings The McHenry County Department of Health is offering Wednesday Wellness Screenings. The next available date is March 2 in Woodstock from 8:30-10:30 a.m.

A wellness screening includes point of care testing for cholesterol and glucose, blood pressure, heart age assessment and an estimated body mass analysis. Results help identify early warning signals coming from high blood pressures, high cholesterol and high blood glucose.

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“Survivors of human trafficking need our support as they rebuild their lives, and perpetrators of human trafficking should be punished to the full extent of the law.

I am proud to have supported this effort to crack down on human trafficking and I am grateful that the U.S. Department of Justice has made this investment in Lake County’s safety by funding the Human Trafficking Task Force. I look forward to continuing to work with the State’s Attorney’s Office to support human trafficking survivors,” Congress-

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The March wellness screening will be held at the McHenry County Department of Health Woodstock Clinic, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Building A, Woodstock, IL. Sign up for the clinic by going to the calendar on mchenrycountyil. gov and clicking on the link for March 2. Call (815) 3344531 for additional information.

(Continued from front page) man Brad Schneider said.

The grant was formally incorporated into Lake County’s budget structure through a County Board resolution that was unanimously adopted by the County Board on Feb. 8.

“These federal dollars that our team earned will make Lake County safer now, and years into the future,” State’s Attorney Rinehart said.

Anyone concerned about a potential human trafficking situation can call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888, or text “BeFree (233733).

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These students were among many countywide to receive boots, coats, snow pants, hats and gloves this winter from Kids In Need of McHenry County. McHenry Area Rotary provided a $5,000 grant to Kids In Need to help with the effort.

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than 200 needy area families.

• $2,000 for Advanced Placement Starting in the fall of 2021 and testing at McHenry High School. continuing through early this year, the • $2,500 to Feed My Starving McHenry Area Rotary has distributed Children.

16 grants totaling $43,415 toward • $3,000 each to the FISH of McHenry local and international academic and Food Pantry, Shelter Box International humanitarian causes, club leaders and Colorado Rotary District 5450, announced. the latter for local disaster assistance The allocations range from $315 to in connection with wildfires there.

Johnsburg High School for Advanced “We are proud of our club Placement testing for collegemembers for championing all of bound students to grants of $5,000 these worthwhile causes,” said each to Pioneer Center for Human Matt Perley, McHenry Area Rotary Services, Youth and Family Center president. “We’re also very proud of of McHenry County, Kids In Need of our community. It is in large part due McHenry County, and the Wheelchair to the community’s support of our Foundation, as well as a total of efforts — and their support of Blues, $6,000 in two separate allotments to Brews & BBQ in particular — that Home of the Sparrow. we are able to do what we do.”

Other grants awarded since Blues, Brews & BBQ co-chairmen September 2021 were: Don Tonyan and Denis Buch agreed, • $500 to the Wonder Lake Food noting that the more successful the Pantry. annual fund-raising event is, the • $600 to Operation Wild Horse. greater the good the club can achieve.

• $1,000 to the Johnsburg High School “From the AP testing grants that Interact Club. enable students to save thousands of • $1,500 to Knights of Columbus tuition dollars to the emergency food Council 1288 toward their program of and shelter assistance we’ve been providing complete Thanksgiving and able to provide — it just feels really Christmas holiday dinners for more great to be able to contribute in these CONTRIBUTOR

meaningful ways,” Tonyan said. “We hope to keep it all going with another terrific Blues, Brews & BBQ out at Petersen Park this Aug. 19-21.”

Buch noted that while coordinating the three-day music, craft beer and food fest requires a lot of effort, the outcomes are gratifying. He, too, said he hopes for an especially successful 2022 event, and invited past and potential contributors to reach out early regarding this year’s sponsorship opportunities.

For event details as they develop, visit www.mrbbb.com or find Blues, Brews & BBQ on Facebook.

The McHenry Area Rotary Club also coordinates Rotary Secret Santa, which provides thousands of toys to needy families throughout McHenry County each December. Club members meet at noon Thursdays at Buddyz Pizzeria on Green Street.

Anyone interested is welcome to come check out a meeting.

To request a Zoom link to attend a meeting virtually, or to request general club information, send an email to mchenryarearotary@gmail. com.

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Environmental/Natural History scholarship applications being accepted The Friends of Volo Bog and Friends of Moraine Hills State Park are offering a total of five scholarships for $1,000 each to outstanding Illinois students interested in pursuing an environmental science or natural history career.

The Friends of Volo Bog has three Scholarships that are awarded at two levels – Entering College and Continuing College, and the thirds scholarship will be awarded to an applicant in one the categories TBD. Entering College scholarship To be eligible for the Entering College scholarship, the applicant must have a permanent residency and attend a accredited Illinois high school in Lake, McHenry, Cook, DuPage, Will, Kendall or Kane County, have a minimum B average, and plan to attend an accredited college or university. The applicant should be planning to enter a career directly related to preserving the natural environment.

Continuing College scholarship To be eligible for the Continuing College scholarship the applicant must be currently enrolled in an accredited college of university pursuing a degree directly related to preserving the natural environment.

The applicant must have a permanent residence in Illinois, have graduated from an Illinois high school in Lake, McHenry, Cook, DuPage, Will, Kendall or Kane County, and currently hold a minimum B average in their college studies.

The Friends of Volo Bog is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to promoting citizen awareness of the local natural heritage of Volo Bog State Natural Area, portions of which are dedicated to state nature preserves, and to preserving the same through special events, educational and training programs, acquisitions of properties for such purposes and taking whatever steps deemed necessary to insure the continued care and preservation of Volo Bog State Natural Area as a natural site.

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To be eligible for these ‘Entering College’ scholarships, the applicant must have a permanent residency in and be attending an accredited Illinois high school in McHenry, Kane or Lake County, have a minimum B average and plan to attend an accredited college or university. The applicant should be planning to enter a career directly related to preserving the natural environment.

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Illinois DOC resumes intake of inmates after COVID-19 variant surge

Space used to quarantine COVID-19-exposed inmates will return to intake

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The Illinois Department of Corrections recently resumed intake of inmates from county jails after a two-week pause due to a COVID-19 spike.

As COVID-19 cases at Illinois correctional facilities continue trending downward, space previously used to safely quarantine and isolate incarcerated individuals who had been exposed or tested positive for COVID-19 will now be available for county jail transfers, according to a statement released by IDOC. IDOC paused intake of inmates on Jan. 11, citing high transmission rates due to the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. IDOC resumed intake into its facilities

on Jan. 27. In that span, hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Illinois have decreased from more than 7,200 to 3,805 as of Jan. 31.

Sheriffs around the state complained the move to pause transfers to IDOC put more strain on county jails that continued to house, feed, clothe and provide medical attention for offenders awaiting transfer to IDOC. Before a transfer to IDOC, inmates are held in isolation for 14 days as a quarantine measure to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

This is the second time IDOC halted intakes from county jails during the pandemic. The Illinois Sheriff’s Association filed suit against IDOC in March 2020. An ap-

pellate court sided with the agency and the Pritzker administration in August 2020, finding that the governor has the authority to control the movement of persons within a disaster area under the authority of a disaster proclamation.”

A new executive order resumed the transfer of inmates to IDOC, but stated the scheduling of inmates from county jails was under the sole discretion of the director of IDOC. The director must ensure the health and safety of the transferring individuals and the inmates and staff of the facilities receiving them.

IDOC resumed county jail intakes on Aug. 3, 2020.

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New countywide paratransit service set to launch in May

At the Feb. 8 meeting, the Lake County Board approved a resolution finalizing the terms and conditions for the operation of Ride Lake County, a new countywide paratransit service.

Ride Lake County will provide borderless countywide paratransit service, meaning seniors age 60+ and people with disabilities can get transportation to any area of Lake County for work, shopping, medical appointments, and more.

“We are incredibly excited to launch a countywide borderless service that will provide reliable transportation for our seniors and people with mobility restrictions,” said Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart. “Beginning May 1, eligible residents can schedule a trip to or from anywhere in Lake County through Pace’s Call Center.

We know this will be a welcome improvement for the people who rely on public

transportation in Lake County.”

The new Ride Lake County service is anticipated to begin on May 1, 2022. Riders will call a dedicated number to schedule trips in advance. All Ride Lake County vehicles are wheelchair accessible and provide curb-to-curb service from your desired pick up and drop off locations.

The service will run from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. seven days a week, excluding holidays.

One-way fare costs will vary between $2.00 and $6.00 depending on how far you travel. Additional information regarding the service including how to sign up, a riders guide, and more will be made available in the coming weeks on Lake County’s website at lakecountyil.gov/RLC. Since the mid-2000s, Lake County along with communities, townships and transit partners have been evaluating and working to enhance paratransit options. In 2005,

the Lake County Coordinated Transportation Services Committee (LCCTSC) was created to facilitate the implementation of public transportation, with an enhanced emphasis on paratransit service.

“Ride Lake County completely streamlines paratransit services in our community,” said Bill Durkin, Lake County Public Works, Planning and Transportation Committee Chair. “I thank Pace, the LCCTSC, townships, local municipalities, our transit partners, and the local community for their tireless work for more than a decade on this important issue.”

In 2019, Lake County completed a paratransit market study that garnered input from residents and a dedicated group of stakeholders to identify strategies to improve service in Lake County. The new Ride Lake County service is the culmination of these efforts from the community.

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The Lake County Health Department is excited to announce that the State of Illinois has awarded the Health Department a grant of more than $1.9 million to fund a Mobile Response Program, increasing access to

immediate support for those experiencing mental health or substance use crises. As it prepares for the rollout of the program, the Health Department is working to build the Mobile Response Teams.

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Program is an expansion of the Health Department’s existing Crisis Care Program and its voluntary Respite Program. With the addition of mobile response services, the Crisis Care Program will be able to dispatch a highly

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“The geographic limitations, the multiple fare structures, and the various service parameters has been a source of confusion for residents. Ride Lake County addresses these issues by offering one coordinated countywide service, and it is a wonderful example on how partnerships can lead to a more efficient use of public dollars and the streamlining of services for the benefit of our entire community.”

Ride Lake County is sponsored by Lake County and Pace Suburban Bus. The service is funded in part by grants from the Regional Transportation Authority. Local matching funds for these federal grants are provided by Lake County.

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all IDOC guards to be vaccinated in August, but the union took the case to arbitration.

The arbitrator ultimately sided with the governor, but that was in late December. Guards were to have their first shot by the end of January.

The Better Government Association reported that in early December 2021, there were fewer than 160 COVID-19 cases throughout IDOC. Six weeks later, that number jumped to 3,300 inmates and 1,100 staff members.

Although IDOC paused intakes to its facilities, they did continue accepting individuals from county jails who were scheduled to be released from custody the same day they are transferred.

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specialized two-person team to assist a person experiencing a mental health crisis in Lake County. Each team includes a mental health clinician and engagement specialist.

This program is innovative and unique with the inclusion of an engagement specialist who has lived experience of mental illness, or substance use disorders.

Engagement specialists are individuals who have been successful in the recovery process and are skilled to help others experiencing similar situations.

“We are proud to add the Mobile Response Program to our existing mental health services” said Sam Johnson, Director of Behavioral Health at the Lake County Health Department.

“Especially important is having a Mobile Response Team with lived experience and understanding of the individual’s crisis. ” Mental health clinicians and those who have firsthand experience with mental health illness or substance use disorders, and who want to make a difference in the community as an engagement specialist, are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit www. lakecountyil.gov/4652/Mobile-Response-Program.

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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.

Jan. 20 Juan L. Soto, 21, Zion, was cited for no driver’s license; Israel D. Medina, 31, Beach Park, was cited with driving while license revoked, unlawful possession of a weapon and no insurance; Kyle A. Gibson, 39, Chicago Heights, was cited with obstructing a peace officer and resisting arrest; Mark A. Ferraro, 57, Antioch, was cited for criminal damage to property; Lashonda B. Brown, 34, Waukegan, was cited for DUI-alcohol; Jan. 21 Gene Paliy, 40, Lake Villa, was cited for DUI - alcohol; Susana Lopez-Rodriguez, 46, North Chicago, was cited for DUI – alcohol; Jan. 22 Miguel A. Andrade Ibarra, 19, Berwyn, was cited for no

driver’s license and no insurance; Ariana M. Acosta, 18, Berwyn, was cited for unlawful possession of cannabis, and illegal transportation of cannabis; Tayler N. Adcock, 26, Kenosha, WI, was cited for DUI – alcohol; Jacque P. Blackmon, 36, Zion, was cited for driving while license revoked and suspended registration; John J. Stiles, 40, Lake Barrington, was cited for DUI – alcohol; Jan. 23 Zabdi M. Barculajay, 32, Carpentersville, was cited for a warrant arrest: driving while license suspended (Kane County) Billia J. Chomicki, 29, Milwaukee, WI, was cited for driving while license revoked.

Jan. 31 Andrea L. Majewski, 50, Wadsworth, was cited for a warrant arrest: theft, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance; Alexandra R. St. John, 27,

Zion, was cited for a warrant arrest: battery (McDonough County); Brittany A. Frierson, 31, North Chicago, was cited for driving while license revoked and no insurance; Yevgeniy V. Chepkiy, 38, Gurnee, was cited for a warrant arrest: criminal damage to property; Rebecca L. Trendler, 52, Spring Grove, was cited for a warrant arrest: unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle; Feb. 1 Brittany N. Diamond, 40, Wadsworth, was cited for a warrant arrest: disorderly conduct; Fritzpatrick M. Williams, 46, Zion, was cited for a warrant arrest: domestic battery; Misael A. Tellez, 20, Zion, was cited for aggravated speeding (80 mph in 45 mph zone) and no insurance; Karl R. Puder, 41, Ingleside, was cited for a warrant arrest: contempt of court; Feb. 2 Michael L. Sherrod-Cole, 32, Rockford, was cited for a

warrant arrest: aggravated unlawful use of a weapon; Hank W. Stoneking, 27, Zion, was cited for driving while license suspended, and illegal possession of cannabis; Feb. 3 Kathryn N. Kirtz, 37, Beach Park, was cited for a warrant arrest: unlawful possession of a controlled substance; Karen M. Basso, 55, Lake Villa, was cited for DUI – alcohol, reckless driving and driving while license suspended; Feb. 4 Eduard Y. Levit, 27, Round Lake, was cited for DUI – alcohol and no insurance; Serikbay Kusanov, 34, Hallandale Beach, FL, was cited for operating a commercial vehicle without a CDL, and overweight truck violations; Denys Khoriev, 38, Lake Zurich, was cited for DUI – alcohol; Dominick M. Williams, 29, Chicago, was cited for no driver’s license and no insur-

Court & crime news 911 to report the train versus vehicle crash informed deputies that the vehicle was stuck on the railroad tracks in the 42600 block of Kilbourne Road, just prior to being hit by the train. The vehicle was not in a railroad crossing when struck, and was in an area that no vehicle should have been.

The vehicle was struck by a southbound freight train and pushed for nearly one mile.

Nobody was inside the vehicle when the train struck the vehicle.

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies located one individual at the scene of the crash who matched the description of one of the armed robbery offenders. He was taken into custody and subsequently turned over to Pleasant Prairie Police Department. The other offender was not immediately located near the crash scene. As it was possible the second offender was in the

car just prior to the car being struck, and possible he was still armed, numerous sheriff’s deputies, a sheriff’s canine team, and sheriff’s drones searched the area in an attempt to locate him. He was not located and the sheriff’s canine at the scene did not pick up the scent of the second individual during the area search. It is believed the second individual exited the vehicle somewhere following the armed robbery but prior to the crash, as there was more than an hour between the armed robbery and the crash.

The second individual is no longer believed to be in the area.

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Stolen vehicle struck by train On February 10, 2021 at approximately 4:00 a.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Canadian Pacific Railroad Tracks, just north of Route 173, for a train versus vehicle crash.

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Sheriff’s deputies arrived and quickly determined the vehicle (a 2005 Toyota Sedan) struck by the train was stolen earlier in the morning during an armed robbery at a gas station in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. During the armed robbery, two male offenders, both described as being Hispanic men, approximately 5’8,” average build, wearing masks, stole the vehicle. Shots were reportedly fired during the armed robbery by one or both offenders.

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$

*with Verlo Mattress purchase. Does not apply to previous purchases. See store for details.

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