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Double lung transplant at Northwestern Memorial Thanks to a combination of medical professionals and technology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, a woman in her 20s was able to fight COVID-19, although the

For the first time, surgeons at Northwestern Medicine performed a double-lung transplant on a patient whose lungs were damaged by COVID-19.

The patient, a Hispanic woman in her 20s, spent six weeks in the COVID ICU on a ventilator and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a life support machine that does the work of the heart and lungs.

By early June, the patient’s lungs showed irreversible damage. The lung transplant team listed her for a double-lung transplant, and 48 hours

later, performed the life-saving procedure at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

“A lung transplant was her only chance for survival,” said Ankit Bharat, M.D., chief of thoracic surgery and surgical director of the Northwestern Medicine Lung Transplant Program. “We are one of the first health systems to successfully perform a lung transplant on a patient recovering from COVID-19. We want other transplant centers to know that while the transplant procedure

illness apparently destroyed her lungs; a lung transplant was her only chance for survival, according to Dr. Ankit Bharat. Pictured here members of the ECMO team.

in these patients is quite technically challenging, it can be done safely, and it offers the terminally ill COVID-19 patients another option for survival.”

Before putting the patient on the transplant wait-list, she had to test negative for COVID-19.

“For many days, she was the sickest person in the COVID ICU – and possibly the entire hospital,” explained Beth Malsin, M.D., pulmonary and critical care specialist at Northwestern

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Woodstock man arrested for multiple felonies Attempted murder among the charges

On Sunday morning, June 14, at 12:02 a.m., Woodstock Police Department patrol officers responded to 315 N. Madison St. (a Shell gas station) in reference to a violation of an order of protection-in progress. Upon the arrival of responding officers, a suspect (later identified as Ricardo James Carreno Jr. of Woodstock) was immediately taken into custody without incident.

It was determined that Carreno had an active order of protection against him, which protected a 31-year-old female victim, who was also present on scene. Three children Carreno shares with the female (ages range from 9 to 12) from a prior relationship were also present at the scene. All children were physically unharmed.

After further investigation, it was determined the female victim was at the gas station with a 32-year-old male acquaintance/victim. Carreno approached the male victim and

struck him in the back with a baseball bat and proceeded to stab him numerous times in the back with a knife, causing injury.

The male victim was transRicardo James Carreno Jr. ported to the Northwestern Medicine Emergency Room in Woodstock, by the Woodstock Fire Rescue District, where he was subsequently flown out via helicopter, to a trauma center in Libertyville.

The female subject sustained a laceration to her hand during the physical altercation and was treated and released at the scene by the WFRD. Because Carreno sustained numerous injuries to his head from the physical altercation with the 32-year-old

male victim, he was also transported to the Woodstock Emergency Room by the WFRD—while in WPD custody.

At the ER, Carreno attempted to escape WPD custody by fleeing on foot.

He was quickly subdued and apprehended by WPD Officers and received an evaluation and treatment by ER staff. After treatment, Carreno was transported to the Woodstock Police Department for processing and will subsequently be transported to the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility.

According to a City of Woodstock Police Department, after the police department conferred with the McHenry County state’s Attorney’s Office, Carreno was charged with Class 1 felony attempted murder, Class 3 felony aggravated battery and Class 4 felony aggravated violation of an order of protection.

As of press time, bond and court date were to be determined.

The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine.

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Lawsuit: Reproductive Health Act’s insurance mandate violates religious freedoms Coalition of Baptist churches, 2 businesses files suit against abortion coverage requirement

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The latest addition to the Illinois Railway Museum’s historic collection is electric trolley bus 9809 from Dayton, Ohio. The newly-acquired trolley bus is complete and operational. The museum is home to 24 electric trolley buses as well as 12 motor buses. It is the museum’s intention to operate Dayton 9809 for visitors on IRM’s demonstration trolley bus line, the only such route in regular use in an American museum.

Museum collection now includes trolley bus

The latest addition to the Illinois Railway Museum’s historic collection, electric trolley bus 9809 from Dayton, Ohio, arrived at the museum on May 1.

The type 14TrE2 trolley bus was built in 1998

by Electric Transit Inc, a joint venture between U.S. defense contractor AAI and longtime Czech Republic streetcar and bus manufacturer Skoda. It was the last 14TrE2 trolley bus in regular service in Dayton and was retired in December 2019.

Dayton 9809 is the second-youngest piece of equipment preserved at IRM. It is also the first trolley bus acquired by the museum to have been built with batteries sufficient to operate off-wire

for brief periods. Number 9809 represents a third generation of Dayton’s trolley buses at the museum, joining a 1947 Pullman-Standard and two 1977 Flyer Industries models. The newlyacquired trolley bus is complete and operational.

The Illinois Railway Museum is home to the largest and most comprehensive collection of historic trolley buses in North America. With this new addition, the museum is home to 24 electric trolley buses as well as 12 motor buses. It is the museum’s intention to operate Dayton 9809 for visitors on IRM’s demonstration trolley bus line, the only such route in regular use in an American museum.

Constellation watch June 26 in Glacial Park On Friday, June 26 from 8–10 p.m. at Keystone Road Landing in Glacial Park, 6500 Keystone Road Richmond, take advantage of this rare opportunity to be on Glacial Park kames after sunset.

Participants will meet at the Keystone Landing and hike up to the top

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of the kames for a night of stargazing.

Listen to some historical star folklore and learn how to identify some of the major constellations in our night sky.

Dress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear. Fee: County resident free/NR $2. Just for adults, ages 14 years and older. Registration required.

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Visit the district’s website at www.

MCCDistrict.org to view all program and event offerings or sign up to receive the seasonal magazine Landscapes. Register online, by phone (free programs only) at 815-479-5779, or by mail-in to Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road in Crystal Lake.

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Insurance provisions of Illinois’ reproductive health care law violates residents’ religious freedoms, a coalition of Baptist churches and two state businesses allege in a circuit court lawsuit filed June 10.

The Reproductive Health Act, signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker almost one year ago, overhauled Illinois’ health care law. It enshrines access to pregnancy care, contraception, birth control, abortion procedures and other related benefits as a fundamental right, meaning no level of government in the state can infringe upon a person’s access to those services.

In its lawsuit, the Thomas More Society, a Chicago law firm that focuses on defending religious rights, took issue with the statute’s insurance mandate—that private insurance companies regulated by Illinois must cover abortions if they also cover pregnancy-related benefits.

By enforcing that provision, the state Department of Insurance has “refused to protect (Illinoisans’) sincerely held religious beliefs,” according to a news release.

“Radical partisans have forced employers of faith in Illinois into a terrible choice: either pay for the intentional termination of unborn children, or leave your employees’ families and your own without health insurance,” the law firm’s vice president and senior counsel Peter Breen said in a statement.

The Illinois Baptist State Association, dental office Southland Smiles Ltd. In Cook County, and trucking

company Rock River Cartage Inc., in Whiteside County, are asking a judge to rule the Reproductive Health Act “unlawful, invalid, unenforceable, null and void,” according to the filing. They also want to be reimbursed for the cost of filing the case and attorney fees.

Those groups adhered with the law since Pritzker signed it and it became immediately effective on June 12, 2019. But, their attorney wrote, they did so “against their will” given the Reproductive Health Act “creates government-imposed coercive pressure on (the parties) to change or violate their religious beliefs.”

On Oct. 21, 2019, the Thomas More Society filed a complaint with the U.S. Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights challenging the same aspect of Illinois’ reproductive health care law.

At the time, the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union pointed out that Illinois allows those who provide health insurance and have a religious objection to abortion procedures to opt out of that insurance mandate.

That avenue exists in the Health Care Right of Conscience Act, which specifies a “health care payer” cannot be discriminated against as long as its objections of conscience are documented in any of its governing documents.

A spokesperson representing the law firm said the federal government has not responded to the Thomas More Society’s complaint.

The current lawsuit is pending in Sangamon County’s circuit court.

4-H still on virtual status due to pandemic The following update was submitted by Michele Aavang, program coordinator, 4-H and Youth Development: A message from the Livestock Auction Committee to 4-H Livestock members: These unprecedented times have left us all with a lot of questions for the upcoming fair season. While we ultimately have to wait for the university July 1 decision to see what format we will be showing livestock, the livestock auction committee can reassure you that there will be an auction.

We, like you, will wait for other decisions to be made to announce the format, whether in person or online. We also have been in contact with the processors who have been kind enough to hold openings for us. Once we have more information we will pass it along.

If you have any questions, email Livestock Superintendent, Jennifer Wittum at steergirl7@hotmail.com.

• Virtual General Project 4-H Shows: The June 1 decision was that all 4-H shows for the month of July will be virtual. (August Livestock Shows TBD) • Fair entry will be accepting 4-H Entries now through July 17. See extension website for the most current show information extension.illinois.edu/lm/mchenry-county-4-h-fair-information.

• All exhibits will be uploaded to FairEntry at the time of project selection complete in accordance to the Illinois state 4-H guidelines.

• Fairbook guidelines still apply unless otherwise indicated; some exceptions where project book may be required.

• New virtual upload guidelines: See separate virtual show upload requirements and tips.

• State fair: If August events go to virtual platform, they will automatically be promoted to state fair.

• 4-H Show website link: extension.illinois.edu/lm/mchenrycounty-4-h-fair-information.

• 4-H Horse on YouTube: Check out these 4-H Horse Project videos by our very own Horse Committee.

• Pattern Practice: youtu.be/KG6mGaB1XGc • Showmanship Practice: youtu.be/n056DDq9Jcg • Dressage Practice: youtu.be/mkWGhAjMV7Q

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Four arrested for burglary to Woodstock business Arrests lead to multiple charges

‘Conservation Kids’ offers virtual summer activities McHenry County Conservation District presents Conservation Kids, Activities in a Box, a virtual twist on summer camp just for kids, ages 8–12.

Pick up your weekly kit and join the district online every weekday at 10 a.m.* for one week to learn about fun things you can see and do based on the theme of the week. Each kit contains the materials needed for several hands-on activities to do throughout the week. Be prepared to head outside—your backyard or the dis-

trict’s—for self-guided adventures.

• July 6–10: Planet Lab • July 13–17: Tell Me a Story • July 20–24: Blast from the Past • July 27–31: Nature Art Studio • Aug. 3–7: Summer Nights *online at 7 p.m.

•Aug. 10–14:Water Wonders Kits can be picked up at Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood, or Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road, Crystal Lake, the

week before each program.

Space is limited to 20 participants. Registration deadline is seven days prior to the start of each session. Fee: County resident $25/NR $30-1st child; county resident $20/ NR $25-each additional child in the same household and registered at the same time. Register online at www.

MCCDistrict.org, or by mail to Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road in Crystal Lake. For more information call 815-479-4779.

Master Gardeners share produce gardening tips The following information comes from the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners Newsletter, “The Hungry Gardener”: Warm season crops Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, tomatillos, potatoes, ground cherries are all part of the family Solanaceae— the nightshade family.

These crops are warm season crops, meaning they need warm soil and ambient heat to thrive. Plant transplants versus seeds in soil that is nutrient rich— using lots of compost—as the plants are heavy feeders.

Spacing for crop health and yield is important. Too close together and plants will not reach optimal size, may develop disease and have a pest overload. All will limit yield. Proper spacing will also allow sunlight to reach all parts of a plant—warm season crops love that. Check out this link for more information: web. extension.illinois.edu/vegguide/step02.cfm.

Scouting your garden Scouting your garden means checking daily for pests and diseases that will affect yield. Get down among the plants. Look at the bottom of leaves and check the stems. Be sure to look at the soil around the base of your plants. Note any insect activity and fungal problems.

When you look over the garden in general, are there

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any that don’t seem to be thriving—stunted or offcolor plants? Have you weeded lately? Insect activity may look like a mass of small black or pale dots on the underside of leaves; these are eggs of pests. Some pests chew holes and the edges of leaves or through the stem. Check for slugs’ slimy trail. Fungal problems will present as wilting leaves, scabs or mold coatings.

Try keeping a log or take photos with your phone.

Weather, poor soil and plant placement are just some additional elements that will affect your yield.

Illinois master gardeners are here to answer your questions, identify and solve problems.

Kaffeeklatsch: chat in the garden Have you noticed the fuzzy hairs on the stems of tomato plants? Each of those hairs can become a root when buried in soil. These trichomes or adventitious roots allow deeper planting on those leggy plants.

A deeper root system will save water and fertilizer.

Plants will be healthier and have higher yields.

What tips or questions do you have?

Contact Brenda Dahlfors at dahlfors@illinois.edu and put The Hungry Gardener in the subject heading.

Visit Facebook www.facebook.com/ McHenryCoMasterGardener or for more veggie information: web.extension.illinois.edu/veggies.

so much we have yet to learn about COVID-19. Why are some cases worse than others? The multidisciplinary research team at Northwestern Medicine is trying to find out,” said Rade Tomic, M.D., a pulmonologist and medical director of the Lung Transplant Program.

“COVID-19 results in significant damage to the lungs of patients were severe disease,” added Michael Ison, M.D., infectious diseases and organ transplantation specialist at Northwestern Medicine. “Opening the door to patients who have recovered from the infection to lung transplantation offers a potential path to recovery.”

Northwestern Medicine has one of the shortest wait-times in the United States for new lungs, according to Dr. Tomic. Once a patient’s name is added to the transplant waiting list, it typically takes 30 days to find a match – much shorter than the national average of three months.

“The fact that we were able to transplant this patient quickly and

Benjamin M. Holden

Andrea R. Nielsen

Cody A. Shambo

felony burglary, Class 3 felony theft and Class 4 felony possession of a controlled substance.

Nielsen was charged with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 3 felony theft and Class A misdemeanor criminal damage to property (less than $300).

Shambo was charged with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 3 felony theft, Class 4 felony possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and Class A misdemeanor criminal damage to property (less than $300).

Bond for each of the individuals was set at $50,000 (10 percent to apply). Court dates for Culley, Holden and Shambo were scheduled for June 22. Nielsen was scheduled to appear on June 18.

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Memorial Hospital. “There were so many times, day and night, our team had to react quickly to help her oxygenation and support her other organs to make sure they were healthy enough to support a transplant if and when the opportunity came. One of the most exciting times was when the first coronavirus test came back negative and we had the first sign she may have cleared the virus to become eligible for a life-saving transplant.”

“Due to the ability of Northwestern Medicine’s ECMO program to support patients with life-threatening lung failure for extended durations, the patient could get adequate time to clear the virus from her body, allowing the consideration of transplantation,” added Dr. Bharat.

However, during her stay in the COVID ICU at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, while her body cleared the virus, her lungs were damaged beyond repair.

“How did a healthy woman in her 20s get to this point? There’s still

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Kids can discover nature right in their own backyard, or can explore McHenry County Conservation District sites, with activity kits that create a virtual twist on summer camp.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at approximately 5 a.m., Woodstock Police Department Patrol Officers responded to 11501 U.S. Route 14 (Blaine’s Farm and Fleet) for the report of a possible burglary. Upon arrival, they located a section of fence that surrounds the rear of the property that had been cut and damaged.

Shortly after the location of the damaged fence, investigative information had been developed that identified a potential location of the stolen property. At that location, William M. Culley, 39, of Sandwich; Benjamin M. Holden, 23, of Elgin; Andrea R. Nielsen, 30, of Algonquin; and Cody A. Shambo, 32, of Sandwich, were located by officers in the neighboring jurisdiction with a vehicle and an open trailer that contained two riding lawnmowers.

It was confirmed that the two riding lawnmowers and the trailer belonged to Blaine’s Farm and Fleet, and had been taken without consent or purchase from that business.

Culley, Holden, Nielsen and Shambo were taken into custody without incident and transported to the Woodstock Police Department for processing and were subsequently transported to the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility.

According to a City of Woodstock Police Department release, after the police department conferred with the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office, Culley was charged with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 3 felony theft, Class 4 felony possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and Class A misdemeanor criminal damage to property (less than $300).

Holden was charged with Class 2

safely, is a testament to the infrastructure and expertise of our clinical care and research teams,” said Dr. Tomic. “While this young woman still has a long and potentially risky road to recovery given how sick she was with multi-organ dysfunction for weeks preceding the transplant, we hope she will make a full recovery.”

Northwestern Medicine performs lung transplant procedures on patients with all forms of end-stage lung diseases. Most patients eligible for lung transplants are dependent on oxygen to get through the day and suffer from pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), other advanced lung diseases, or are on a ventilator or ECMO. Following lung transplantation, more than 8590 percent of patients survive one year, and report complete independence in day-to-day life. For more information on Northwestern Medicine’s Lung Transplant Program, visit nm.org.

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Slices of life

Bald eagles are majestic creatures with wingspans to match (six to eight feet). They are the national bird of the United States, the therefore inherently demand (and deserve) our respect.

Bald eagles used to be in short supply. In the late 20th century they were on the brink of extinction in the contiguous United States. Populations recovered and the bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list and transferred to the list of threatened species in 1995. I’m happy to report it was removed from that list in 2007. Soar eagle, soar!

Bald eagles currently live in Canada, Alaska, all 48 contiguous states and northern Mexico. They are thriving and we are glad.

We’ve been watching the eagles on the lake by our cabin for years.

We know where they nest and each spring look forward to revisiting “our” eagles and wonder how

Eagle watching brought joy By

JILL PERTLER Contributor

many eaglets they will have in the nest. Sometimes there is just one, other years there are two and rarely, there will be three eggs.

Bald eagles often use the same nest year after year. This is out of necessity, as the nest is no small project. It is situated in the highest branches of the tallest trees, so it’s difficult to get a perspective on how big it really is.

It’s so far away, so high up, the magnitude is hard to digest.

According to Wikipedia, a bald eagle’s nest can be as much as 13 feet deep, over eight feet wide and weigh one metric ton.

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feat is located high, high in the tall branches of a massive tree and created wholly by a pair of birds weighing approximately seven to 14 pounds each. Impressive.

To see the eagles soaring overhead, high in the sky, right in our own backyard on the lake is nothing short of a gift and we embrace it with this mindset every year.

When they fly, they are often fishing. Bald eagles are accomplished fisher birds. They have excellent eyesight and can spot a fish in the water from high above. When they do, they dive bomb at a speed of 75 to 100 miles per hour before snaring the unlucky fish in their talons.

We named our eagles George and Martha. (Martha was about 25 percent bigger than George.) Bald eagles are attentive and vigilant parents. Both mom and dad eagle take turns sitting on their eggs and

looking after their offspring once hatched. When not in the nest, proper, they can often be seen on a nearby branch in the treetops.

Last summer George and Martha had one eaglet; we weren’t sure if he (or she) was a male or female, but we named (him?) Washington.

Washington was a busy eaglet. We often heard him crying for food, especially right after mom or dad arrived at the nest with a freshly caught fish.

This year we were considering naming our eaglets either Jefferson, John Quincy and/or Homer Simpson, depending on the size of the clutch. We were anxious and excited to locate and observe the newest members of our eagle family.

We spotted the nest up high in the treetops. I had my binoculars ready but they weren’t needed.

I could see, sadly, that the nest was unoccupied. There weren’t

any adult eagles sitting on nearby branches. The place looked abandoned.

We visited again today and found the same lack of activity.

What would make them abandon their nest? We don’t know, but we are sad.

The eagles were always a bright spot to our summer. There are likely other pairs on our lake, and we will look for them and their nests and their broods. If we are lucky we will find a family and get to know them much like we knew George and Martha. We may even come up with new names.

I’m thinking something a little less political – like Fred and Wilma or maybe Bonnie and Clyde. I’ll keep you posted.

Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

Weekly connection Last week was a perfect week for making hay in these parts. It was so perfect that every dairy farmer in our area was busy getting their alfalfa harvested. Now I thought this would be a great opportunity for me to get a little of the action recorded, so grabbing my phone and sunglasses, I hopped on my trusty Kawasaki 750 and headed down the road towards the action.

The first farm I came to was chopping haylage, which is ground up alfalfa of course. They were filling silo the old-fashioned way. The way of the previous few decades. Here’s how it worked.

There were two tractor drivers hauling loads in from the field and one smaller tractor driver up at the silo for unloading the wagons into the

Three ways to make hay By

SCOTT CERNEK Columnist

blower, which shot the haylage up the silo pipe and into the tall circular structure.

The guy at the blower had his own tractor which he used to pull the wagons around to the blower for unloading. Out in the field, another member of the crew was chopping the cured and slightly dried alfalfa into the wagons.

The program worked like a finely tuned machine with each driver

doing his job to make things operate efficiently. I would say they could harvest about 80 acres a day using this system.

The next farm I came to was a bit more on the modern haymaking scene. This team had four large trucks and a large capacity selfpropelled chopper wording to get the crop out of the field. Their operation looked like this.

The trucks would pull in alongside the chopper one at a time and drive side by side as the chopper filled them with haylage on the go. Each truck could be dilled in less than five minutes. The filled truck would then take off for the farm where the haylage was dumped in what is called a “bunker.”

A bunker is a large concrete

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structure with high walls of concrete where the feed is stored instead of in a silo. After the truck dumps its load and heads back to the field, another large tractor operator with a blade on the front pushes the haylage into a mound.

He then drives over and over it to compress it down thus allowing for a great deal of feed to be stored in the bunker. I would say they could harvest about 200-250 or more acres a day in this manner.

I got some more good recording of this operation and then headed down the road to a nearby cheese factory when I saw a third type of haymaking going on. As I drove slowly up a country road on my bike, I saw a small team of horses and a wagon coming down the road with a small load of hay.

A young boy was driving the team toward a small Amish farm. Just

up the road I came to the field with more horses pulling a gas operated baler with more children stacking a different wagon. They were moving slowly across the field. I would say they would probably harvest about 10-20 acres on a good day.

It was a very serial experience to see all three of these operations working on the same day on the same crop yet in three different periods of history it seemed. I wasn’t sure which way of life would be more enjoyable as all three had wonderful elements of the joy of farming.

There are many blessings given to us by God. For the farmer, the blessing of the bounty of the earth is a wonderful thing. The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land. – Deuteronomy 28:8 Until next week, God bless.

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McHenry County News - Thursday, June 25, 2020 • 5

Governor signs budget, touts spending of federal funds on child care grants Financial uncertainty still swirls as COVID-19 continues to impact tax revenues

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a state budget for fiscal year 2021 last week, but there is no more financial clarity now than there was when lawmakers passed the measure last month.

The $42.9 billion operating budget relies upon borrowing up to $5 billion from the federal government, which would be necessary if Congress does not pass any laws providing extra

funding for states amid revenue shortfalls stemming from the novel coronavirus pandemic. The budget includes repayment of $1.6 billion in borrowing to cover shortfalls in the current fiscal year budget due to the pandemic.

According to the May report of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, or CoGFA, the revenue estimates for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1 are $37.6 billion if a graduated income tax con-

stitutional amendment passes. That figure drops to $36.4 billion if voters do not approve the change to Illinois’ tax structure.

If voters approve the graduated income tax amendment in November, the rates—which would shift to charge those earning more than $250,000 annually a higher income tax rate—are estimated to generate about $1.2 billion, according to CoGFA. If the public health crisis had not hit, that number

would be $286 million higher.

Sales tax estimates were revised downward from March to May by nearly $1.5 billion, to $7.5 billion total for fiscal year 2021.

In a press release, the governor’s office emphasized that the spending plan “maintains funding for critical programs, such as education, health care and human services.”

Funding will remain level from the current year for K-12 education, com-

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If you can have a few kids tag along where you can pass on your knowledge—no matter how grand or small—and get them excited about fishing, you will be passing along the joy of exploring and enjoying our lakes, ponds and rivers for years to come. Cast a line at these Conservation District Sites where fishing is allowed (with a valid license). Anglers should follow social distancing guidelines along shorelines. Visit www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/things_to_do/fish.php for a list of fishing sites.

McHenry County Sheriff’s report 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.

June 9 Amanda M. Knight, 32, Wonder Lake, was cited for violation of an order of protection after served notice; Kerry L. Boswell, 53, Crystal Lake, was cited for domestic battery/physical contact; June 10 Jesus Patino, 28, Chicago, was cit-

ed for aggravated domestic battery/ strangle; June 11 Ralph Piccolo, 59, Ingleside, was cited for violation of stalking/no contact order; Richard C. Freise, 35, Carpentersville, was cited for aggravated DUI 3; Jessica E. Stoneburner, 30, Harvard, was cited for drug induced homicide; Tyrone B. Hoy, 33, Waukegan, was cited for retail theft/disp merchandise >$300;

Timothy J. Sprandel, 29, Crystal Lake, was cited for domestic battery– other prior, and obstructing identification; Elon L. Scruggs, 23, Rockford, was cited for aggravated stalking/violate civil order of protection; James B. Talidis, 48, Union, was cited for resisting a peace officer/correctional employee; Lance A. Dunigan, 34, Elgin, was cited for aggravated battery of a peace officer, resisting a peace officer/correctional employee, criminal damage

to property and criminal trespass to land; June 12 Travis J. Klemann, 32, Harvard, was cited for retail theft/disp merchandise >$300; June 14 Bradly L. Garcia, 20, Ringwood, was cited for battery/make physical contact, disorderly conduct and operating an uninsured motor vehicle; June 15 Frederick J. Gibson, 62, Harvard, was cited for DUI–alcohol.

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June 15, 9:45 a.m., in the 1900 block of Sheila Street, Jerry Guzman Sr., 33, of Chicago, was arrested for WOW (CDTP-McHenry County).

June 15, 11:57 a.m., in the 1900 block of Sheila Street, Jerry Guzman Sr., 33, of Chicago, was arrested for violation of an order of protection.

June 15, 3:38 p.m., in the 100 block of South Eastwood Drive, Ismael D. Enriquez, 34, of Woodstock, was arrested for no valid driver’s license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

June 17, 10:40 p.m., at Church Street and Main Street, Roberto Lopez-Castaneda, 46, of Woodstock, was arrested for no valid driver’s license.

Woodstock Police report The Woodstock Police department reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery and juveniles 17 or younger are not named.

An arrest does not constitute a conviction, and suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

June 12, 1:44 p.m., in the 600 block of St. John’s Road, Matthew D. Looper, 30, of Woodstock, was arrested for violation of an order of protection.

June 12, 10:47 p.m., in the 900 block of North Seminary Avenue, Sergio D. Padro, 25, of Woodstock, was arrested for driving while license

Spring Grove man convicted of first degree murder Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County state’s attorney, announced that 74-year-old Lorin Volberding was sentenced to 50 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offense of first degree murder.

On Feb. 3, 2017, the defendant, Lorin Volberding, called his neighbor at approximately 12:30 p.m. and left a voicemail stating that he shot and killed his wife. The neighbor called the Spring Grove Police Department. Officers were dispatched to 10816 E. Riveria Drive and after a brief standoff made entry into the home.

The police found Elizabeth Volberding’s body on the kitchen floor, deceased from a single gunshot wound to the neck. Evidence at trial established that the defendant shot his wife during a domestic dispute.

Under truth in sentencing guidelines the defendant must serve 100 percent of his sentence.

This case was investigated by the Spring Grove Police Department with the assistance of the M.I.A.T. team and prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorneys Michael Combs and Michelle Clesceri.

munity colleges and public universities.

“The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the enormous role government plays in keeping communities safe and providing the tools people need to build better lives,” Pritzker said in a statement. “While the pandemic has had a devastating impact on our state revenues, investing in our people will allow the state to rebound and recover from this pandemic as we safely reopen. I will continue to advocate for a national program to support state and local governments to make up the difference in the revenues that fund vital services like hospitals and salaries for teachers and first responders.”

According to the governor’s office, more than $5 billion in federal aid—including funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act—will be directed to public health, social services, small businesses, local governments and households, including funding earmarked for communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

That includes $270 million in CARES Act funding to supporting child care providers, the governor said at an event in Moline Wednesday.

“And here’s the best part,” Pritzker said at the event. “Because there’s no blueprint for this kind of program, we’re asking providers to tell us how to design the approach that best helps them reopen safely with smaller group sizes, without imposing large tuition increases on families.”

Illinois’ Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency, or CURE, Fund distributes CARES Act dollars, including Business Interruption Grants specifically designed to support businesses that endure lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services, is charged with developing the grant program for licensed childcare providers. The Child Care Restoration Grants will be administered by the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, or INCCRRA. An “Intent to Apply” survey also has been launched to gather information for the development of the grants program, and money is to be released in July. Providers are asked to respond to the survey by 5 p.m. June 19. More information is available at inccrra.org or by clicking here.

Other CARES Act disbursements from the CURE Fund and Local CURE Fund for local governments include: $636 million for small business/child care centers assistance; $458 million for household and community support programs; $830 million for health care providers for pandemic-related stability payments; $250 million to local governments for reimbursements of COVID-19 related costs; and $1.5 billion for state agency COVID-19 related expenses.

The governor’s office also said the budget includes “reductions of operations appropriations of $200 million and another $140 million in transportation funds at the Department of Transportation from the governor’s introduced levels.” Some of those savings is the result of “a continued partial hiring freeze and restricted operations expenditures,” according to the office.

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is being uplifted as an amazing human being,” which he is not. At the time “What I’m saying is not any of his arrest he was high on fentanyl defense for Derek Chauvin, I hope and methamphetamine, according Derek Chauvin gets the justice that to both autopsy reports. The 911 he deserves” and his family also for police call transcript calling for help the way that he died. But, “George “described somebody who was out of Floyd is not my martyr. He may be their mind high,” and that they were yours.” So said Candace Owens a fearful of his behavior both during his black defender of liberty in a recent attempt to use “a fake bill to purchase YouTube video. something” and thereafter until police As noted by honest observers, Bid arrived.

Tech has turned radically left blocking A clip of him placed in handcuffs and removing anything outside the and against the wall showed a white Democrat Party narrative. As private baggie falling from his body. “The corporations they have a legal right media is refusing to circulate it,” to do this but as a monopoly of Owens said. “You can find it on information in the public square they Twitter if you use DuckDuckGo and do not. Before YouTube censors this look up, George Floyd baggie. You Candace Owen’s video, from which can watch the clip yourself with your the following originates, (as they have own eyes. He had drugs on him at the some of her others), LibertyUnderFire time of his arrest.” defends Candace Owen’s right to the So what else has the media not public square. shared about Mr Floyd. Apparently Owens continues, “But I also am he has been a convicted felon for not going to accept the narrative that some time—at least five times, this is the best the black community beginning in 1998 with “theft with has to offer. For whatever reason, a firearm.” For that he served 10 it has become fashionable and months. And again, eight months in despicable, for us, the last few 2004, “for a cocaine offense.” And years, to turn criminals into hero’s again for cocaine another ten months overnight.” And “I’m not going to in 2005. Another ten months for play a part in it no matter how much cocaine in 2007. pressure comes from black liberals But the event that convinced and black conservatives.”

Candace Owens most that Floyd was Officer Derek Chauvin is portrayed not a good person, most certainly by the media “as the devil, that he not the outstanding citizen to have is” and is not uplifted or defended by T-shirts made and distributed in white Americans “but George Floyd his name as a pillar of society COLUMNIST

representing the black community, was when he and five others forced entry into a black pregnant woman’s home to rob her. “George Floyd took out a gun and pressed it to her stomach. She was screaming, begging for her life and he put her inside of her living room and instructed one of his criminal friends that was with him to watch her, and to make sure she didn’t leave the living room…while they ransacked your [her] home looking for drugs and money.” Finding neither, they ended up taking her wallet and cell phone. A neighbor, viewing some of the above, called in the license plate of the vehicle driven by Floyd and he served a five year sentence, his sixth, being released in 2014.

Owen’s was quick to note that even with a record you may deserve another chance. People make mistakes. “But I do draw the line when it comes to second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth chances.” But Floyd was still breaking laws dealing with counterfeiting, using fentanyl and methamphetamine when arrested in May 25, 2020.

None of this justifies a police officer placing his knee on the prostrated victim’s neck causing his death. Nothing!!

Still “he was an example of a violent criminal his entire life. This does not mean that he deserves to die at the hands of police but,” Candace explains, “it does mean that I am not

going to play a part of the broken black culture that always wants to martyr criminals. Who wants to pretend they were these upstanding human beings.”

Owens was noticeably disturbed with Americas rush to judgment.

Few were willing to wait for other information before taking to the streets to burn, loot and riot each other. “I did just basic searches,” she said, implying that anyone could know the same by doing a little homework.

George Floyd is a martyr for a fake narrative. “Racially motivated police brutality is a myth.” She cites 2018 figures showing that violent white criminals have a 25% higher chance of dying from police than black violent criminals.

Moreover, that nine unarmed blacks verses 19 unarmed whites were killed in 2018. “Unfortunately, the black community…commit a disproportionate amount of crimes compared to the white community… black men, 6%, of the population, count for 44% of all murders in this country according to 2018 statistics.”

Respecting the myth that cops hunt blacks disproportionately because they are black, she added, that this is, “complete smoke and mirrors! It’s all made up! It’s just election fodder!

It’s white versus black, because it’s an election year.”

Not only are we allowing this myth “to inspire riots, riots in which black

people are dying, in which actual upstanding black citizens are dying.”

She references, 77 year-old David Dorn, a black retired police officer just defending a black friend’s pawn shop, openly murdered by a black assailant.

With respect to black on black crime which is the major problem in black communities, never addressed

by Democrat media or politicians.

“We blame white people. Right!! We only point a camera to white people when they do something, even though we do it at a higher rate to ourselves, right!!.” She might have added, “And it works so well for keeping my people enslaved to the Democrat Party.”

So “if you want to hang up posters of criminals on your wall and talk about them as your martyrs, do it, do it, you can do it!” But “you’re not going to catch me outside, trying to grab a TV pretending it’s because a martyr named George Floyd got killed.”

Dr. HDr. Harold W. Peasearold Pease is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. Newspapers have permission to publish this column. To read more of his weekly articles, please visit www.

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