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Volume 7 Issue 33
AUGUST 10, 2017
PATTY HULTQUIST PHOTO McHenry County News
Patty Hultquist was the winner of the Lake in the Hills photo contest for her submission, “Near Touch Down,”
Congratulations to Patty Hultquist for her submission, “Near Touch Down,” which was voted as the image that best captures life in Lake in the Hills! The hot air balloon photo was taken from the deck of her home in Lake in the Hills. This year’s contest received 31 submissions from around the Village. Voting closed on Friday, June 30. Select photographs will be featured on the Lake in the Hills website, calendar, and in various Village publications. Winners will be notified via e-mail as soon as the judging is complete. Questions regarding the contest can be directed to (847) 960-7410. Special thanks to Woods Creek Tavern for sponsoring this year’s photo contest! 2017 Photo Contest Top 10 Title - Votes Received Near Touch Down - Patty Hultquist 77 Painted Sky - Joanne GuthrieGard 72 Say Cheese! - Jordan Witkin 47 The Beauty Down Under - Kristina Hlavac 45 Waiting on Lunch - Stacey Sewell 42 Foggy Day at the Fen - Deborah Palmsiano 36 The Perfect End - Robert Dracup 32 Meadow Sunrise - Joanne GuthrieGard 31 First Light - Joanne Guthrie-Gard 30 The Big Fat Frog - Jordan Witkin 29
Suburban man charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to his employer’s auto dealership An employee of a Rosemont auto dealership has been charged with arson for allegedly setting a fire that heavily damaged the dealership’s vehicles and office equipment. Bryant Cameron set the fire at Epic Motorsports, 9739 Farragut St. in Rosemont, on the evening of July 24, 2017, according to a criminal complaint and affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Cameron poured gasoline in the front office, reception and warehouse areas, and lit it on fire with the embers from his cigarette, the complaint states. He then quickly drove away from the scene, according to the complaint. Fire departments from five different municipalities worked to extinguish the blaze. One firefighter suffered injuries consistent with dehydration, the complaint states. The fire damaged multiple vehicles, tools, office equipment, files and miscellaneous goods, according to the complaint. Cameron, 28, of Broadview, was arrested on July 27, 2017. The complaint charges him with one count of arson. The charge is punishable by a minimum sentence of seven years in prison and a maximum of 40 years. A detention hearing is set for Aug. 7, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael T. Mason in Chicago. The complaint was announced by Joel R. Levin, Acting United
States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; and Celinez Nunez, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Substantial assistance was provided by the Rosemont Public Safety Department; Chicago Police Department’s Bomb and Arson Unit; Chicago Fire Department’s Office of Fire Investigation; and the Broadview Police Department. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron R. Bond. According to the complaint, Cameron’s duties at Epic Motorsports involved cleaning and moving cars, and picking up vehicles from neighboring states. Cameron was the last person to leave the facility on the night of the fire, the complaint states. A court-authorized search of Cameron’s vehicle on July 27, 2017, revealed items that had been reported stolen from Epic Motorsports, the complaint states. The public is reminded that a complaint is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. If convicted, the Court must impose a reasonable sentence under federal statutes and the advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
WOODSTOCK FD PHOTO McHenry County News
Fire Board member recognized
At the monthly Woodstock Fire Rescue District Board of Trustees meeting on July 27, Marvin Hill, Director of the Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts (IAFPD) recognized John Kunzie for his 25 years of dedicated service as a Trustee for the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District. John served as Treasurer of the Trustee Board.