Copyright 2009 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/news/county/mchenry/ en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CST http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338586&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338586&src=4 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:05 CDT A Wauconda teen was sentenced Friday to 4½ years in prison after admitting he and two friends burglarized and torched a popular McHenry eatery earlier this year. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338623&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338623&src=4 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:12 CDT Federal authorities would be happy to return Esteban Calleja to his native land. The McHenry County State's Attorney's office, however, has other ideas for the 43-year-old Carpentersville man. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338656&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338656&src=4 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:32 CDT A judge lowered bond Friday for a suburban man charged in connection with a multimillion-dollar marijuana growing operation in McHenry County, but not low enough for him to go free. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338671&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338671&src=4 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CDT An Elgin man was arrested and charged Thursday with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm without a firearm owners card - all felonies. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338633&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338633&src=4 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:06 CDT A McHenry used car dealer is facing up to 15 years in prison after a judge found him guilty Friday of paying a former employee to torch his dealership so he could collect more than a half-million dollars in insurance proceeds. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338277&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338277&src=4 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:53:03 CDT A McHenry man who police say stole a boat along the Fox River and filled it with loot from break-ins at riverfront properties was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting guilt Thursday to related charges. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338545&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338545&src=4 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:10:04 CDT An Algonquin woman recently cleared of a theft charge for removing a dog waste receptacle from outside her townhouse is suing the homeowners association that put it there, saying it cost her thousands of dollars to fight the case. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338541&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338541&src=4 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:37:07 CDT Your cost of owning and operating a boat on the Chain O' Lakes has just gone up. Fox Waterway Agency directors have approved an increase in sticker fees for watercrafts on the Chain and Fox River starting in the 2010 season. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338412&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338412&src=4 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Seventy percent of Metra bridges and 42 percent of CTA bridges are past their "useful life," according to a preliminary report presented to the RTA board Thursday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338305&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338305&src=4 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:44:22 CDT Patients can compare rankings of Illinois hospitals for a wide range of performance and cost measurements on a new Web site that debuted Thursday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338360&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338360&src=4 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:48:26 CDT A Chicago teen who tried unsuccessfully to save three high school classmates from drowning on the Fox River at Camp Algonquin last year is suing the McHenry County Conservation District, saying its negligence is to blame for his suffering since. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338356&src=4 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338356&src=4 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:38:26 CDT Nine days after unanimously rejecting a tax-hike referendum, a key panel in Cary Elementary District 26 has reversed course and sent a ballot measure to the full school board for consideration.