May, 2024 Stories | McHenry Times

City of Woodstock City Council met May 21

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 25, 2024

City of Woodstock City Council met Tuesday, May 21

City of McHenry City Council met May 20

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 25, 2024

City of McHenry City Council met Monday, May 20

City of Crystal Lake City Council met May 21

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 25, 2024

City of Crystal Lake City Council met Tuesday, May 21

Matthew Lorr sentenced to 35 years for sexual assault charges

By McHenry Times | May 24, 2024

On May 22, 2024, Matthew Lorr, aged 35 and formerly of Woodstock, Illinois, was sentenced to 35 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The sentencing follows a negotiated plea for the offenses of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child and Criminal Sexual Assault.

City of McHenry Committee of the Whole met May 13

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 22, 2024

City of McHenry Committee of the Whole met 6 p.m. Monday, May 13.

Second District Appellate Court's SAFE-T Act decision sparks debate

By McHenry Times | May 22, 2024

On May 22, 2024, the Second District Appellate Court issued a ruling that has sparked considerable debate. The court found that while the defendant posed "a real and present threat to the community," the McHenry County judge erred in concluding that no set of conditions could mitigate that threat.

Floyd T. Cannon sentenced to six years for burglary

By McHenry Times | May 21, 2024

Floyd T. Cannon has been sentenced to six years in the Department of Corrections for burglary charges related to an incident on October 10, 2016. On that date, officers from the Crystal Lake Police Department were dispatched to an address on Commercial Road in Crystal Lake, Illinois. At the scene, officers discovered that several storage lockers had been broken into and various power tools stolen.

Senate Republicans resist CTU's demand for additional CPS funding

By McHenry Times | May 20, 2024

On May 15, hundreds of members from the Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) utilized a taxpayer-funded day off to travel to the Capitol, demanding an additional $1 billion in state funding for Chicago Public Schools (CPS). This move was met with resistance from Senate Republicans who highlighted the special funding CPS already receives, unavailable to other schools in the state.

Algonquin ranks 56th in total sales taxes paid in Illinois during February

By McHenry Times | May 19, 2024

Algonquin residents paid $1.3 million in sales taxes, ranking 56th in total sales taxes paid per municipality in February.

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McHenry Times area weekly mass times

By McHenry Times | May 18, 2024

The following parishes in the McHenry Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Juan J. Cheverez sentenced to sixty years for sexual assault charges

By McHenry Times | May 18, 2024

Juan J. Cheverez has been sentenced to sixty years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The charges originated from incidents that took place between 2006 and 2010 in Crystal Lake, Illinois. A victim, who was only six years old when the assaults began, informed detectives at the Crystal Lake Police Department that she had been sexually assaulted by Cheverez during those years while he resided in her home.