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Breaking: Mount Horeb Area School District officials say have permission to ‘reunify’
The Walworth County Scanner at approximately 11:50 a.m. reported a “shooting” incident at Mount Horeb Middle School in Dane County. According to the scanner report, one suspect was “down,” with “med flight requested.”. Additionally, the scanner reported, “bomb dogs requested to car crashed before shooting...
‘Chicago should stay Chicago’: McHenry County leaders fret about possible CTA, Metra, Pace merger
McHenry County officials are concerned about a proposal that seeks to combine Metra, Pace and the Chicago Transit Authority into one agency. With legislation setting up such a merger proposed in the Illinois General Assembly, some McHenry County municipalities, including Woodstock and Huntley, have previously come out against such proposals, citing concerns about diluting suburban voices.
McHenry officer took a different path into policing: He began his career as a social worker
When Robert “Bob” Klasek became a police officer, he wasn’t necessarily looking for a career in law enforcement – he already had a job. With a degree from Northern Illinois University in sociology and a minor in Southeast Asian studies, Klasek used that training to work as a community case manager and then to write behavioral plans for clients and training staff members to use those plans. Later, he managed behavioral-based group homes, some of which were in McHenry. But with a family to provide for and the low pay associated with social work, he needed to do more.
Married to each other and law enforcement: Cop couple has mutual aid through tough times
Husband and wife, father and mother, Illinois State Police master sergeant and McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy. Robert and Khalia Satkiewicz have embraced several titles during their 22-year marriage. With each title is a common thread: caring and wanting to help. The Spring Grove couple recently reflected on their professions,...
‘Our guests feel like family’: The Vegas Cafe celebrated 50 years as Antioch staple with 17-cent coffee
Since 1974, The Vegas Cafe in downtown Antioch has been serving up good food and a warm atmosphere. The cafe celebrated its half-century milestone May 1 with a ribbon cutting at the restaurant at 914 Main St. Customers dining in enjoyed a 1974 rollback price of 17-cent coffee all day.
Tom Skilling named grand marshal of Woodstock PrideFest
WOODSTOCK, Ill. — A familiar face has been named grand marshal for this northwest suburban community’s pride celebrations. Tom Skilling, who signed off as chief meteorologist of Chicago’s Very Own WGN-TV at the end of February after 45 years, will lead the Woodstock PrideFest parade and festival on June 9, officials announced. “We are thrilled […]
Student brought look-alike BB gun to Harvard Jr. High
When a staff member at Harvard Junior High School saw a 13-year-old student brandishing what looked like a handgun before classes began Wednesday, they immediately intervened, according to police and school officials. The gun was determined to be a BB gun, “which strikingly resembles a real 1911-style handgun, lacking any...
Big Foot pole vaulter Kaden Rambatt soaring to new heights
WALWORTH, Wis.—When Kaden Rambatt first entered the world of pole vaulting he was simply trying to outdo his older brother. The Big Foot High School senior blew the family competition out of the water, and he is now entering the home stretch of his prep career better than almost everybody in the state of Wisconsin. “My oldest brother chose to do (pole vaulting) his freshman year of high school,” Rambatt...
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