JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI – jduchnowski@nwherald.com September 10, 2009 WOODSTOCK – Prosecutors plan to refile charges against an Algonquin woman who removed a pet-waste can after a judge dismissed the case Thursday on a technicality. Carrie Fosdale, 46, has said she took the doggie waste station in October in protest after Old Oak Terrace Homeowners Association representatives … Continued
By Charles Keeshan | Daily Herald Staff When Greg Dimitrenko ordered a steak taco meal to go from a Crystal Lake restaurant in April he says it came with an unwanted special sauce: human blood. Now the McHenry County man is suing the restaurant, La Rosita, claiming its negligence left him nauseated for weeks, made … Continued
By Lenore T. Adkins | Daily Herald Staff Troy Evert initially was adamant about moving out of Lake in the Hills after officials there said he couldn’t keep his pet lemur. But then the reality of the economy and pending fatherhood set in. Between paying a mortgage on a McCollum Lake house that didn’t sell … Continued
By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI July 9, 2009 WOODSTOCK – A Lakemoor woman who was ticketed for displaying two toilets and a sink filled with flowers wants a judge to declare the village ordinance that she was cited under unconstitutional. Tina Asmus was fined $25 last week after failing to remove the unusual planters from her front … Continued
By Charles Keeshan | Daily Herald Staff July 3, 2009 The case of the kidnapped doggy waste container inched closer to trial this week when a McHenry County judge denied an Algonquin woman’s request he dismiss a criminal charge alleging she unlawfully removed the receptacle from its perch outside her home. Judge Charles Weech rejected … Continued
JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI – jduchnowski@nwherald.com July 1, 2009 WOODSTOCK – The case of the moved trash can full of pet waste could go to trial after a McHenry County judge declined to dismiss a theft charge against an Algonquin woman Thursday. Carrie Fosdale, 46, has said she took the doggie waste station in October in protest … Continued
By DIANA SROKA June 30, 2009 LAKEMOOR – A Lakemoor woman who planted her summer flowers in two toilets and a bathroom sink plans to ignore the ticket she was issued Monday. About a month ago, Lakemoor police told Tina Asmus the containers in which she planted her daisies, petunias and other flowers violated a … Continued
By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI – jduchnowski@nwherald.com June 16, 2009 Sandy Bressner — sbressner@nwherald.com Tina Asmus has been at the center of controversy in her Lakemoor neighborhood for displaying planters made out of recycled toilets in her front yard. Asmus has hired an attorney. (Sandy Bressner (Photographer)) LAKEMOOR – A Lakemoor woman is prepared to defend her … Continued
By Charles Keeshan and Lenore T. Adkins | Daily Herald Staff The mother of two former Algonquin boys slain by their father in rural Putnam County twice obtained restraining orders to protect herself and the children from what court documents describe as his erratic and controlling behavior. “(He) tells me if I ever take the … Continued
By Tony Gordon | Daily Herald Staff A Lake County judge on Monday refused to lower the $5 million bond set for a woman accused of killing a toddler at a Lincolnshire day care center. An attorney for Melissa Calusinski, 22, argued the bond was too high for someone with no prior criminal record, no … Continued