By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI – jduchnowski@nwherald.com December 15, 2009 WOODSTOCK – A judge found Monday that prosecutors had reasonable cause to question where a 35-year-old Palatine man accused of running a large-scale marijuana growing operation got his $10,000 bond. McHenry County Judge Joseph Condon will conduct a hearing on the source of Phillip Koeckritz’s bond in … Continued
By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI – jduchnowski@nwherald.com December 1, 2009 WOODSTOCK – McHenry County prosecutors want to know where the 35-year-old Palatine man accused of financing and organizing a large-scale marijuana growing operation got his $10,000 bond. Phillip J. Koeckritz indicated that he had no job, about $13,000 in credit-card debt, and no real estate or cars … Continued
By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI – jduchnowski@nwherald.com November 30, 2009 WOODSTOCK – McHenry County prosecutors want to know where the 35-year-old Palatine man accused of financing and organizing a large-scale marijuana growing operation got his $10,000 bond. Phillip J. Koeckritz indicated he had no job, about $13,000 in credit-card debt, and no real estate or cars when … Continued
By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI – jduchnowski@nwherald.com November 9, 2009 WOODSTOCK – A judge declined to reduce bail today for a 35-year-old Palatine man accused of financing and organizing a large-scale marijuana growing operation in McHenry. A special public defender for Phillip J. Koeckritz asked Judge Joseph Condon to halve his bail from $100,000 to $50,000, which … Continued
By SARAH SUTSCHEK – ssutschek@nwherald.com September 25, 2009 WOODSTOCK – Theft charges again were dropped Thursday against an Algonquin woman who removed a pet-waste can from near her town house. Carrie Fosdale, 46, has said she took the dog waste station in October in protest after Old Oak Terrace Home-owners Association representatives installed it. She … Continued
SARAH SUTSCHEK September 24, 2009 WOODSTOCK – Theft charges were again dropped Thursday against an Algonquin woman who removed a pet-waste can from near her townhome, but the ordeal may not be entirely over. Carrie Fosdale, 46, has said she took the dog waste station in October in protest after Old Oak Terrace Homeowners Association … Continued
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 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
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