The $1.1 billion barrier being designed for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet Township would combine noise, bubbling water and electric shock to keep Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes.
Following the deaths of four McHenry County jail inmates since July including three since Nov. 21 and two this week the sheriff s office released a statement Thursday saying the office has been "fully transparent" and has handled the cases in compliance with policies and state laws.
A McHenry man initially charged with drug-induced homicide pleaded guilty to a lesser offense Thursday in the fentanyl overdose death of a 29-year-old man and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.