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Protesters downtown call for ICE detainees at McHenry County Jail to be released, not transferred

by SAFE Winnebago County | Feb 3, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, Illinois News, McHenry, News & Events

The worst experience of Angela Osorio’s life was while she was detained at the McHenry County Jail last year, the 40-year-old mother of three said at a rally Tuesday outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in downtown Chicago. Osorio spoke at...

McHenry County allowed to keep holding ICE detainees for now, appeals court says

by SAFE Winnebago County | Jan 4, 2022 | Illinois News, McHenry

Activists held a candlelight march to the front of the McHenry County Correctional Facility the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, using a bullhorn to offer encouraging words to inmates and detainees. Former detainee Cesar Elizarraraz spoke to those gathered as part...

McHenry County allowed to keep holding ICE detainees for now, appeals court says

by SAFE Winnebago County | Jan 3, 2022 | Illinois News, McHenry

Activists held a candlelight march to the front of the McHenry County Correctional Facility the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, using a bullhorn to offer encouraging words to inmates and detainees. Former detainee Cesar Elizarraraz spoke to those gathered as part...

Camera Ready? New state law requires all police officers to wear a camera by 2025

by SAFE Winnebago County | Dec 18, 2021 | Illinois News, McHenry

By the end of 2022, every McHenry County sheriff’s deputies will be equipped with a body-worn camera following a new state law that requires each police officer in Illinois to wear a camera when interacting with the public by 2025. The deadline for the McHenry County...

McHenry County lawsuit challenging Illinois Way Forward Act, which would close ICE detention center, dismissed by judge

by SAFE Winnebago County | Dec 8, 2021 | McHenry

McHenry County is appealing, but state’s attorney said it is unlikely they’ll get a subsequent ruling before the act’s Jan. 1 deadline. McHenry County’s lawsuit that sought to throw out a new state law banning its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

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