Awful stories seem to be everywhere today: This from the Northwest Herald:
“A 30-year-old McHenry man was in McHenry County Jail this morning on allegations that he choked a 10-year-old and hog-tied a 5-year-old last month.
Brian M. Blum, of 4706 Joyce Lane, allegedly tied the 5-year-old’s arms and legs together behind the child’s back and put the child on the floor in a cold, dark basement on July 21, court records show.
He allegedly struck that same child on the left side of the face, leaving the child with a bloody nose and black eye, and hit the child with a belt buckle, leaving bruises on the child’s buttocks, court records show.”
August 19 2010 | In the news | No Comments »
Another shocking case from the Daily Herald:
“In a dying declaration, a pregnant Kristine Gilford identified her U.S. Navy recruiter husband as the one who stabbed her at least 17 times in Villa Park in front of her 4-year-old daughter on the child’s birthday, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The disturbing details were made public during 31-year-old Eric Gilford’s first court appearance since he returned to Illinois earlier in the day. DuPage Circuit Judge Kathryn Creswell denied bail.
Gilford is charged with first-degree murder and intentional homicide of an unborn child. “
August 19 2010 | In the news | No Comments »
Turning Point 40 Hour Domestic Violence Training
Turning Point staff will facilitate Domestic Violence Advocate training for those interested in becoming crisis line volunteers. This training is required under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act for Turning Point staff and volunteers working directly with victims of domestic violence. Registration is required, as well as an $85 administrative fee for Turning Point volunteers, and $340 for community members not planning to volunteer. Below is a brief outline of the course topics and dates.
Date Time Training Topic
Thurs., 9/9 6:00 – 9:30 pm Introduction and Foundations of Domestic Violence
Sat., 9/11 9:00 – 5:00 Dynamics of Domestic Violence
Immigrants and VAWA
Thurs., 9/16 6:00 – 9:30 pm Populations with Complex Issues I
Sat., 9/18 9:00 – 5:00 Cultural Competency
Children’s Issues
Teen Dating Violence
Thurs., 9/23 6:00 – 9:30 pm Direct Service Issues I and II
Sat., 9/25 9:00 – 5:00 Populations with Complex Issues II
Sheltering Victims of Domestic Violence
Abusers
Thurs., 9/30 6:00 – 9:30 pm Direct Service Issues III
Sat., 10/2 9:00 – 5:00 Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
On-Call Scenarios and Documentation
Illinois Domestic Violence Act and Legal Issues
Registration deadline: 09/03/10 or until seats are filled. Space is limited.
Training location:
McHenry County College
8900 U. S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
Room A112 on Thursdays
Room A352 on Saturdays
Contact: Jennifer Kenning, (815)338–8081 x225, jkenning@mchenrycountyturningpoint.org
August 18 2010 | In the news and Volunteers | No Comments »
“In the spring of 1919, Congress passed the amendment and sent it to the states for ratification. States acted, quickly, and by August 1920, 35 had approved it. In all but one of the remaining states, the amendment had either been rejected or had no hope of being approved.
With one additional state needed, the push for ratification focused on Tennessee. Supporters and opponents of the amendment, the press, and thousands of spectators flocked to Nashville to witness the proceedings. Carrie Chapman Catt, the latest in the long line of woman suffrage leaders that had included Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, was also there.
Tennessee’s Senate had already approved it, but after several votes in the House, the issue was deadlocked, 48 to 48. As the debate continued, Burn opened a letter from his mother.
“Don’t forget to be a good boy and help Mrs. Catt put the ‘rat’ in ratification,” mother Burn wrote. Harry had been counted among the opponents, but when the next vote was taken, Harry voted in favor of the amendment, and ratification was approved.
Thus, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote, was ratified on August 18, 1920, in time for women in all states to vote for President later that year.
The next day, Harry Burn explained his vote to angry opponents: “I believe in full suffrage as a right. I believe we had a moral and legal right to ratify. I know that a mother’s advice is always safest for her boy to follow, and my mother wanted me to vote for ratification.”
You can read the whole story here.
August 18 2010 | In the news | No Comments »
From our Volunteer coordinator Jennifer Kenning:
The remodel of our second floor has begun and it has been brought to our attention that a row of hedges needs to be removed ASAP! The hedges are in the way of where the new exterior stairs are going to be built. The hedges need to be cut down to the ground, which will require a chainsaw and the row is about 15 feet long. This remodel is very important as it is adding some much needed security measures. Please contact me if you would be willing to help with this project.
Thank you,
Jennifer Kenning
Turning Point, Inc.
Training and Volunteer Coordinator
(815)338 - 8081 x225
August 18 2010 | Volunteers | No Comments »
It’s called “Cyber stalking” and you’re going to see more abusers turn to it as we spend more and more time online:
“A Pasco County man was arrested Monday night after he allegedly violated a court’s protective order by sending his soon to be ex-wife requests to ‘friend’ him on Facebook.
According to a police report posted on thesmokinggun.com , Harry Bruder, 54, admitted contacting his wife twice last month on the popular social networking site.
Detectives determined that those attempts violated a domestic violence injunction obtained by his wife. The couple has been separated for two years.
“Yeah, I did it,” Bruder said when he was asked by investigators. Bruder also admitted that he changed the password to his wife’s email account. According to the report he was upset over being forced to attend court ordered counseling sessions.” More here….
More information on cyberstalking (including how to protect yourself on-line and what to do if you are bieng cyber-stalked) is available here.
August 17 2010 | In the news | No Comments »
A distressing story from CBS Chicago-
Bernadette Huladek feared her husband — especially after hearing about another murder-suicide in Chicago Ridge, just days before she was killed.
Three weeks ago, family members say John Huladek was jailed for threatening to kill his wife.
An order of protection was filed against him, and he was forbidden from returning to his Oak Lawn home.
But after posting 10 percent of a $40,000 bond, he was released.
Then late last week, police say he armed himself and shot his wife when she went outside to take out the garbage.
The whole story is here.
August 16 2010 | In the news | No Comments »
Cleaning up
Fifty local high school & junior high school members of the Willow Creek McHenry County Teen Group were out this weekend for a work day at Turning Point! They painted, did yard work and cleaned & organized the child care areas.
Taking a break
August 16 2010 | Volunteers | No Comments »
Jamie & Jeff Farmer sent along these photos of themselves and their beards. I think they prove the point that EVREYONE looks better with a beard!
August 12 2010 | Fundraising and Volunteers | No Comments »
If you listened to Star 105.5 this weekend, you heard police officers from Algonquin & Lake in the Hills talk about how volatile Domestic Violence police calls can be. Now you can hear for yourself what the police are up against in this Daily Herald story:
“The night Daniel Moreno was shot by Arlington Heights police his wife, crying and fearful, told a 911 dispatcher that he was “really drunk” and had injured their 9-year-old son by pushing him and causing him to fall, the audio of 911 tapes shows….The fatal incident began at 11:44 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, when a woman called 911, asking police to come to their house on the 400 block of West Palatine Road. The incident ended after midnight, when police fired a shot at Moreno in his house, striking him in the head. Arlington Heights police say Moreno fired a handgun at them from inside the house before they returned fire.”
August 11 2010 | In the news | No Comments »
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