Victim Witness Representative Added To McHenry County State's Attorney's Staff

The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office is adding a Victim Witness Representative to the staff.

State’s Attorney Louis A. Bianchi announces that Arceli “Celi” Alvarez will join the office on April 16 in that capacity. Ms. Alvarez’s duties will include advocating for and coordinating with victims of violent crimes.

Celi joins the State’s Attorney’s Office from the Woodstock law firm of Michling Hofmann Plaza & Wick, P.C. where she has spent the last ten years as a legal assistant responsible for client relations, client and witness interviews, testimony coordination and court scheduling.

She was responsible for the Spanish-Speaking  Community Outreach Program and is fluent speaking and writing in Spanish and in English/Spanish translation.

Celi is an active member of St. Thomas the Apostle Church and is a youth mentor at St. Joseph’s Church in Harvard and St. Mary’s in Woodstock. She resides in Woodstock with her three children.