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Lake in the Hills taps new top cop from within ranks; police Chief Mary Frake to retire

By Claire O'Brien
Lake in the Hills Police Department Deputy Chief of Support Services Matthew Mannino talks about the how the department has outgrown their present station, 1115 Crystal Lake Road, in Lake in the Hills, Tuesday Aug. 16, 2022, as he talks about the limited space in the department sally port during a tour of the facility.

Lake in the Hills Police Department Deputy Chief of Support Services Matthew Mannino, shown in 2022, has been appointed the new police chief and will take over as Chief Mary Frake retires. (Gregory Shaver — gshaver@shawmedia.com/Gregory Shaver — gshaver@shawm)

Lake in the Hills police Chief Mary Frake is retiring in July, and Deputy Chief Matt Mannino will succeed her as chief of the department.

Mannino, who officials have said has spent his career with the Lake in the Hills Police Department, has begun transition duties as part of becoming chief but will formally take over and be sworn in in July, he said Tuesday.

Village officials approved Mannino’s appointment April 25, and on Tuesday they discussed temporarily adding another police position. Mannino said police were asking for the additional position so they could get someone through training before Frake’s retirement is official.

“I’m honored to make this appointment,” Village President Ray Bogdanowski said after Mannino’s appointment was approved.

Mary Frake, Chief of Police, Lake in the Hills Police Department, photographed outside the McHenry County Government Center on Thursday, March 2, 2023 in Woodstock. Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local

McHenry County Women Police Chiefs Lake in the Hills police Chief Mary Frake, shown in 2023, will retire in July. (Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local/Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local)

Frake was promoted to chief of police in 2021 after serving as deputy chief. Frake has been with the Lake in the Hills Police Department since 1994, according to previous Northwest Herald reporting. In her career, she served as an investigator and co-commander of the McHenry County Major Investigations Assistance Team.

Bogdanowski had high praise for Mannino after his appointment to police chief.

“We have the utmost confidence in you,” Bogdanowski said.