Illinois teen gets probation for anti-gay fliers

A 17-year-old girl, 1 of 2 who distributed anti-gay fliers in their school parking lot, will serve a year of probation.

A McHenry County judge also sentenced the Crystal Lake girl to a 14-day suspended jail term.

The girl won't serve the jail sentence as long as she follows the terms of her probation.

The second girl is scheduled to be sentenced later this month.

Police arrested the two girls after they were caught placing fliers showing a picture of 2 boys kissing on cars in the school parking lot. The fliers contained hateful language and identified 1 of the boys as a fellow student at Crystal Lake South High School.

Prosecutors dropped a felony hate-crime charge after the girls pleaded guilty to lesser misdemeanor charges.