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Man faces new charges in fatal Monday afternoon crash
A Blue Island man who faces DUI charges after his SUV struck and killed a man unloading a beer truck in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood Monday had a blood-alchol level more than three times the legal limit, prosecutors said.
Walter Thompson, 30, of...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Lawyers, Oak Lawn, Drunk Driving, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Driver who was high on pot and Freon in '09 fatal crash gets 7 years
Tribune reporterA Frankfurt man high on marijuana and Freon and who was texting and steering his car with his knees when he struck and killed a Blue Island man in 2009 was sentenced to seven years in prison today, officials said. Joseph Brynda, 20, pleaded guilty in a...Tags: Tinley Park, Prisons, Trials, Punishment, Metra
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Chicago police fatally shoot man at West Side 'L' station
Tribune reporterChicago police shot and killed a man at an 'L' station Sunday night when they said he pointed two pistols at officers. A spokesman for the Fraternal Order of Police said it appeared the gunman may have committed "suicide by cop." The dead man was...Tags: Health, FBI, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Suicidal Behavior
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Illinois congressional candidates seek spots on ballot
Clout StreetDozens of contenders for Illinois' 18 newly drawn congressional districts filed candidacy paperwork on opening day Friday, setting the stage for potentially contentious contests in the March 20 primary. The first-day filers included 12-year Republican...Tags: Mike Quigley, Randy Hultgren, Cook County, Crete, Debbie Halvorson
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A mug shot worth 1,000 words
TribLocal - Joliet » NewsSometimes a mug shot is the most interesting facet of a crime story. That's certainly the case for Andrei Bibbs, 53, of Blue Island, who …... -
ETHS mourns loss of Willie May, former athletic director and Olympic silver medalist
TribLocal - EvanstonWillie May, Evanston Township High School’s long-time athletic director and a former silver medalist at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, died Wednesday night from …... -
Popping pills — out of a machine
Automated vending machines that dispense prescription drugs are popping up in health care facilities across the country, and MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island this year became the first hospital in Illinois to embrace the new technology....Tags: Wheaton, Naperville, Health and Medical Professionals, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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8 injured when car crashes into restaurant
Tribune reporterEight people were injured when a car plowed into a Chili's restaurant on the South Side Saturday night, officials said. Two victims were transported to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook county in serious-to-critical condition and two others were...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Oak Lawn, Hospitals and Clinics
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Cemetery Manager Gets 12 Years for Digging Up Bodies, Reselling Plots
KTLA NewsCHICAGO, Illinois -- The convicted ringleader of the macabre Burr Oak Cemetery burial plot-reselling scheme turned herself in today to begin serving her 12-year prison sentence, authorities said. Carolyn Towns, 51, of Blue Island, pleaded guilty in...Tags: Lawyers, Robbins, African Americans, Chicago, Minority Groups
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D-135 on lookout for parent convicted of residency fraud
TribLocal - Orland Park » NewsOrland District 135 is trying to recoup more than $24,000 from a man convicted of residency fraud but who cannot be located. Paul D. Gutierrez …... -
Rob Sherman sticking around to continue to fight the good fight
Change of SubjectUPDATED July 6: The Freedom From Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisc., has weighed in with a letter to Blue Island officials (.pdf) (text below) Civil-rights activist Rob Sherman of Buffalo Grove, our area's most relentless defender of the metaphorical... -
Man convicted of residency fraud found; D-135 finally gets day in court
TribLocal - Orland Park » NewsOrland School District 135 will finally have its day in court after officials located a man who owes the district more than $24,000. A Cook …...
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