Bensenville Bank Embezzlement Battle Delays Trial
A civil suit from Bensenville seeks $68,094.70 from Harris Bank of Chicago over funds embezzled by Harold Keeling, former village treasurer. The case, filed in 1966, was rescheduled from March to May as both sides slug through allegations of incompetency and liability.
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Bensenville
Chicago
Harold Keeling
Bert Rathje
Keeling
McLean St
Illinois State Penitentiary
Joliet
LaGrange Park
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Harris Bank
Harris
Chapman and Cutler
Elgin
Francis Riley
Adamowski, Newey and Riley
William Redmond
Riley
Redmond
Herbert Dierking
Dierking
Harold F. Keeling
Alfred Woodward
Wheaton
Fenton
Keeling Third Party Suit Seeks Recovery Of Embezzled Village Funds
Third Party Complaint filed Feb 20 in Bensenville suit targets Harold Keeling former village treasurer in a $68,094.70 recovery claim plus $15,000 from Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New York. Bank of Chicago faces $31,741.55 for improper withdrawals. Blunt auditing firm named for errors. Fidelity seeks liability and potential same judgment if village wins.
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Harold Keeling
Bensenville
Amberg and
Labor
Fidelity and Casualty Co
New York
Bonding Company
Keeling
Fidelity
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Blunt
Suspicious Auto Leads to Arrests in Elk Grove Village Case
Police arrested two burglary suspects after an initial report of a suspicious auto in Elk Grove Village. Investigating officers detained Tony Garcia and another male following the incident. details remain limited and court records show ongoing proceedings in the Ben senville versus Keeling matter with motions set for February.
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Elk Grove Village
Tony Garcia
Man charged with murder of his wife in Elmhurst incident
Chicago police charged John Bitakis 35 with the murder of his 30-year-old wife Eugenia after her body was found in her father's Chicago home. She died of gunshot wounds in the back. The case ties to burglary investigations involving Garcia and Cichocki with prior prison terms. both men are jailed after failing bonds. Further inquiry continues into the chain of events and identities.
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Illinois
Elmhurst
Chicago
John Bitakis
Eugenia
Itasca Bans Spraying Chemicals On Village Property
Itasca village approves an ordinance prohibiting spraying or applying chemicals on village streets shrubs and vegetation without prior authority. The rule bans double spraying and allows village approval on request with details of area chemical use personnel and date. Violations carry a fine from 25 to 100 dollars.
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Itasca
Board of Trustees
DuPage Board Plans Juvenile Detention Center near Wheaton
Teachers at Churchville Elementary warned of the deplorable jail confinement of youths awaiting court hearings. DuPage County officials said a juvenile detention facility will be built near Wheaton with groundbreaking tentatively set for Sept. 1.
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North Elmhurst
DuPage
Wood Dale Officer Suspended Five Days For Sleeping On Duty
Wood Dale Patrolman Robert Sample 27 is suspended five days starting Saturday after Sgt Edward Windle allegedly found him sleeping February 27 at 5 30 a m in a squad car on Irving Park Road near Wood Dale Road. Sample denies the charge. He previously faced a 30 day suspension last fall for sleeping on duty. In other village action Trustee Roy Johnson said spraying of diseased elms will continue with unspecified chemical choices. A resident urged banning DDT in spraying.
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Wood Dale
Robert Sample
Force
Jack McGann
McGann
Edward Windle
Sample
Irving Park Road
Wood Dale Road
Parks Work At Spreading Word on Vote
Roselle Park District promotes a March 29 referendum with a month long outreach to civic groups. Meetings are planned with the Roselle Taxpayers League March 14, Methodist Women's Society March 19, American Legion Women's Auxiliary March 18, and a Chamber of Commerce luncheon March 18. The district invites groups to request a personal presentation. Separate ballots cover both the regular park district election and a $400000 referendum for park improvements including a swimming pool.
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Roselle Park District
Park Board
Roselle Taxpayers League
Roselle Methodist Women’s Society
American Legion Women’s Auxiliary
Chamber of Commerce
Park District
Paul Derda
Park
Bids Set for York Road Widening From Memorial to I 90
Bids will be let in spring for a 2.7 mile widening of York Road from Memorial Road to Interstate 90 linking Bensenville and north Elmhurst. The $1.3 million project will expand to four 12 foot lanes with a rumble strip, curbs, gutters, storm sewers, a raised barrier, and a traffic signal at York and Memorial.
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York Rd
Bensenville
York Road
Memorial Road
North Elmhurst
Ronald A. Dold
DuPage County
Grand Avenue
York and Memorial
Dold
Obituary for John P Meagher 76 Bensenville native dies in Elmhurst
John P Meagher 76 of Bensenville died Tuesday in DuPage County Me morial Hospital Elmhurst born Oct 15 1892 in McComb Mississippi and lived at 4N619 Church Road Bensenville Visitation today at Geils Funeral Home Bensenville Funeral services tomorrow at 10 30 a.m. from the funeral home to St Alexis Catholic Church Bensenville Mass 11 a.m. Interment St Joseph Cemetery He is survived by widow Irena two daughters Mrs Virginia Davies of Bensenville and Mrs Alice Furlan of Harwood Heights Ill four sons Tom Tampa Jack Jacksonville Robert and Henry Bensenville 14 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren a sister Maggie Rausa Seattle three brothers Harry and Nick Rausa Chicago and Frank Rausa Hartsville Alabama
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John P. Meagher
DuPage County Memorial Hospital
Elmhurst
McComb
Miss
Church Road
Bensenville
Visitation
Geils Funeral Home
S. York Road
St. Alexis Catholic Church
Nick Rausa
Chicago
Frank Rausa
Hartsville, Ala
Elgin youths charged with theft of Itasca car
Three Elgin youths aged 14 and 15 were arrested early Tuesday on charges of stealing a 1965 Chevrolet four door from 204 W Irving Park Road Itasca. No damage was reported. One suspect admitted taking the vehicle after being questioned by Elgin police. keys were left in the car.
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Elgin
Itasca
W. Irving Park Road
Peter Ander
Addison Road
Gilbert Drive
Commercial
Oak
Hemlock Avenue
Wood Dale Sidewalk Tax Sparks Public Debate
Wood Dale council faces criticism over a sidewalk tax plan targeting main arterials Addison Road Wood Dale Road Irving Park Road and Commercial Street The debate centers on selective street coverage and funding with police data showing multiple injuries in 1965 1968 and early 1969 and calls for a village wide program while balancing traffic bottlenecks at Wood Dale and Irving Park.
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Wood Dale
Jamieson
Jack McGann
N. Addison Road
Irving Park
Montrose Avenue
Division Street
Residents oppose R-4 zoning in Bensenville Diana Court area
Eighteen residents on Diana Court in Bensenville protest R-4 multiple-family zoning and a 4.9 acre annexation near their homes north of Diana Court and Addison creek. Builder Ralph Cantrell seeks annexation south of George A public hearing was held January 24 with no recommendation yet. zoning board has 90 days to decide. Residents cite potential impact on single-family character and property values.
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Diana Court
Bensenville
Addison Creek
Ralph Cantrell
George Street
Zoning Board of Appeals
Village Board
Zoning Board
Eugene Sullivan
Brentwood East
Cantrell
Youth crime talk urges reform over punishment
A speaker argued that juvenile offenders can be guided away from crime through detention homes, education, recreation, and professional care. He noted that four of five crimes are by repeat offenders and emphasized rehabilitation in youth to restore them to normal life.
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First National Bank of Elgin
Helen Kinney
Ment
Raymond Blunt and Associates of
Bensonville
Corky Ely
Mario Cichocki
Frank Diamond
Ray Marinec
William Kohnke
Jon Scharpenter
Garcia
Cichocki
Hi- Low
Elk Grove
Cook County
Devon Avenue
Ridge
Armored Express Corp
Cook County Grand Jury
Locke
Elmhurst National Bank
Illinois State
Roy Johnson
Johnson
Watson Tucker
Chippewa School
State Highway Department
Memorial
York
Mildred Richter
Richter
Donald L. Bach
Central DuPage Hospital
Winfield
Wheaton Evangelical Free Church
LaBeau Thorwall
Memory Gardens Cemetery
Arlington Heights
Doris
Carolyn
Virginia Sandsmark
Wilmette
Annette Bach
Marvin
Donald
Martha Bach
Dorothy Carleston
Dundee
Martyn Culton
Springfield
Harold Bach
By Syd Jamieson
Catalpa Ave
Roy Oaks
Walnut Ave
Dino Janis
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