Ex-death row inmate ordered into drug treatment in Chicago Heights
Verneal Jimerson, 43, free on bond since Jan 6 awaiting a new trial, tested positive for marijuana and cocaine leading Assistant State Attorney Bob Milan to seek bond revocation. Judge Sheila Murphy kept the $25,000 bond and ordered Jimerson into drug treatment as the case moves to March 6. Jimerson was convicted in 1985 and 1986 for a double murder and rape linked to the 1978 slayings of Carol Schmal and Larry Lionberg. The Illinois Supreme Court later ordered a new trial in 1995 after findings about a key witness’s credibility.
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Bob Milan
Verneal
Jimerson
Johnson
Milan
Cook County
Sheila Murphy
Carol Schmal
Glenwood
Larry Lionberg
Harvey
Ford Heights
Illinois Supreme Court
Park Forest Man Charged With Cocaine Possession
A Park Forest man, Norman Perry, 367 Forest, was cited on felony possession of a controlled substance after a traffic stop. Police recover two small cocaine packets valued at $20 and Perry allegedly tried to swallow them. Also charged were driving with a suspended license, uninsured vehicle, and one headlight. In other incidents, a car radio was stolen and about $300 in damages reported at Rich East High School lot. Several convenience-store clerks were charged with selling alcohol to a minor during a sting.
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Park Forest
Norman Perry
Forest
Perry
Rich East High School
Westwood
Park Forest Convenience Stores
Nena Bader
W. Thomas
Justice
Centre Mart
Nael Omar Saeed
Forest Blvd
Shopmart
Fial Papa
Dartmouth, Matteson
Park Forest Food and Liquor
Shahid Muhammad
E. Sycamore
Burglary reported in University Park and assorted city crimes
A University Park resident reported a burglary in the 700 block of Burnham with missing a CD player stereo amp tuner video stereo receiver and half carat diamond earrings. Other items stolen include a Hewlett Packard Laser Jet III printer and a broken window at a West Bond office. multiple arrests for traffic violations theft and battery reported across nearby towns.
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University Park
Burnham
West Coast Labs
Bond
Hewlett Packard
Clinton L. Jenkins
W. Grace St
Chicago
Jenkins
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Paula Gray
Gray
Miriam I. Hale
W. 14Th St
Fifth Avenue
Crete Township
Aleiciha D. Riggins
Wolper
Will County Sheriffs
Country Club Hills
Quincey Curry
Amherst
Eagle Country Market
183Rd St
Curry
Olympia
Provincetown
Peotone
Derrick
West 178Th Street
John Street
Sauk Village
Jeffery Avenue
Sauk Village Building Department
Northern Illinois Gas
St. James Hospital and Medical Center
St. Margaret Mercy South
Dyer
Ind
Crete
South
Steger
Flossmoor
Jimmy A. Mason
Spaulding
Markham
Western Avenue
Hutchinson Road
David J. Storm, D.D.S
ATH
Dental Clinic
W. Sauk Trail
Ae Tg
Pyia
Idlewild
OTT Tea
ETL
Vwingmer Country Club
Frossmoor Rd
Dixie Highway
American Heart Association
Dixie Hwy
Homewood
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Bank
Northern Trust Company
DuPage
Lake Forest
O’hare
FDIC
FHA
Equal Housing Lende
NASA
Arthur K. Katz
Calumet Avenue
Munster
W. Lincoln
Olympia Fields
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