Electrical malfunction blamed for deadly condominium fire
A fire at Morris Court Condominiums in Homewood killed 64 year old John Milos. Fire officials traced the blaze to an electrical outlet strip linked to a computer in the unit below. The fire cause remains under investigation but is attributed to an electrical malfunction. Two units suffered heavy damage while others had only minor smoke effects. Residents were allowed back, except the unit where the fire began.
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Dan Rossi
Morris Court
Morris Ave
Rossi
John Milos
Milos
Homewood
Comanda ordered to return to work amid bitter Hill battle
In Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch ordered suspended Sgt. Pete Comanda back to work on Friday while a firing action remains before the police commission. Comanda, demoted two months ago for alleged rules violations on a Phoenix trip, will handle desk duty and walk-in complaints as the commission prepares to deliberate over the case.
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Country Club Hills
Dwight Welch
Pete Comanda
Comanda
Mike Bersani
Welch
Pete
Bersani
Phoenix
Ariz
Wilson Pierce
Pierce
Ron Jackson
Jackson
Police Seek Leads In Hazel Crest Unmarked ISP Vehicle Theft
Hazel Crest authorities last week pursued several leads in the theft of an unmarked Illinois State Police vehicle during a carjacking at 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue. The incident happened around 7 p.m. December 30, when the occupant was ordered out at gunpoint before the thief drove off with the car. The vehicle contained a state police radio and a trooper's 9mm pistol. Also in the report, Christie Leader, 53, Country Club Hills, faced battery charges after a verbal altercation on Kedzie Avenue near Christmas Eve. Various other thefts from local cars were logged between December 15 and 29, including stolen CD players, cell phones, a Bible, insulin bottles, and a $500 cell phone, with several incidents in the 17000 blocks of Novak Drive, Dogwood Lane, and Anthony Avenue.
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Illinois
Hazel Crest
Kenneth Bouche
183Rd Street
Kedzie Avenue
Paul Leader
Mary Ann Lane
Country Club Hills
Novak Drive
E. Carriage Way
Chicago
Charlemagne Avenue
Anthony Avenue
Dogwood Lane
University Parkman Arrested on Drug Possession Charges
University Parkman 35, Parris J. Anderson of 801 Pin Oak Lane, was arrested after a traffic stop at Western and Exchange. Police found crack pipes, crack cocaine, and alcohol in the vehicle. Anderson faced counts of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia and violated bail. Garrett, 48, was ticketed for illegal transportation of alcohol and released. The third occupant was released.
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University
Anderson
Will County
Stephen M. Garrett
Thornwood Mall
Jeep Cherokee stolen after gas station stay in Chicago Heights
Police reported a black 1995 Jeep Cherokee stolen from the 200 block of East 14th Street at about 9 p.m. Thursday December 17 after the owner left keys in the vehicle while paying at a gas station. Police recovered 20 bags of suspected cannabis near 12th Street and Fifth Avenue around 11 p.m. and 24 bags of suspected crack cocaine beneath a brick on Hickory Street, weighing 2.8 grams, near known gang members. no arrests were made.
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East 14Th Street
12Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Local car break ins reported on West 183rd area
A string of thefts and vandalism was reported in Country Club Hills and Oak Forest. Items stolen include a car window a speaker and an amplifier from a car trunk in the 4000 block of West 183rd Street. One teen was charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia after responding to an underage drinking call. Additional incidents include broken car windows on Baker Avenue Oakwood Drive West 186th Place and Provincetown Drive and a conspiracy case involving teens near Baker Avenue and Holly Court.
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West 183Rd Street
Daniel A. Campbell
Independence St
Oak Forest
Holly Court
Oakwood Drive
Anthony D. Thompson
S. Aberdeen Ave
Chicarro
Baker Avenue
Cornell W. Byrd
S. Bell Ave
Chicago
West 186Th Place
Provincetown Drive
Two area men killed in New Year week accidents
Stanislaw Krol 18 of Chicago Heights died after his car struck a concrete post and light pole on Archer Avenue. Driver Stanislaw Witkowski 20 faces DUI charges. In a separate I-80 crash near Route 30, Daniel Urbaneczyk 53 of New Lenox died after his car hit a guardrail and was struck by a semi at 3 50 a.m.
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Stanislaw Krol
Otto Boulevard
Chicago Heights
Archer Avenue
Chicago
Krol
Christ Hospital
Oak Lawn
Cook County
Stanislaw Witkowski
S. Lockwood Ave
Witkowski
Daniel Urbaneczyk
Urbanczyk
Silver Cross Hospital
Ioon
Will County
Monee couple seeks fitness hearing in child abuse case
Kevin Halfmann aged 23 and Lydia Garcia aged 21 asked for a fitness hearing to determine competence to stand trial in a Will County case. They were charged December 16 with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and child adult material. Police identified at least 10 victims.
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Will County
Kevin Halfmann
Lydia Garcia
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