Three Chicago Heights Officers Face Federal Misconduct Charges
Former officer Allen Wehrs and current officers James Zerante and Rick Coulom were charged with three counts of official misconduct for allegedly planting cocaine and falsifying reports in drug cases between 1988 and 1990. The trio, connected to the narcotics unit, face up to five years for Wehrs and up to one year for Zerante and Coulom, as an FBI corruption probe looms over the department.
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Chicago Heights
U.S
Allen T. Wehrs
James G. Zerante
Rick A. Coulom
FBI
George Smnth
Gerald Werner
Vehrs
Zerante
Patrick Alexander
Alexander
Cook County
Wehrs
Coulom
Ellis
McGhee
John Gallo
Gallo
Charles Nardoni
Nardoni
Chicago Heights Public Safety
August Anzelmo
Flexible access expands library use districtwide in Matteson
Matteson School District 162 expands media center access at Indiana Sauk and Huth centers to support diverse resources and early information literacy. Teachers schedule classes in libraries, students can visit outside scheduled times, and upgraded facilities include more computers and CD-ROM resources to aid research.
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Matteson
Indiana
Sauk
Mariana Bengon
District 162
Huth
Benson
Compton
World Book
Grolier
Media Center
National Geographic
Matteson hosts MLK ceremony at Lincoln Mall center court
The village of Matteson presents a Martin Luther King Jr ceremony at 9 a.m. Monday in Lincoln Mall center court. Speakers include Rev. Karen Parsons Rev. Jay Finne Rev. Lynn Spitz Nagel Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus and Rev. Richard Bundy. Damon Rockett districts administrator for Rep. Mel Reynolds will be featured.
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Matteson
Martin Luther King Jr
Center Court
Lincoln Mall
Karen Parsons
Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
Jay Finne
St. Lawrence
Ex-mayor faces new kickback claims in Chicago Heights case
Federal prosecutors add kickback allegations linked to garbage contracts as former Chicago Heights mayor Charles Panici and two ex officials face trial. The city shifts back to one weekly pickup under a Skyline Disposal contract, replacing the twice-weekly system from the Panici era.
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Chicago Heights
Charles Panici
Louise Marshall
John Gliottoni Jr
Fred Foreman
Albert Tocco
Panici
Tocco
Nick LoBue
John Sexton
Steven Modzelewski
Skyline
Mid-American Waste Systems of Illinois, Inc
Kathleen Field Orr
James Creswell
Orr
Sexton
Lobue
Gliottoni
Corporation
U.S. District Court
Foreman
Cresswell
Marshall
Matteson Library hosts January book discussion on China Boy
The Matteson Public Library book discussion group meets at 10:15 a.m. January 25 at 801 School Ave to discuss Gus Lees semi autobiographical novel China Boy about a young Chinese American boys life in 1950s San Francisco. New members welcome for friendly coffee fueled dialogue each fourth Monday, September through May.
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Matteson Public Library
School Ave
Gus Lee
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American Heart Association
Chicago
the Star Newspapers
San Francisco
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