Park Forest man charged after deadly Sauk Trail crash
Park Forest police say a 9:50 p.m. crash at Sauk Trail and Western Avenue killed Jhelma Williams, 44, from Monee Road. The driver Thomas Eyman, 27, Joliet, faced reckless homicide charges and a $100,000 cash bond after the pickup ran a red light and struck a car carrying Joanna Ford, 27, Ford Heights. Ford survived in good condition.
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Park Forest
Sauk Trail
Western Avenue
J'helma Williams
Monee Road
Joanna Ford
Western
Williams
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Thomas Eyman
Abe St
Joliet
Eyman
Ford
Ford Heights
Olympia Fields Osteopathic
James Williams
Robert Maeyama
Police find stolen Chicago truck abandoned in ditch
Matteson police stopped to help a motorist on I-57 near Flossmoor Road Sunday night. The truck sat with lights on and engine running but no occupant. Its steering column was damaged in an apparent theft and the vehicle was stolen in Chicago on Saturday.
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Matteson
Interstate 57
Flossmoor Road
Chicago
Man nabbed in theft of pop machine in Crete
A Steger man, Michael A. Powell, was charged with felony theft after allegedly unloading a stolen soda vending machine from 1350 Main St Crete Service Center. Police said wires were cut and the machine valued at 1500 to 2000 dollars contained about 130 dollars in soda and coins. Powell held on 25000 dollar bond.
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Steger
Crete
Main St
Michael A. Powell
Powell
Christine Davies
Paul van Deraa
Chicago Heights
Balmoral
Joseph Robustelli
George Vythoulkas
14Th St
Robustelli
Vythoulkas
Gate 3
Stolen Toyota Recovered In Posen After Burnout
Homewood police reported a 1992 Toyota stolen from the 1600 block of Pine Road after 12:30 a.m. It was recovered by Posen police around 3:20 a.m. the same morning. The car had been stripped and burned.
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Homewood
Jan
Posen
Pine Road
Credit card fraud charge filed against Local man
A 20 year old Country Club Hills man Demetrius D. McAlister was arrested and charged with credit card fraud after police say he used a stolen card to buy more than 700 dollars of merchandise at Montgomery Ward in Lansing. The incident occurred about 7 p.m. Monday at 16771 Torrence Ave.
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Country Club Hills
Lansing
Demetrius D. McAlister
Indian Hill Drive
Montgomery Ward
Torrence Ave
Two-vehicle Route 30 crash hospitalizes Chicago Heights residents
Crete resident Norma Fier and Sauk Village resident Steven Wilbur were rushed to St James Hospital after a head on collision on Route 30 between Cottage Grove Avenue and State Street. Police suspect road conditions caused loss of center line. Wilbur cited for no insurance.
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Chicago Heights
Crete
Norma Fier
Sauk Village
Steven Wilbur
St. James Hospital
Cottage Grove Avenue
State Street
Fier
Wilbur
Mullins withdraws from Cook County Board race in GOP primary
Rita Mullins drops out of the Republican nomination for Cook County Board president after petition challenges. Manny Hoffman shifts party support to Joseph Morris, citing 7,700 signatures collected and 1,400 knocked off. Morris gains backing as Mullins exits while Mullins remaining in the 14th District commissioners race. Other races see incumbents Rush and Johnson in Democratic contest, with Smith and Majerczyk removed on petitions and Dave Heilmann advancing in the 36th House GOP race.
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Palatine
Rita Mullins
GOP
Cook County Board
Cook County
Manny Hoffman
Mullins
John McNeil
Joseph Morris
Morris
Hoffman
Northfield
Richard Siebel
Siebel
Rita
Bobby Rush
Dchicago
Maurice E. Johnson
Allen Smith
Aloys
William J. Kelly
Dave Heilmann
Maureen Murphy
Evergreen Park
Harold Washington
Glen Frank Harrell
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Independents
Washington Party
David R. Reed
Donald Pamon
Vivian Stewart- Tyler
Robert J. Pettis
Lusgous Langhes
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Hardee’s
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Pulaski Avenue
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