Woman guilty of attempted murder in police shooting case
Stephanie Ludy, 22, Indianapolis, found guilty of attempted first degree murder and concealing a fugitive in the 1992 Lansing shooting that killed Officer Kenneth Novak Jr. and led to Officer George Dragicevich fatally shooting Kevin Hardy after the incident. She was acquitted of first degree murder and other charges.
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Stephanie Ludy
Lansing
Ludy
Sto
Indianapolis
Kenneth Novak, Jr
Novak
Kevin Hardy
George Dragicevich
Hardy
Thornton joins 911 system for easier emergency calls
Thornton will link to Lynwood's 911 dispatch facility on July 15, enabling faster access for residents. Police Chief Peter Belos notes Lynwood has dispatched for Thornton police and fire since June 1, 1993, but not via 911. The system will store resident data for quick callback and address verification.
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Thornton
Lynwood
Peter Belos
Belos
Priest Ordered to Begin Jail Term in 1986 Abuse Case
Rev Norbert Maday must start a sentence after his Wiscon sin Appeals Court ruling while appealing. He was convicted April 22 of three counts of second degree sexual assault and one count of intimidating a witness for fondling teenage boys at a Oshkosh summer camp. He served at Our Lady of the Ridge in Chicago Ridge and St Jude the Apostle in South Holland.
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Norbert Maday
Wisconsin
Daniel Anderson
Waukesha
Maday
South Holland
Chicago Ridge
Winnebago County
Oshkosh
Dodgeville
Waupun
Our Lady of the Ridge
St. Jude the Apostle Church
New Lenox Airport Price Cut Averts Quick Sale
Bill Howell lowered the asking price to 6.35 million as the New Lenox Township air field lingers on the market for about four years. Mokena Manhattan and New Lenox formed a 1992 consortium to study municipally owned ownership and economic gains, but all three later withdrew. Karla Osantowski, longtime assistant state's attorney, will become Chicago Heights police chief on August 1.
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New Lenox
Bill Howell
Mokena
Manhattan
New Lenox Township
Chicago Heights
Karla Osantowski
DeAngelis Golf Outing Planned at Odyssey July 11
Fund raiser for Sen. Aldo De Angeli s R Olympia Fields aims to support his fifth term in the state Senate. The event will be at The Odyssey Golf Club and Green Garden Country Club with buffet from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Call 755-4580 for details.
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Aldo DeAngelis
DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
State Senate
Golf Club
Green Garden Country Club
Odwyssey
Homewood mayor appoints new police chief in Chicago Heights
Mayor Douglas Troiani announced the retirement of Police Chief Charles Nardoni and Osantowski as replacement. The City Council voted 4-0 in a special meeting with Public Safety Commissioner August Anzelmo abstaining. Anzelmo cited no specific reason for his abstention and pledged support for the new chief and the community.
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Homewood
Douglas Troiani
Charles Nardoni
Osantowski
Public Safety
August Anzelmo
Anzelmo
Chicago Heights
Anselmo
Fire guts Hazel Crest apartment building at Kedzie Ave
Fire gutted a two story Hazel Crest complex at 18110 Kedzie Ave in the Versailles Apartments. Firefighters rescued three people from a second floor window. No residents were injured though a freight trailer foot injury was noted. The wood frame 16 apartment building is unsafe to enter per Fire Chief Doug Chappell.
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Kedzie Ave
Versailles
Hazel Crest
Homewood
Doug Chappell
Chapell
New Flossmoor appoints Molski 17th mayor after vote
Molski was named acting mayor of Flossmoor by trustees, taking over after Frank J. Maher Jr. resigned citing personal reasons. Maher leaves before his four year term ends in 1997, as the Maher family endures the deaths of Mrs. Cecelia Maher and son Kevin, who died in a car accident ahead of his senior year at Homewood Flossmoor High School.
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Rogers
Molski
Flossmoor
Frank J. Maher Jr
Maher
Cecelia Maher
Kevin
Homewood- Flossmoor High School
Palos Heights Tests Giant Speed Clock Sign
The City Council unanimously approved a two week test of a giant monitoring system to clock passing vehicles and flash numbers on a large digital sign. If results satisfy the Police Department and council, the system may be purchased, affecting speeders in Palos Heights.
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Palos Heights
Palos Hills weighs lingerie show licensing bill
Palos Hills considers an ordinance like Justice’s charging a 1200 dollar annual license for lingerie shows to operate Lincoln Park Inn events. At a Public Safety Committee meeting Alderman Martin Kleefisch reported models supplied by a local agency and police chief Paul Madigan provided the tip. He noted no current ordinances exist to regulate these venues.
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Palos Hills
Justice
Public Safety Committee
Martin Kleefisch
1St Ward
Lincoln Park Inn
Kleefisch
South Holland boards moves to study medical waste incinerator
South Holland residents push back against a proposed Medical Disposal Service incinerator planned near 165th to 167th streets, with winds blowing toward town. Trustees vote to have Public Works investigate potential impacts and permit processes with the Illinois EPA.
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Lauri Harvey
South Holland
In Harvey
van Eck
Ilinois
South Hall
DeYoung
Public Works Committee
Trutee
Frank Knittle
Leadership awards honor 27 students at Governors State University
The Student Life Division at Governors State University honors 27 students with leadership awards for service to the university. Recipients include Mark Norling Homewood. Charting Harris Park Forest. Kimberly Suligoy Channahon. Brenda Stennis Chicago. Leslie Pride Crete. Saima Ashraf Tinley Park. and others from varied fields such as media, education, psychology, health administration, and counseling.
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Governors State University
Mark Norling
Homewood
Charting Harris
Park Forest
Board of Governors
Kimberly Suligoy
Channahon
Brenda Stennis
Chicago
Leslie Pride
Crete
Ion
Saima Ashraf
Tinley Park
Charlotte R. Wiggins
Richton Park
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Universes Administration
Beverly Hicks
Judith Bormet
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Steger
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Matteson
Kami Neville
Tammy Jo Maher
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Kankakee
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