Chicago Heights Man Gets 74 Years For Murder Robbery
Ira Johnson of Ford Heights was sentenced to 74 years after pleading guilty to first degree murder in the suffocation of Cherry Wilder, 31, whose body was found Oct 9 in an abandoned Green Street building. Prosecutors say she was abducted and gagged before the pillow was used to kill her.
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Ira Johnson
Ford Heights
Chicago Heights
Cook County
John Wasilewski
Johnson
Cherry Wilder
Wilder
Green Street
Two Chicago Heights residents charged with unlawful use of a weapon
Floyd Clark and Karen Brown, both 25, were arrested after a traffic stop on East Joe Orr Road at 1 18 PM. Police said they exited the car while searching for something and admitted a 9 mm pistol was under the driver's seat. A .380 pistol and ammunition were found in the vehicle.
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Chicago Heights
Eric A. Gildart
Park Ave
Gildart
Harvey
Floyd Clark
Karen Brown
Arguilla
East Joe Orr Road
Clark
Brown
Train hits carman critically hurt in Chicago Heights
A Chicago Heights man, 45, was critically injured when a CSX train struck his car as he attempted to cross the tracks at 8 11 p m Monday. Police said he ignored signals. the impact pushed the car off the rails. He was hospitalized at Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital and Medical Center.
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Chicago Heights
John L. Williams
E. 10Th St
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital and Medical Center
CSX Transport
Williams
Matteson
Chicago
Hazel Crest Struck With a Stick Reported Injury
A 22-year-old Homewood man reported being struck with a stick in Hazel Crest as a preliminary incident description. Police are investigating details and suspect no further harm was noted at initial medical triage.
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Homewood
Matteson Restaurant employee charged with theft
A 28-year-old Matteson man charged with misdemeanor theft for allegedly taking $1,623 from a fast food restaurant on Cicero Avenue. Marcus Cooksey of 907 College Drive was arrested after a police investigation that followed a missing money report and questioned employees before detaining him.
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Matteson
Cicero Avenue
Marcus Cooksey
College Drive
Cooksey
Matteson Police
Park Forest Teens Arrested in Burglary Case
Three Park Forest teens were arrested for felony burglary after a resident reported a .38 revolver and $1,300 stolen from a home in the 22100 block of Central Park. Investigations led to the arrests and the recovery of the handgun and over $600.
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Park Forest
Central Park
Two Die In Canal Crash In Crestwood
A Midlothian man Michael Sternes aged 34 and his 11 year old nephew Joseph Sternes died after their car plunged from the JC s Pub parking lot into the Calumet Sag Channel in Crestwood. State police divers retrieved the vehicle around 11 pm. Investigators consider a witness account suggesting deliberate driving into the canal. The steep embankment and lack of guardrails were cited as factors. The men were pronounced dead at Palos Community Hospital after rescue efforts failed.
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Midlothian
Calumet Sag Channel
Crestwood
Michael Sternes
Joseph Sternes
South Kenton Avenue
Illinois
Jc’s
S. Cicero Ave
Sternes
Frank Cortez
Cortez
Joe Cistaro
Bill Boman
Jury Delays in Matteson Baby Death Case Continues
Jury selection in the case of Yvonne Mighty and Andrew Driver, both of 159 Central Ave., charged with first degree murder in the Dec 1992 death of 8 month old Shadon Mighty, is continued to next month as Jenner and Block takes over Mighty's defense from public defenders.
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Matteson
Cook County
Yvonne Mighty
Andrew Driver
Central Ave
Shadon Mighty
Driver
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Mighty
John Wasilewski
Jenner & Block
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Stonebridge Drive
Justin Nobles
Cambridge, Matteson
Hazel Crest
Woodworth Place
PC News Service
FORD
James
DODGE
Ford Choice
Windstar
Aerostar
Chrysler
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