Stolen Car Found Burning in Crete Township
Will County deputies report a stolen car found burning behind bushes about 100 feet east of State Street just north of Crete-Monee Road in unincorporated Crete Township. Crete Township Fire Department extinguished the blaze and two partially burned license plates were recovered. the vehicle and plates had been reported stolen in Lansing the day prior.
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Crete Township
State Street
Crete-Monee Road
Will County
Lansing
Burglary at Long John II bar in Richton Park
Richton Park police report one suspect in an apparent burglary at Long John II bar on Sauk Trail 5091. Entry through a roof vent, juke box, pinball and pool tables damaged, cash $1,310 plus 100 compact discs $1,500 stolen, $4,000 juke box damage. thieves exited via back door.
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Richton Park
Sauk Trail
Clerk charged with selling alcohol to minor in Richton Park
Richton Park police charged 44 year old Aresh D Shah of Orland Park after a 20 year old man was seen with a beer box and later charged with underage possession. Shah admitted selling the beer without checking age and was released on $100 bond. Police also investigated tire slashing incidents near Dewey Avenue and Governors Highway involving two cars.
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Richton Park
Aresh D. Shah
Marion Drive
Orland Park
Governors Highway
Keith W. Johnson
Keith Drive
Shah
Johnson
Cook County
Chicago woman charged with cocaine in coat pocket
Kimberly Powell, 24, of 11734 S Throop Ave Chicago, was arrested during a traffic stop near Ashland Avenue and Aullwurn Drive in Thornton Township for possession of a controlled substance. She was also ticketed for no insurance and no valid vehicle registration. Penny Mateck, spokeswoman for Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan, said officers stopped a car with no license plates and found cocaine in Powell’s coat pocket.
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Chicago
Ashland Avenue
Aulwurn
Thornton Township
Penny Mateck
Cook County
Michael Sheahan
Kimberly Powell
S. Throop Ave
Powell
Mateck
Flossmoor Police Probe Public Indecency Incident
Flossmoor police investigate an alleged public indecency reported Friday at about 8 30 pm in a commercial district. A white male was seen pressing against a store glass window in the Kedzie Avenue 1980s block, exposing himself. He fled after a store employee shouted. Arrival method unknown.
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Flossmoor
Kedzie Avenue
Matteson Teen Arrested After Pellet Gun Incident
A 17-year-old Matteson youth was arrested after a passenger in his car fired a pellet gun, injuring a 6-year-old girl in a driveway. Tyrone Ferguson, 6213 Beaver Dam Road, was charged with disobeying a stop sign, fleeing and attempting to elude police, and reckless conduct. Two 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old were released to their parents. Police recovered two pellet guns and set a May 31 court date for Ferguson.
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Matteson
Tyrone Ferguson
Beaver Dam Road
Ferguson
Allemony Drive
Huntingwood Street
Timberlane Ave
Lansing Man Charged After Domestic Battery Incident
Michael David Bess, 31, of 18440 Oakley Ave in Lansing, was arrested just after 6 30 am on Friday and charged with domestic battery following an altercation with a 31 year old woman at his home. The woman sustained multiple dental injuries including broken and loose teeth, neck abrasions, and a severe lip laceration and was hospitalized at Munster Community Hospital.
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Lansing
Michael David Bess
Oakley Ave
Munster Community Hospital
Felicetti resigns as Bloom Township 206 superintendent
The Bloom Township High School District 206 superintendent Richard Felicetti resigns effective June 30 after medical leave following a voter defeat on a tax referendum. Assistant superintendents manage operations as the district plans pension and insurance coverage, while Felicetti’s past tenure includes launching a closed circuit TV program.
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Bloom Township
Richard Felicetti
Felicetti
Ron Patton
John Dolak
Ernie Davis
Homewood Flossmoor appoints Moriarty principal and new staff
Anthony Moriarty 49 of Olympia Fields named principal of Homewood Flossmoor High School with a two year contract at 89000 annually. He brings a doctorate in school administration and psychology and has served in counseling roles at Hillcrest and Tinley Park high schools. Barbara Luoma to lead special education at 60000 on a one year contract, current department chair at Lockport High School District 205.
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Felicetti
Patton
Dolak
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Tudsay
Anthony Moriarty
Olympia Fields
Rich Central High School
Homewood-Flossmoor
Moriarty
Hillcrest High School
Country Club Hills
Tinley Park High School
Barbara Luoma
Donald Lambert
Lockport
Bremen District hires Barbara Samuel as librarian with 53136 salary
Barbara Samuel, former Bremen High School District 228 Board president, was hired as librarian at 53136. The approval vote was five to two, with Hoffschmidt and Mathews dissenting. Samuel holds three master's degrees and 10 years of experience, currently library media specialist at Bogan High School. Eleanor Steiner also hired as librarian at 32986.
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Barbara Samuel
Bremen High
Board of Education
Samuel
Steven Mathews
Karen Hoffschmidt
Hoffschmidt
Bogan High School
Chicago
Eleanor Steiner
Alibi urged as arson trial unfolds for Glenwood man
Defense questions why Daniel Asselborn, 23, is accused of starting a fire at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Glenwood on Sept 2 1991. A firefighter testified his car was stolen minutes before the blaze and later found near the church. Police and fire officials noted suspicious arson indicators and linked burned towels to the scene.
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Glenwood
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Daniel Asselborn
Strieff Lane
William Asselborn
St. Andrew
Markham
Alex DiMare
Asselborn
Roberts
Arquilla
DiMare
St. Andrew Church
William Kennedy
Kennedy
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Oliver Alexander
Alexander
District 206
Chicago Heights
Ruth Thomas
Fire Department
Large & Small
Jackson
Perkins
S. Harlem Avenue
Frankfort
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