Deep Tunnel blaze halts no one hurt in Dolton fire
A 100-foot section of the Deep Tunnel project in Dolton caught fire at 8:20 a.m. when a two-story high rubber conveyor belt ignited above ground and fell into a shaft. Fire crews from Dolton and neighboring towns battled the blaze near Indiana Avenue and 140th Street as officials estimated minimal impact on the 18 month remaining build. No one was injured and workers expected to resume after cooling.
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Dalton
Indiana Avenue
140Th Street
Dolton
Riverdale
South Holland
Harvey
ESDA
Homewood
Deep Tunnel
Empress River Casino dealer banned for life in $6000 cheat
Isidro Gromio a Bolingbrook mini baccarat dealer was arrested by Joliet police after tips from state police. He and two players Philip and Estaban Mendiola of Mount Prospect were banned from all Illinois riverboats. The case involves overpayments and uncollected losing bets totaling about $6,000. State authorities may press charges.
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Diane Ross
Springfield
Illinois
Illinois Gaming Board
Morton Friedman
Isidro Gromio
Bolingbrook
Joliet
Friedman
Empress Management
Gromio
Philip
Estaban Mendiola
Mount Prospect
Gaming Board
Will County
Interstate News Service
Water Reclamation District plan draws heated debate
The bill to replace the nine at large MWRD board with 15 district elected members stirs fierce opposition. Supporters say broader, fairer representation includes minorities and Republicans, while critics warn of higher costs and bureaucratic expansion.
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board
House
Senate
House Executive Committee
Chicago Heights
MWRD
Murphy
Markham
Maureen Murphy
Evergreen Park
Chicago
Harold Murphy
Cook County
Fuller
Glenwood man 86 charged with criminal sexual assault
An 86 year old Glenwood man, George E. Eytcheson of Arquilla Drive in Glenwood Manor, was charged with criminal sexual assault for alleged contact with a 10 year old girl three years ago. Bond was set at $75,000 after the child reported the incidents to school officials and officials sought help from child welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
George E. Eytcheson
Arquilla Drive
Glenwood Manor
Department of Children and Family Services
Eytcheson
Flossmoor Doctor Cited for Volunteerism Award
Dr. C. Richard Smith of Flossmoor, president of the South Cook County Division of the American Heart Association, received the Charles S. Wil Award for Excellence in Volunteerism at the association's May 11 meeting. He directs the cardiac catheterization lab at Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital and Medical Center, serves as staff cardiologist at St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Center, and is a professor at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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C. Richard Smith
Flossmoor
South Cook County
American Heart Association
Charles S. Wil
Smith
South Cook
Association
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital and Medical Center
St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Center
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Huskey
Kenny
Richard Wiggins
Wiggins
Robert Kapusta
Kapusta
Joesph Sheahan
MSD
Warren Skeleki
Myra Guindon
Gloria Alitto Majewski
Majewski
Thomas Fuller
Evanston
William Shaw
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Robert Raica
LaGrange
VIPER
Cellus
Olympia Pious
Augusto N. Pareja
M.D
Family Medicine Board
American Academy of Family Physicians
W. Lincoln Hwy
Dixie Hwy
Dine
Villa Fiori
UOC
James & Sons
Patek Philippe
Rolex
Cartier
Gruen
Piaget
James Sons, Ltd
Oak Lawn
W. 95Th St
W. Bell Plaza
Calumet City
159Th & Wentworth
Wentworth Plaza
Vollmer Rd
Olympia
Ersary
NORIA
Route 30
Western Ave
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