Reynolds sets December special election for Reynolds vacancy
Gov. Jim Edgar announced a Dec. 12 special election and Nov. 28 party primaries to fill the Reynolds seat after U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds resigns amid conviction. A judge refused Reynolds defense requests for a list of those convicted of criminal sexual abuse, calling the move a fishing expedition. Reynolds faces potential sentencing Sept. 22 while appeals proceed.
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U.S
Mel Reynolds
Dalton
Jim Dgar
Reynolds
Edgar
U.S. House
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Cook County
Fred Suria
Sam Adam
Adam
Neal Linehan
Augie Bamonti Night at Marian Catholic High
Marian Catholic High School honors longtime Chicago Heights restaurateur and civic booster Augie Bamonti during half time of the Marian Marist varsity football game. Bamonti, owner of Savoia's Restaurant, supported school programs. sophomore game starts at 5:45 p.m. with varsity at 8. Ceremony expected around 8:30 p.m.
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Augie Bamont
Marian Catholic High School
Marian-Marist
Chicago Heights
Petersons Testimony Plays Role as Hansen Case Heads to Jury
Testimony concludes with Hansen trial moving to jury deliberation on Oct 29, 1955. Police visited Malcolm and Dorothy Peterson to discuss Bobby Peterson and the Schuessler brothers last hours, while defense seeks to frame key interviews for closing arguments.
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Hansen
North Side
Chicago
Malcolm
Dorothy Peterson
West Farragut Avenue
Patrick Deeley
Thomas Mulvey
Petersons
Bobby Peterson
Anton
John Schuessler
Country Club Hills
Kenneth Hansen
S. Cicero Ave
Jed Stone
Peterson
Milwaukee
Lawrence
Robinson Woods
Lawrence Avenue
Des Plaines
Malcolm Peterson
Bobby
Schuesslers
Tony
Johnny
Twelve arrested in Ford Heights mob action case
Twelve men aged 18 to 25 were charged with mob action after a Monday gunfire spree at a Ford Heights public housing complex left two people injured. Police and state troopers, aided by a helicopter, rounded up the suspects after they fled, with guns recovered from gutters and cars. Bond set at $1,000 each. one man shot in the head recovered, a woman with a leg wound treated and released.
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Ford Heights
Vincent Hunter
Berkley
Greenwood Avenues
Hunter
Chicago
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Hunter Sai
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Jesse Jackson Jr
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Carl Bibbs
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Augie
Marian
Cardinals
Schuessler
Loop
Glenwood
Mark Hansen
Big Ford Heights
K Trudeau
Kevin Trudeau
Trudeau
American Heart Association
Chest OF Drawers
Lae le
NSN
EAE
Furniture & Appliance
Rivercrest Mall
Sun
Northland Mall
S. Schmale Rdrol Stream
Web
Sears Melrose Park
N. George ST
Melrose Park
Birdseed
Couper
Reliant
York
Iyork Heating and Air Conditioning
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