Ford Heights man found guilty of 1995 murder
A 19 year old Ford Heights man was found guilty of first degree murder in the beating and arson death of Richard Will 31 in Ford Heights in 1995. Armstrong admitted to participating in the attack and setting the victim on fire with others charged. He faces sentencing October 30 as co-defendant McClain awaits trial.
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Ford Heights
Chicago Heights
Michael Armstrong
Richard Will
Armstrong
Wardell McClain
Will
Frank Cece
McClain
Cook County
Markham
Frank Rage
Richard Samuels
Samuels
Marcy O’boyle
Mike O’brien
Race
Paul Groach
Teens Face Fewer Cigarette Sales Offers in Suburbs
A Cook County report shows teen cigarette purchases unchanged in the South Suburbs, with 20 percent of 289 stores offering tobacco to minors countywide this summer. The south suburbs saw 31 percent, while western and northern areas declined. Local ordinances and licensing deter sales, with fines from 250 dollars and suspensions after repeat offenses. Sixteen South Suburban towns have tobacco control laws.
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Cook County
Bloom
Bremen
Calumet
Lemont
Orland
Palos
Rich
Thornton
Worth
Sean McDermott
County Health Department
Police Beat: Stolen items and break in report across town
The 400 block of Norwood saw four tire spray bottles stolen from a store on Thursday. A bicycle was stolen from the 100 block of Shabonna on Wednesday. Jewelry, a Nintendo system, and a suitcase were stolen from a residence on Shabonna Monday. A southwest bedroom window was broken with the screen cut out. Linda M. Washington, 35, was charged with two counts of domestic battery after allegedly striking a man at a gas station on U S Route 30. Douglas Kiser and Jay Steinmetz were charged with cannabis possession and related offenses after a Dixie Highway traffic stop. Ashley Hill was cited for speeding and a suspended license on Route 1 and Burville Road. Damaged trees and dumped asphalt were reported on Woodland Drive. A boys bicycle was stolen from Walden Lane. Tools were stolen from a home on East 191st Place. A car was stolen from Rose Street.
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Norwood
Shabonna
Linda M. Washington
Hemlock
Park Forest
U.S. Route 30
Washington
Burville Road
South Woodland Drive
Interstate 394
Walden Lane
East 191St Place
Rose Street
Hazel Crest residents faced multiple charges and theft reports
Hazel Crest Anthony Jones, 32, was charged with criminal damage to property after kicking a squad car door molding and with driving with a suspended license. He was also wanted on an outstanding failure to appear warrant from Chicago. A cell phone was stolen from an unlocked car at a shopping center on 183rd Street. Sherone Brown, 21, Hazel Crest, was charged with domestic battery after allegedly striking and cutting a family member with a fork. A purse was reported stolen from an unlocked garage on Dixie Highway. Denny's Restaurant on 183rd Street reported four teens fled without paying a $35 bill.
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Anthony Jones
Fountainbleau Drive
Hazel Crest
California Avenue
Tennyson Place
Jones
Chicago
183Rd Street
Sherone Brown
Charlemagne Ave
Dixie Highway
Denny’s
183Rd St
Stolen items and traffic charges tied to Hazel Crest incident
A car in the 1600 block of 171st Street lost a cell phone and coins Monday. Jerome Reynolds 21 of Markham was charged with no valid registration driving while suspended displaying false insurance and failing to provide insurance proof after a traffic stop near 171st Street and Center Avenue. Roseanne Kabat 37 of Hazel Crest faced a failure to yield after a left turn following a Monday crash at 174th Street and Dixie Highway. JoAnne Ray 22 of Orland Park, driver of the other car, was charged with no valid license and failing to provide proof of insurance. Both victims were taken to South Suburban Hospital with minor injuries.
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171St Street
Jerome Reynolds
Hermitage Ave
Markham
Center Ave
Roseanne Kabat
Cherrywood
Hazel Crest
174Th Street
Dixie Highway
Joanne Ray
88Th Ave
Orland Park
South Suburban Hospital
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Heart Care Centers of
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Bolingbrook
Bradley
Kankakee
Mokena
Oak Lawn
Peotone
Star Newspa
Olympia Fields
Beecher
Douglas Kiser
Niagara
Jay Steinmetz
Hickory
Kiser
Crete
Ashley Hill
Merrill
Calumet City
Glenwood
East Hazel Crest
Osteopathic Medical Center
Department of Rheumatology
John Zurga
John Zuxga
Hadi Hedayati
M.D
FACR
South
Crawford Avenue
Jim Pecora
Business
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