Star guides Dwight mother through children murders
Edna Sue Smith says a star named for Ashley Gleeson and Joshua Gleeson will comfort her after her two children were found shot to death in the Des Plaines River near Channahon. Patrick Gleeson, the father, is jailed in Michigan on murder charges as police analyze a handgun found in his van.
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Dwight
Edna
Sue” Smith
Ashley Gleeson
Joshua Gleeson
Smith
Des Plaines
Channahon
Josh
Ashley
Patrick M. Gleeson
Gleeson
Michigan
Edna Sue Smith
United warns of voiding union contracts in bankruptcy
United Airlines told unions it will seek a court order next Thursday to void labor contracts if wage-cut demands are not met. The carrier seeks 2.4 billion in annual cuts, with cost reductions by Feb. 15 tied to 1.5 billion in bank financing. Union leaders pressed for a concrete post bankruptcy business plan before agreeing to concessions. A separate judge blocked an immediate ESOP stock sale, keeping a ban in place until a Dec. 30 omnibus hearing.
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Chicago
United Airlines
United
U.S
Eugene Wedoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
ESOP
Two Republican lawmakers die on same day in Illinois
Illinois Republicans faced shock as two state representatives died on the same day. Doug Hoeft, a strong voice on education, died after artery surgery complications. Tim Osmond, 53, died of a heart attack at his Antioch home. Osmond had served since 1999 and was an advocate for small business and education.
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Chicago
Illinois
Doug Hoeft
Timothy H. Osmond
Antioch
Gregg Durham
Illinois House
Lee Daniels
General Assembly
Durham
Osmond
Edmund Conarchy
Osmond Insurance Service, Ltd
Guns missing from St Clair County courthouse uncovered
Belleville police say 151 guns seized by the county clerk’s office nearly a year ago are likely unrecoverable with 14 later recovered. The firearms were found missing from unlocked cabinets after the courthouse custodian’s arrest, with some tied to crimes or abandoned on streets.
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Belleville
St. Clair County
Terry Delaney
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