Dr Chaos pleads guilty to federal conspiracy charges
Milwaukee AP The self described Dr Chaos Joseph Konopka admitted conspiring to damage energy facilities burn buildings and traffic counterfeit goods in a plea that could yield up to 20 years in prison He faced charges for acts from Feb 1998 to Jan 2001 across Wisconsin resulting in 28 power outages and service interruptions affecting over 30 000 customers and $800 000 in damages Konopka 26 formerly of De Pere was arrested in Chicago last March for trespassing and held connected to cyanide compounds found in subways The Realm of Chaos led by Konopka recruited youths for property damage and observed the consequences.
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Milwaukee
Chaos
U.S
Joseph Konopka
Chicago
Konopka
de Pere
Lynn Adelman
Wisconsin
Dan Konopka
Researchers study MS mystery in Paw Paw and four towns
A team from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford will study unusually high multiple sclerosis rates in Paw Paw and five western Illinois communities Lewiston Savanna Morrison and DePue after getting federal research funding. Residents list 13 cases and search for a trigger amid farm country theories about ground fertilizer and environmental exposure.
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PAW Paw
Harold Skeler
Rockford
Skeler
University of Illinois College of Medicine At
Illinois
Lewiston
Savanna
Morrison
DePue
United States
Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Centers For Disease Control
Monica Smith
Velma Kreuder
Toyless Christmas for children of mother critical of local charity
In St. Elmo Illinois the Angel Tree charity sent a note saying it will not provide gifts for Antawyna Ellis's children after a dispute over a criticizing letter. The program apologized for a tounge in cheek line that offended Ellis, who then faced town ire and mischief calls. Ellis was told her children cannot be included this year.
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St, Elmo
Angel Tree Committee
Antawyna Ellis
Jennings
Ellis
Angel Tree
Fire departments rally after Fillmore station is gutted
Fire gutted the Fillmore Fire Department station destroying four trucks and supplies for the needy. Departments from up to 300 miles away donated equipment and radios to aid recovery chief Bill Wood says investigators suspect a smoldering cigarette started the blaze after a hazardous materials training session.
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Fillmore
Fillmore Fire Department
Springfield
Greg Nimmo
Montgomery County
Bill Wood
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