East St Louis tackles serial killings of vulnerable women
Delores Turner copes with unanswered questions about her daughter Seriece Johnson's death as East St Louis and metropolitan area investigators pursue whether a single serial killer or multiple killers target poor Black women who sell sex to support drug or alcohol habits. A new police leadership team cooperates with federal and state agencies to advance slow leads amid funding and staffing limits while authorities pursue a possible suspect in four cases.
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Delores Turner
Turner
Seriece Johnson
Johnson
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St. Louis
FBI
Illinois State Police
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St. Charles, Mo
Delbert Marion
Department
Marion
Debra Powell
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St Louis
Road crew uncovers 18 pioneer burials in Oak Brook road work
Archaeologists digging near a widening Oak Brook road unearthed skeletal remains and coffin fragments from 1836 farm settlers the Thurston family and 20 other early migrants from central New York. DuPage officials estimate the find could add about 300000 to the 44 million project.
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DuPage County
Thurstons
Central
New York
Illinois Plains
Present-Day
Pat Woodstrup
Sycamore
Delicate Handling Urged for Grave Sites in DuPage County
DuPage County engineer Chuck Tokarski called for careful action to minimize disturbance to grave sites, emphasizing sensitivity in any ongoing or future work related to burial grounds. Officials urge adherence to preservation guidelines and respectful procedures during projects.
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DuPage County
Chuck Tokarski
Hospital employee charged in $177,000 VA theft scheme
Paul Romito, 49, a 28 year veteran and former business manager in the Hines VA Hospital surgical services department near Maywood, is accused of using a corporate credit card to buy computer gear and sell it for cash. Trajano Ocana, 54, of Melrose Park, is charged for knowing the misuse and procuring brand names. Purchases occurred from November 2000 to February 2001.
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Chicago
Hines VA
Paul Romito
Westmont
Romito
Trajano Luis Ocana
Ocana
Melrose Park
Maywood
Gregg Hirstein
Inspector General
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Coordinated Science Lab at UI Opens 50th Birthday
The University of Illinois Coordinated Science Lab marks its 50th year, a pioneer in computing and communications. Since 1951 it anticipated cellular phones, plasma displays, AI, smart devices, and the wired and wireless Internet, uniting engineers, computer scientists, physicists, and others under its interdisciplinary banner.
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Champaign
University of Illinois Laboratory
Ravi Lyer
Beckman
Beckman Institute For Advanced Science and Technology
Bill Perkins
Clinique Charges Barr With Famed Payment Offer
A cosmetic retailer advertises popular payment options, noting acceptances of Visa MasterCard and Discover alongside a high profile charger.
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Discover
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