Body of 9 year old Shanecia found weeks after DCFS case close
In Harvey, Illinois, the body of Shanecia McClellan, a 9 year old with cerebral palsy, was discovered in an apartment days after her death. Police consider charges against her mother Katina McClellan as investigators review DCFS handling. The child weighed 38 pounds and had a history of seizures. autopsy cites natural causes but authorities will probe neglect and missing calls. The DCFS inspector general and a child fatality review team will conduct independent investigations.
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Harvey
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Shaneea McClellan
Katina McClellan
Shanecia
Sam Ward
Ward
DCFS
Shaneda
John Goad
Goad
Medical Examiner
Shaneca
Dcfs Inspector General
Purple martins return to Chicago parks after 50 years
In Chicago authorities backed by Mayor Daley built more than a dozen lakefront perches to aid purple martins nesting in the city. Officials said at least 10 hatchlings have emerged in Jackson Park, the South Shore Cultural Center grounds, and Lincoln Park with three other parks still awaiting families.
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Chicago
Chicago Park District
Richard Daley
Jackson Park
South Shore Cultural Center
Lincoln Park
Martin
Academy students craft headstones for unmarked infant graves
In Peoria area, 45 students from The Academy at Illinois Central College made 110 headstones for infants buried at Springdale Cemetery and for a relative of one student. They included markers with names and dates, honoring those unable to afford stones at burial.
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Academy
Peoria
Joe Petrone
Springdale Cemetery
Petrone
Peoria Heights
Illinois Central College
East Peoria
Springdale
St. Mary’s Catholic
West Peoria
St. Mary’s
Brendan Polston
Sunnyland
Justin Curtis Polston
Allen Richard Kuehn
Polston
Kuehn
Jeff Rodgers
Abby Rodenburg
Britt Craig
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Shaneea
Purple
Museum of Science & Industry
Carolyn Marsh
National Purple Martin Society
Jewelers
Paducah
Kentucky Oaks
Wyatt Drive
Chestnut Hills
West Park Mall
Cape Girardeau
Murray, KY
Union City
Main ST
University Mall
Carbondale
Aivs Ssanisne
Lino Onios
The
Rend Lake College
Advanced Technology Center
Rlc
Advanced Echnology Center
Rend Bets Llege
William Dill
Ric.cc
INA
Illinois
Milly Kaiser
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
University of Illinois Extension Center
Anna
Miners Memorial Health Center
West Frankfort
Bob Keirn
Sih.net
Herrin Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Ferrell Hospital
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