Mother charged in five child deaths in Chicago fire
A 29-year-old mother Evelyn Reyes was charged with six counts of endangering a child after six children she left alone perished in a basement fire on the Northwest Side. She reportedly told police she left to buy diapers as flames spread through the two story home.
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William H. Brogue
Evelyn Reyes
Northwest Side
Guilty Plea in State Tax Relief Scheme Fraud
Seven defendants from Chicago pleaded guilty to mail fraud involving 29 400 dollars of rent cuts or property tax relief for the elderly and handicapped poor. They were among 11 relatives named in a Feb 14 federal indictment in a crackdown on fraud in the circuit breaker tax relief program. The lax controls on the program have led to 44 million dollars in losses since 1972, reports say.
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Chicago
Lang deemed unfit to stand trial in 1965 murder case
Circuit judge ruled 37 year old Donald Lang, deaf mute, cannot be fit for trial within a year. The decision triggers new procedures under a 1979 statute aimed at resolving Lang's long legal saga. Attorneys call it a major milestone toward commitment or release.
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Chicago
Donald Lang
Joseph Schneider
Lang
Christine Bremer
Illinois Department of Mental Health
Schneider
Cairo hospital to get grant
The Southern Medical Center in Cairo, serving Alexander and Pulaski counties, received a 650000 loan from the Farmer's Home Administration after four years of effort led by Steve Hull. Funds will support financial reorganization, new X ray and lab equipment, and renovations, with Cairo also awarding a 50000 grant for capital development.
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Cairo
Farmer’s Home Administration
Southern Medical Center
Alexander
Pulaski
Illinois
Paul Simon
Carbondale
Steve Hull
Hull
Carl King
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