Two fires kill four people on Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day fires in Chicago and Frankfort left four dead and four injured. In Chicago, Samantha Tamosaitis 24 and a young girl died in a South Side apartment blaze as Shawn Thomas tried to leap to a nearby roof with a 3-year-old. Thomas fell. In Frankfort, firefighters recovered the bodies of Gajanan R Patwari 64 and Raran Patwari 28.
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License plates being tracked across neighborhoods
SPRINGFIELD AP United States postal workers will log when new license plates arrive at neighborhood post offices to explain delays. Secretary of State Jesse White reports hundreds of complaints since July from residents who have not received plates promptly, though some records show speedy mailing.
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Obituary notes Stuart Nagel founder of policy think tank
Stuart Nagel, 67, University of Illinois professor emeritus and author of 70 books, died. In 1971 he founded the Policy Studies Organization, a public policy think tank and publishing group. Nagel championed “super-optimizing” and “win-win” analysis. A Kenilworth officer, Thaddeus Drag, 32, was convicted in federal court for embezzling thousands from an insurer.
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Daniels presses for GOP unity in Illinois governor race
Illinois House Minority Leader Lee Daniels, newly elected GOP chair, aims to persuade Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood and State Sen. Patrick O Malley to step aside for Attorney General Jim Ryan. A potential ticket realignment envisions Judy Baar Topinka as lieutenant governor and Wood seeking attorney general, while candidates insist on continuing. Daniels seeks a meeting to explore a unified ticket but says a primary remains possible.
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Cueto to Represent Himself in Disbarment Bid
Belleville AP report notes Amiel Cueto, an attorney convicted of obstruction of justice and conspiracy, will represent himself in his bid to keep his law license. He argues that proof of a federal conviction alone should not trigger disbarment and seeks to overturn or re-review the 1998 disciplinary recommendation. The 1997 conviction related to obstructing investigations into Thomas Venezia’s $48 million gambling operation.
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Immigrant Citizens Take Oath at Illinois Capitol
At the Old State Capitol in Springfield, 80 new U.S. citizens from 27 countries were sworn in during a naturalization ceremony. Judge Richard Mills led the oath with Judge Roger Holmes conducting a musical interlude by the Sangamon Bar Lawyers Chorus, singing Illinois and God Bless America.
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