Armenian Patriarch Blesses Chicago Church Service
His Holiness Karekin II of the Armenian Apostolic Church blessed the new bronze doors of St. Gregory the Illuminator Church in Chicago. He urged worshipers to walk in faith as he described the ceremony and spoke on genocide recognition amid community divisions and a broader ecumenical visit.
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Texas man faces charges in Illinois vacations abuse
Lake County officials seek extradition for 59-year-old James Michael Casey on predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse charges. He was arrested in Edcouch Texas after allegedly abusing three steps grandsons ages 5 to 9 during Illinois vacations at State Beach Park and the Chain of Lakes since June last year. Victims live in Minnesota and North Carolina. Casey is held in a Texas jail.
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Lincoln documents found in Sangamon County office walls
Springfield reports three framed Lincoln documents, including a promissory note for $125 borrowed by a woman named Ritta da Sylva to buy a home, tied to Lincoln’s work as a lawyer and financier in the 1850s. Curators plan to scan the items for digitization.
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Former coroners in court over theft from dead
Edwardsville the case involves Elizabeth Radcliff and Martha Hampton former Madison County deputy coroners accused in December 2005 indictments of official misconduct felony theft and bribery for allegedly stealing cash and a coin collection from two dead men homes Hampton also accused of theft from a third man’s home. The indictments allege a $500 bribe and a death scene contract influence. Hampton resigned in 2005 after about 20 years in the coroner’s office. Radcliff resigned five months before charges and served as an investigator for about three years.
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