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Cops: Bellwood man killed while sitting in vehicle
A Bellwood man was pronounced dead early this morning after being shot while sitting in a vehicle on his block in the west suburb, officials said.
The shooting happened shortly after midnight on the 1000 block of Bellwood Avenue and resulted in the... -
'Deadbeat dads' arrested for back child support
At least 80 men who collectively owe more than $1.7 million in unpaid child support payments -- including one man who alone owes several hundred thousand dollars -- were arrested during a two-week sting, officials said today. The operation, dubbed...Tags: Human Interest, David Fisher, Police Arrests, Father's Day, Cook County Government
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Celtics finish 14th in AAU DI tournament
TribLocal - Bolingbrook » NewsNo matter what their team name is, these players seem to find success on a national level. The Bolingbrook-based Illinois Celtics finished 14th in the …... -
Bellwood man dies in West Side shooting
Tribune reporterA Bellwood man was killed and a companion wounded early this morning in a shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, Chicago police said. Both men, ages 22 and 24, were leaving a building in the 3800 block of West Madison Street...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Garfield Park, Health, East Garfield Park
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Pension whittled for high-paid Bellwood administrator
A suburban official who claimed 10 job titles at once has seen his retirement checks whittled by pension officials — though the 56-year-old is still getting about $230,000 a year.
The Tribune revealed in June that Bellwood had paid its comptroller,...Tags: Interior Policy, Local Government, Politics, Contracts, Pension and Welfare
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Autopsy: Bellwood man's death ruled homicide
Tribune reporterAn autopsy today determined that a west suburban man was shot to death and ruled his death a homicide, officials said. Torri Catron, 21, of the 400 block of Englewood Avenue in west suburban Bellwood was pronounced dead at 7:34 a.m. Friday after his...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Assault, Murder
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State looking into ex-Bellwood administrator's $252,689-a-year pension
State pension officials are re-examining the retirement of a west suburban village administrator who the Chicago Tribune revealed was paid $472,255 last year under 10 different job titles, spiking his pension by tens of thousands of dollars. "People here...Tags: Politics, Local Government, Career and Workplace, Occupations, Cook County
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Judge tells Bellwood schools to delay new contracts
TribLocal - ElmhurstA Cook County judge today granted a temporary restraining order that prevents the Bellwood School District 88 board of education from executing major contracts that …... -
DuPage officials ask for map that retains the status quo
TribLocal - Downers Grove » NewsTo allow people to have some say over how new legislative districts are drawn, state lawmakers are holding public hearings on the proposed maps that …... -
Retirement perks cost towns millions
Lax pension rules are costing suburban taxpayers millions of dollars by allowing job perks and hefty pay hikes to inflate retirement checks for local leaders, the Tribune has found.
In Glencoe, a free Jeep, bonuses and other perks to an outgoing parks...Tags: Local Government, Career and Workplace, Lobbying, State Budgets, Travel
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Bellwood digs $40 million hole for taxpayers, has no new Metra station to show for it
West suburban politicians beamed as they dug shovels into scruffy industrial land two years ago to herald a new Metra station meant to redefine the blue-collar town of Bellwood with tony condos and shops.
But the station was not built, and the dream...Tags: Homes, Real Estate Sellers, Political Campaigns, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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A $472,255 public servant
Tribune staff reporterFor running a blue-collar western suburb, taxpayers paid Roy McCampbell $472,255 last year -- the highest total compensation of any suburban municipal executive -- and village officials now say they're not sure why. McCampbell, known as one of the...Tags: Schiller Park, Career and Workplace, State Budgets, Companies and Corporations, Travel
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