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Doctor gets 9 months for videoing naked wrestlers
MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A judge in western Michigan has sentenced a foot doctor from suburban Chicago to 9 months in jail for covertly videotaping members of a community college wrestling team while they showered. Dr. Ninos D. Jando of Skokie, Ill....Tags: Judges, Wrestling, Justice System, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Echoes from the Holocaust in Chicago area
The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Toby Glickman finds it impossible to waste even a morsel of food. Geri Emalfarb remembers how her parents wouldn't allow her out after dark. And Yonit Hoffman recalls the numbing sense of loss and sadness triggered...
Tags: Judaism, Gold Coast, Human Interest, Religion and Belief, World War II (1939-1945)
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Voice of the People, Jun. 09
Pension debt Isn't it amazing and disturbing that the Illinois General Assembly could pass medical marijuana, concealed carry and a whole bunch of other bills, all while leaving unresolved the nearly $100-billion-dollar pension deficit? Pension reform...Tags: Interior Policy, Metropolitan Planning Council, Trips and Vacations, Rick Perry, Michael Madigan
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Products that prevent summer brain drain
Chicago ShoppingFor kids, summer means three months off from reading, writing and arithmetic. But during that break, growing minds can lose educational skills acquired during the school year, according to the National Summer Learning Association. “When you’...Tags: Schaumburg, Calumet City, Naperville, Toy Industry, Monopoly (game)
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Northbrook, Glenview police blotter: May 28
The following items were taken from police reports. Northbrook •On May 22, a complainant reported a person had damaged 21 panels of temporary fencing installed in the outfield of a baseball diamond in the 1800 block of Western Avenue. •...
Tags: Northbrook, Crimes, Arlington Heights, Morton Grove, Drug Trafficking
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Ex-Maine West coach appears in court in hazing case
The lawyer for a former soccer coach charged in a hazing scandal at Maine West High School said Monday that his client "did nothing wrong" and will be cleared. Michael Divincenzo, the fired coach and teacher from the Des Plaines school, made an initial...
Tags: Prosecution, Hazing, Lawyers, Justice System, Trials
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Woman who posed as drug counselor gets 5 years for forgery
A Cook County judge today sentenced a north suburban mother of two who authorities say posed as a licensed drug counselor to five years in prison for depositing into her own bank account insurance checks made out to one of her clients. Kimberly Even,...
Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Trials, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Grant will boost Oakton's big plans for nanotechnology
Oakton Community College recently received a grant to introduce community college and high school students to the emerging field of nanotechnology. The National Science Foundation awarded the $374,000 grant, which was approved by Oakton's Board of...
Tags: Teachers, Science, Science and Technology, Forest City Enterprises, Colleges and Universities
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Drug Court judge's daughter among 10 arrested on pot charges in Wilmette
Tribune reporterThe 20-year-old daughter of a Cook County judge who presides over a drug court was among those arrested in a police raid in Wilmette stemming from a marijuana and ecstasy investigation, authorities said. Wilmette police and officers from the Cook...Tags: Substance Abuse, Prosecution, Judges, Crimes, Justice System
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House gambling sponsor recuses self because of potential conflict
— The Illinois House's longtime gambling expansion point man has dropped his sponsorship of a casino bill to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Democratic Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie wrote to the House clerk that he is now affiliated with a law...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Organized Crime, Justice System, Calumet City, Legal Service
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Layoffs coming to Northbrook company
Forty-five employees at Northbrook's Shell Vacations Club are scheduled to be laid off this summer due to restructuring, leaving just 10 employees at the company's site at 40 Skokie Boulevard, officials said. The company, which runs a timeshare...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Northbrook, Travel, Job Layoffs, Unemployment
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Lawmakers go along with ComEd rate hikes, override Quinn
Clout StreetSPRINFFIELD -- Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from hiking rates was rejected by state lawmakers on Wednesday. The House voted 71-44 to override Quinn's veto of the legislation, the minimum number of votes needed to do so. The vote came a day...Tags: Illinois Governor, Government, Justice System, Ameren Corporation, Consumers
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