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Maywood mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in death of 1-year-old
A Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they beat and killed the woman's 1-year-old son before disposing of the child's body in the Des Plaines River. Clad in yellow jumpsuits, Lakeshia Baker, 22, and Michael Scott,...
Tags: Judges, Riverside (Cook, Illinois), Crime, Law and Justice, Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Justice System
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Mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in Maywood child's death
Special to the TribuneA Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty this morning to charges that they beat and killed her 1-year-old son before disposing the child’s body in the Des Plaines River. Clad in yellow jumpsuits, Lakeshia Baker, 22, and Michael Scott,...Tags: Trials, Judges, Riverside (Cook, Illinois), Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Crime, Law and Justice
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Flooding frustration in Glenview
Special to the TribuneFrustrated Glenview residents packed a village meeting Tuesday night, peppering local leaders with questions about relief in the aftermath of the floods that soaked much of the region last month. "The flooding … leaves many of us feeling...Tags: Floods, FEMA
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Glenview residents still seek flood relief
Frustrated Glenview residents packed a village meeting this week, peppering local leaders with questions about relief in the aftermath of the floods that soaked much of the region last month. "The flooding … leaves many of us feeling helpless and...
Tags: Floods, FEMA
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Term Limits commission hears research design, electoral history
Members of the Tinley Park Term Limits Commission continued to explore the issue at the group's third meeting, where more information was presented to the group. The commission, appointed by Mayor Ed Zabrocki after voters overwhelmingly voted in favor...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Public Officials, Elections, Political Corruption
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Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Niles police chiefs oppose medical marijuana
Illinois legislators may have voted to legalize medical marijuana, but the police chiefs of three Maine Township communities say the proposed measure could spread the drug's availability and challenge their ability to curb impaired driving. William...
Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Drug Trafficking, Park Ridge, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Orbert Davis' jazz symphony looks at Chicago River's momentous reversal
It was called the “seventh engineering wonder of the world,” a herculean effort to reverse the flow of the Chicago River. Typhoid fever, cholera and other waterborne diseases were running rampant in Chicago in the late 19th century, and...
Tags: Michael Williams, Culture, Michigan Avenue, Music Industry, Authors
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Park Ridge police: Man may have scammed dozens with fake-business scheme
Tribune reporterPark Ridge police continue to unravel a web of fake names allegedly used by a 63-year-old Chicago man suspected of setting up fake businesses across the Midwest to scam dozens of people out of thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise. Police said...Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Theft
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Des Plaines man shot, killed by police after chase in Missouri
A Des Plaines man died after being shot by police after a chase Friday that started with a traffic stop in southwest Illinois and ended in Missouri, according to police. Jose H. Garcia, 49, of northwest suburban Des Plaines, was shot about 11:45 p.m....
Tags: Traffic, St. Louis, Highway Transportation
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Des Plaines' beef about levee dismissed by state agency
Efforts by Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights to limit flood damage near Levee 37 along the Des Plaines River last month did not violate a state permit and did not significantly contribute to flooding downstream in Des Plaines, according to findings from...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Mount Prospect, Floods, Education, Prospect Heights (Cook, Illinois)
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Oak Park teacher receives Golden Apple
John Paulett leads almost all of his classes at Fenwick High School while the students sit in chairs formed in a circle. It's a way that provokes discussion and critical thinking for some of the tough topics he tackles in his theology classes at the...
Tags: Englewood, Oak Park, Chicago Heights, Teachers, Skokie
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