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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: Wrestling, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Justice System
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New life for apartments in two historical buildings
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Two old apartment buildings are in the midst of makeovers on opposite ends of downtown. Menora Financial Corp., based in Skokie, Ill., bought the properties late last year with plans to modernize the historical buildings and open them to...Tags: Arts and Culture, Rentals, Sunnyside (McHenry, Illlinois), Apartments
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Fire watchmen to monitor migrant worker housing
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- The owner of a west-side building housing 190 migrant workers has agreed to hire fire watchmen to monitor the property 24 hours a day. The agreement settles city officials' concerns that the former nursing home at 5024 W. Western Ave....Tags: Long Term Care, Medical Specialization, Nursing, Politics, Government
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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: Human Interest, Gold Coast, Arts and Culture, Judaism, Religion and Belief
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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: U.S. Supreme Court, Rick Perry, Voting, Travel, Minority Groups
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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: Monopoly (game), Naperville, Toy Industry, Calumet City, Teachers
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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: Hillside, Drug Trafficking, Police Arrests, Glenview, Highway Transportation
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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: Anita Alvarez, Crime, Law and Justice, Hazing, Lawyers, Justice System
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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: Criminals, Prisons, Judges, Police Arrests, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois)
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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: Nanotechnology, Colleges and Universities, Science, Teaching and Learning, Technology
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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, Cook County Government, Drug Trafficking, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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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, Legal Service, Louis I Lang, Chicago Mayor, Terry Link
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