Lorraine Swanson
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Dist. 130 Teachers Allege Maggots In Toilet, Black Mold, Filth Found All Over Schools (opens the original)
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BLUE ISLAND, IL—Teachers in Blue Island have filed an OSHA complaint against Cook County School Dist. 130 over alleged filthy and biohazardous conditions inside the district’s elementary schools since the union custodians were laid off in August. Members of the Blue Island Education Association state that their repeated requests to clean the schools have gone unfulfilled by the school district. Dist. 130 includes schools in Blue Island, Crestwood and Alsip. “Enough is enough. This is why there a
Bridgeview Man Found Shot On Street Identified, Death Ruled A Homicide: Medical Examiner (opens the original)
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BRIDGEVIEW, IL—The death of a man found shot on a Bridgeview street early Monday morning has been ruled a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner. Bridgeview police responded to a “person down” just before 3 a.m. in the 7800 block of South Oketo Avenue, where they found Niko Fuentes, 33, with a single gunshot wound to his torso. >>> Man Found Dead From Gunshot Wound To Torso In Bridgeview The gravely injured man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Fuent
Man Found Dead From Gunshot Wound To Torso In Bridgeview (opens the original)
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BRIDGEVIEW, IL—A man in his thirties was found fatally shot on the street early Monday in Bridgeview, police said. Around 2:50 a.m., officers went to the 7800 block of South Oketo Avenue by the frontage road for a report of a "person down on the ground." A man with a gunshot wound to his torso was found in the street. The man was treated and transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead. Bridgeview police said there is no threat to the community. Due to
Smash-And-Grab Crew Comes Back For Seconds At Previously Targeted Restaurant In Oak Lawn (opens the original)
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OAK LAWN, IL—A smash-and-grab crew came back for seconds at an Oak Lawn restaurant that was targeted in January, Oak Lawn police said. Around 7 a.m. Friday, multiple people broke into La Cocina de Mama Restaurant, 5721 W. 95th St., with sledgehammers and damaged the video gaming terminals and fled in a single vehicle. The glass was completely gone from the entry door to the restaurant, with a pile of broken shards on the ground. Oak Lawn police arrived on the scene as the crew fled in a vehicle.
Everything Must Go As Dave's Furniture And Mattress Store Clears Way For JCPenney (opens the original)
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BURBANK, IL—Dave’s Furniture and Mattress Discount in Burbank is holding a massive liquidation sale to make room for the scaled-down JC Penney that is replacing the former Ford City store, where it was an anchor tenant for decades. >>> JCPenney Leases Retail Space In Burbank To Replace Ford City Store The family-owned Dave’s at 8148 S. Cicero Ave., Burbank, purports to be the biggest outlet in the Chicago area. Iyad Ibrahim owns Dave’s as well as the land at 8148 S. Cicero Ave. Ibrahim also owns
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