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    Aug 3, 2011 |Column| ctnow.com

  1. Accidently on Purpose

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Economic woes and double-digit unemployment are being blamed for a rash of staged auto accidents by criminals against unsuspecting motorists to line their pockets through fraudulent insurance claims. Ten people were...

    Tags: Road Transportation, Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment Benefits, Prosecution, Justice System

    2. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Des Plaines FEMA center for flood assistance closing June 21

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood-assistance center in downtown Des Plaines will close Friday, June 21, Des Plaines officials have announced.
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood-assistance center in downtown Des Plaines will close Friday, June 21, Des Plaines officials have announced. A joint operation between FEMA and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the center opened...

    Tags: FEMA, Floods

    3. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Des Plaines asks towns to sign agreement on flood measures

    Contention over flood-fighting methods in communities near the Des Plaines River appears to be continuing after Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz recently asked his counterparts in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights to sign an agreement laying out how future deluges should be battled.
    Contention over flood-fighting methods in communities near the Des Plaines River appears to be continuing after Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz recently asked his counterparts in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights to sign an agreement laying out how future...

    Tags: Bodies of Water, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rivers, Wheeling, Mount Prospect

    4. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  4. Man arrested for Gold Coast apartment scam

    Would you rent a Gold Coast studio apartment for $850 a month?
    RedEye
    Would you rent a Gold Coast studio apartment for $850 a month? That's how much a handful of suburbanites in their early twenties offered to pay a man to rent a third-floor unit in a townhome on East Bellevue Place after seeing his Craigslist ad,...

    Tags: Rentals, Craigslist, Inc., Apartments, Gold Coast

    5. May 31, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. 'Breakfast Club': How a talky teen film became a classic

    I was in 7th grade when "The Breakfast Club" opened in theaters, and I distinctly remember thinking the movie was <em>totally right about everything</em>. I wasn't in high school yet (and that was surely one of movie's allures; a peek in a world I would soon enter), but at 13, I had suddenly become aware of all those weird anxieties, indignities and nuances that define the lives of adolescents, and they were all right there on the screen. Perceived slights as far as the eye can see. Rigid-seeming social circles. Parents who just don't understand. If only people knew the real me.
    I was in 7th grade when "The Breakfast Club" opened in theaters, and I distinctly remember thinking the movie was totally right about everything. I wasn't in high school yet (and that was surely one of movie's allures; a peek in a world I would soon...

    Tags: Television Industry, Megan Mullally, Sean Penn, The Real World (tv program), Back to the Future (movie)

    6. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Ex-Maine West coach 'did nothing wrong,' attorney says

    The lawyer for a former coach charged in a hazing scandal at Maine West High School said his client &ldquo;did nothing wrong&rdquo; and will be cleared.
    Special to the Tribune
    The lawyer for a former coach charged in a hazing scandal at Maine West High School said his client “did nothing wrong” and will be cleared. Michael Divincenzo, the now-fired coach and teacher from the Des Plaines school, made an initial...

    Tags: Justice System, Hazing, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  7. Case highlights staged car accidents, PIP insurance fraud in Florida

    Although Junel Basile's job title was "driver," what he really did for Metro Chiropractic &amp; Wellness Center, federal authorities say, was recruit people to participate in staged car accidents and meticulously plan the crashes.
    Although Junel Basile's job title was "driver," what he really did for Metro Chiropractic & Wellness Center, federal authorities say, was recruit people to participate in staged car accidents and meticulously plan the crashes. At the same time, the...

    Tags: Corporate Crime, Hospitals and Clinics, Orlando, Lake Mary, Health and Safety at Work

    8. May 31, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Park Ridge police seek suspects in child-luring incidents

    Park Ridge police are looking for two men suspected of asking a 14-year-old girl if she wanted to get in their car last week.
    Park Ridge police are looking for two men suspected of asking a 14-year-old girl if she wanted to get in their car last week. The incident is the second "suspicious incident" in five days in which a man tried to lure a girl into a vehicle, officials...

    Tags: Golf

    9. Jun 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. 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.
    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, Prosecution, Skokie, Justice System, Trials

    10. May 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Odds falling on casino expansion

    &mdash; Efforts to expand Illinois casino gambling are losing ground at the Capitol as the plan's new sponsor clashes with Gov. Pat Quinn, and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle angles for a piece of the action.
    — Efforts to expand Illinois casino gambling are losing ground at the Capitol as the plan's new sponsor clashes with Gov. Pat Quinn, and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle angles for a piece of the action. Rep. Robert Rita, who started...

    Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Justice System, Chicago Mayor, Political Fundraising, Government

    11. May 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Des Plaines to fight return of former cop it says used 'excessive force'

    A suspect punched in the face as he sat handcuffed in the back of a Des Plaines police squad car; a man in custody shoved for making a vulgar comment in a police holding cell; another man punched for allegedly becoming aggressive in a holding cell. All...

    Tags: Public Officials, Freedom of Information Act, Prosecution, Justice System, Defendants

    12. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Des Plaines man shot, killed by police after chase in Missouri

    A <a href="#" data-topic-id="PLGEO100100501350000">Des Plaines</a> 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.
    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: St. Louis, Traffic, Highway Transportation

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