Marcus Parker (left), Joel Shavers (Chicago Police Dept.)
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Application Posted For City Council Inspector General
CHICAGO (WBBM) -- The City Council is taking applications for the job of being the Council’s own Inspector General. As WBBM Newsradio 780 Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports, it’s a sore point for some aldermen, but city Inspector General Joseph Ferguson does not have jurisdiction over the City Council. LISTEN: Newsradio 780 Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports [audio http://cbschicago.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/mp3_bc_-wav_carts_council-ig-v1.mp3] Nearly a year ago, the aldermen voted to create an inspector general of their own. Now, the blue ribbon panel in charge of selecting the top candidates has posted an application on the city’s Web site. The panel is chaired by former Cook County Circuit Court Judge Julia Nowicki, who was once the monitor for the city’s compliance with the Shakman decree against political hiring. Terry Hillard was also a member of the panel, but dropped out when he was asked to return as police superintendent. The new watchdog, officially titled the legislative inspector general, will be appointed on the vote of two thirds of aldermen. The ordinance requires that the inspector general be elected “solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability.” Candidates for the watchdog job have until April 20 to submit an application. Backers say a City Council inspector general won’t simply do the mayor’s bidding, but critics say the inspector general will be too close to the Concil to be effective.CHICAGO (STMW) — Two men have been arrested and charged in a string of armed robberies that took place on the North Side between Thursday and Sunday.
The men would allegedly approach their victims at gunpoint and take money, smart phones and other valuables, police News Affairs John Mirabelli said. They were arrested Sunday night after police officers heard a call of a robbery in the 2900 block of North Mildred Avenue about 7:40 p.m. and apprehended the two men on a Brown Line train the police had requested held at the Diversey station.
The 22-year-old victim of the Mildred Avenue robbery later identified the two men arrested on the Brown Line train as the men who robbed him, and they were carrying some of the stolen items, Mirabelli said. One of them was also carrying a handgun.
Marcus Parker, 23, of the 9800 block of South Maplewood Ave. in Evergreen Park, was charged with two felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm, two felony counts of aggravated robbery along with one misdemeanor count each of unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a firearm Without a valid FOID card and possession of ammunition without a valid FOID card.
Joel Shavers, 22, of the 10400 block of South Peoria Street in Chicago was charged with three felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm.
They were expected to appear in bond court Monday.
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