Convicted Felon
Alvarez Files Suit Seeking Ouster Of Thornton HS Board President
Last month, Kenneth Williams received a letter from the state’s attorney’s office demanding he resign because he’s a felon. He was convicted of forgery in Indiana in 1985.
Convicted Felon Gets 55 Years For Raping Teen Boy
James Beamon lured the victim to an abandoned building in July 2008 and told the boy he could earn money by helping him clean the building, prosecutors say.
Lyons Mayor Appoints Ex-Con Father To Village Zoning Board
A former mayor of west suburban Lyons convicted of rigging construction bids is now on the village’s Zoning Board and Plan Commission.
Mom Of Slain Student ‘Outraged’ Killer Will Be In Hawaii
Despite efforts by a Honolulu prosecutor, an Illinois man convicted of killing an Eastern Illinois University student in 1998 will be allowed to move to Hawaii after he’s released on parole Tuesday.
Ex-City Clerk Laski Out At WGN Radio
Former Chicago City Clerk and convicted felon Jim Laski is gone from WGN radio, as is his boss, program director Kevin Metheny.
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