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Pregnant Chicago soldier among Ft. Hood victims

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:56:56 -0600

Franchezka Velez, 21 had returned from a deployment in Iraq. She was to return to Chicago with the news she was pregnant. But Velez was mortally wounded in the rampage of fellow U.S. Army soldier Nidal Malik Hasan. Also among Hasan's 13 murdered victims was 21-year-old Bowlingbrook Army soldier Michael Pearson.

nbcchicago.com

Bolingbrook man among Ft. Hood massacre victims

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:48:47 -0600

Michael Pearson, 21 was preparing for deployment to the Middle East Thursday when he was gunned down at the Fort Hood Army base near Killeen, Texas by a renegade soldier. Pearson is one of two Chicago-area soldiers who were victims of the massacre. Franchezka Velez, also 21, had recently discovered she was pregnant.

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FBI: Citibank bandit strikes again, robbing 8th bank

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:35:55 -0600

Chicago - Federal authorities said Friday they believe the person responsible for robbing a River North bank Thursday afternoon is the Citibank Bandit -- already wanted for seven bank robberies and one attempted robbery in the past eight months.

myfoxchicago.com

Voyeur alert: Peeping Photographer Focuses on Chicago's Private Parts

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:24:27 -0600

Armed with a powerful telephoto lens, Michael Wolf captures the unknowing inhabitants of Chicago’s skyscrapers. The voyeuristic project grew out of an ongoing series of cityscape shots, tightly cropped so as to lose all points of reference besides the building’s geometry.

animalnewyork.com

How To Not Get Street Sweeping Parking Tickets

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:09:54 -0600

I don't know about you, but I've been victimized by the street sweeping operation a few times too many. Once I got there 10 minutes after the deadline to move my car. The cop was still there and watched to see my reaction when I saw my ticket waiting for me. Anyway, everyone that parks on the street in Chicago should read this story.

chicagotribune.com

Chicago Street Gang Fugitive Daniel Bonilla Arrested in Wisconsin

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:36:29 -0600

Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest of DANIEL BONILLA, age 26, whose last known address was 2544 North Harding in Chicago.

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Holy Busted Jailbreak, Batman!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:30:15 -0600

Matthew Nolan, brother of 'The Dark Knight' director Christopher Nolan, had hopes of being the first person to escape the MCC. In his cell, officials found a razor, a harness, a metal clip (to unlock handcuffs), and 31 feet of rope made from bedsheets. What, no Batarang?

nbcchicago.com

Batman director's brother plan escape from jail

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:07:39 -0600

Inside the spartan federal prison cell where a brother of "The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan was being held, officials allegedly found tools for a Batman-like escape: 31 feet of rope made from bedsheets, a harness, a razor and a metal clip that could unlock handcuffs.

chicagotribune.com

Bolingbrook Soldier Killed in Fort Hood Rampage

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:48:32 -0600

Fort Hood's Texas tragedy took on a local slant with the reported death 21 year old US Army Private Michael Pearson. The former Bolingbrook High School graduate wasn't one to shy away from danger as he planned to defuse bombs in Baghdad.

chicagobreakingnews.com

Bribe charges for Naperville man doing business with wire-wearing Ike Carothers

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:40:38 -0600

Cops say the man was looking to open restaurants at Midway and O'Hare and passed at least $15,000 to Carothers while he was serving on the City Council's Aviation Committee.

suntimes.com