Members and supporters of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, Dave Lemley, Barbara Blaine, and Julie Lemley Hokanson, participate in a press conference Nov. 13 outside of Presbytery Church, in Chicago. Hokanson was abused by a Priest from the church when she was a child. (Ruthie Hauge/Staff Photographer)
A former pastor who had worked in River Forest and Elmwood Park was found guilty in a church trial for sexually abusing a minor in the 1980s. A panel of six Prebytery of Chicago pastors and elders unanimously found the Rev. Ronald M. Campbell guilty of molesting and raping one of his former youth group members from 1984 to 1989. The abuse started when the victim was 14 years old.
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During the village trustees meeting Nov. 13, the mayor's shirt hung out of his blue jeans, the trustee in charge of licensing and ordinance thanked her parents for funding her campaign and all the city officials had to leave early to complete their homework.
The sudden fame that came with Catherine Vogt's middle school social experiment came quite unexpected. "I really did not expect it to go to 'Vroom,' really crazy," Vogt said. "I just expected to do it as a report, turn it in for extra credit for my teacher, maybe tell a newspaper. Then it kind of took off."
Losing five seniors to graduation, including two starters and two all-conference players, could make for an uphill battle for the Elmwood Park girls basketball team this season. The Tigers finished 18-13 overall a year ago, but head coach Dallas Till expects the 2008-09 season to be a rebuilding year.
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Navman can help firms follow fleets on the road
Glenview's Navman Wireless chief TJ Chung says he typically hears "Big Brother" concerns when he explains his company's product. The product tracks drivers of company vehicles and transmits their whereabouts to the home office.
"It's a summer music festival shoved indoors," said Michael Raspatello, of Oak Park. "There aren't any fall/winter music festivals of this stature in Chicago."
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