Friday, March 14, 2025

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  • by david hall
The shepherd and the flock: 'Passionate' Cook County sheriff's official brings back wayward drug users

“We’re determined to get them back," Jason Hughes says. Otherwise, "It’s just a matter of time before they will get on fentanyl and die."

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  • by david hall
Benedictine monk pleads guilty to battery, still lands on Illinois monastery's sex abuser list

Brother Joseph Charron initially was charged with sex crimes involving a now-former student. He recently pleaded guilty to aggravated battery, and the sex crime charges were dropped. Still, his Benedictine abbey placed him on its list of credibly accused child sex abusers.

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  • by david hall
Sister of crooked Bridgeport bank's CEO sentenced to 3 months in prison for her role in bank's collapse

In handing down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall told Janice Weston, "It’s very troubling. You have a few moments in time where you knew it was illegal and you could have left.”

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  • by david hall
PPP fraud investigation sees former Cook County correctional officer charged

Jareli Reyes, 32, is accused of fraudulently obtaining $41,666 in loans in 2021 through the federal Paycheck Protection Program that was established to provide relief to businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reyes, who resigned last year, is charged with theft, income-tax fraud and wire…