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Monday, August 29, 2011

Patch Flash: ‘Toughest Sheriff’ at GOP Picnic; Drew Peterson Case Heads to Supreme Court

Chicagoland news to talk about: Tinley Park hosts first-ever pole dancing convention.

  Sheriff Joe Arpaio,, the self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America,” has his critics. But you’d have been hard-pressed to find any inside the Kendall County Republicans’ annual picnic Saturday in Yorkville, according to the Oswego Patch. As the featured speaker at this year’s event, Arpaio drew two standing ovations from the 600-strong crowd at the Kendall County Fairgounds. About 70 protesters gathered outside the fairgrounds. Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona since 1992, is famous for his “tent city” jail in Phoenix, his firm stance against illegal immigration, and his willingness to enforce those immigration laws. He is known for raiding businesses suspected of hiring illegal immigrants, for instituting the first all-…

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Draws Applause, Protests at Republican Picnic (in Oswego Patch), Drew Peterson Case Heading to Supreme Court (in Naperville Patch), Sherman Alleges Civil Rights Violations, Sues Buffalo Grove (in Buffalo Grove Patch), and 5 more ›

Abigail

6:01 pm on Thursday, September 1, 2011

Can you imagine what it would be like to have Sheriff Joe here? Having a sheriff with enough b+++s to have ICE on speed dial would be great.   more ›

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Harper Drowning Death Ruled An Accident

Victoria Auer, 64, drowned in March after her car plunged into a pond on Harper College's campus.

The death of a woman whose car plunged into a pond at Harper College in March has been ruled an accident. Victoria Auer, 64, of Rolling Meadows, drowned March 24 when her car left the interior drive at Harper College and plunged into a pond. The Daily Herald reported that the Cook County Medical Examiner listed Auer's blood-alcohol level at .173–more than twice the level of legal intoxication. Harper College Communications Chief Phil Burdick said an investigation by campus police found nothing wrong with the vehicle Auer was driving. "There were no mechanical problems with car," Burdick said. He said that investigators also found no skidmarks at the accident scene. Burdick said alcohol could have been a contributing factor in the accident…

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UPDATED: Details Emerge About Woman Killed In Harper Crash (in Palatine Patch)

Ellen

2:41 pm on Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Accident? An old lady gets drunk and drives into a pond on a "closed" campus, leaving no skid marks and it's ruled an accident??? Talk about seeing the world thru rose-colored glasses. Of course, it's always possible that there is info that I'm not privy to -- but I wonder, don't the police know how often people intentionally drive into lakes and ponds? Or, at least contemplate doing so.   more ›

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