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Four years after jury cleared him, Braidwood man pleads guilty to sexual abuse
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:02:00 -0800
A Braidwood man pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl, four years after a jury found him not guilty of the same crime.Peter A. Ventsias, 55, had been set to go on trial this week. He instead agreed to let prosecutors re-charge him with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and entered the blind plea. Judge Richard Schoenstedt set an April 4 sentencing date. Ventsias was ...
Four years after acquittal, Braidwood man pleads guilty to sexual abuse
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:22:00 -0800
JOLIET — A Braidwood man pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl, four years after a jury found him not guilty of the same crime.Peter A. Ventsias, 55, had been set to go on trial this week. He instead agreed to let prosecutors re-charge him with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and entered the blind guilty plea. Judge Richard Schoenstedt set an April 4 sentencing date ...
Briefs
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:38:01 -0800
MSI announces free daysSee interactive exhibits and experiment in the new Fab Lab at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry during free admission days this winter.Illinois residents will enjoy free general admission to the museum on the following dates: Jan. 27, 30 and 31; Wednesdays in February and March 5.The Wanger Family Fab Lab is a small-scale workshop where you can dream up, design and ...
$186M to fund Joliet-to-Dwight high-speed rail
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:27:40 -0800
JOLIET — The federal government on Wednesday gave a $186 million boost to the future high-speed railway through Joliet.The money had already been announced in May but was delivered Thursday after Illinois completed the requirements needed to get the high-speed rail funds first promised to Florida but rejected by that state.Getting the money now means work can start in the spring on a section of ...
Fossil Ridge sets reception to introduce library leader
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:54:00 -0800
BRAIDWOOD — Fossil Ridge Public Library Board of Trustees invites the public to a reception to introduce to the community the library’s new director, Richard Ashley.The reception will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at Fossil Ridge Public Library.Ashley began his library career 18 years ago, serving as head of adult services at Fossil Ridge for the past two. He received his bachelor’s degree in plant ...
Feds grant Illinois $186 million for high speed rail
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:27:40 -0800
JOLIET — The federal government on Wednesday gave a $186 million boost to the future high-speed railroad through Joliet.The money had already been announced in May but was delivered Thursday after Illinois completed the requirements needed to get the high-speed rail funds first promised to Florida but rejected by that state.Getting the money now does mean work can start in the spring on a ...
Cleared of sex abuse charges 4 years ago, man pleads guilty to same crime
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:50:03 -0800
A far southwest suburban man pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl, four years after a jury found him not guilty of the same crime.Peter A. Ventsias, 55, of Braidwood, had been set to go on trial this week. He instead agreed to let prosecutors re-charge him with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and entered the blind plea. Judge Richard Schoenstedt set an April 4 ...
GIRLS ROUNDUP: Lady Pirate bigs pace revenge vs. Sterling
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:00:07 -0800
STERLING — Ottawa's low post trio was too much for Sterling to handle Thursday. Asya Williams, Allie Miceli and Kelcie Rombach all finished in double figures as theLady Pirates picked up an important 47-29 win over the Lady Warriors
Keep Sporting, Keep Fit: Hoops memories from the 40s
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:26:00 -0800
Steele writes about area basketball in the 1940s
Driver who killed girl, 10, again faces multiple DUI charges
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:10:06 -0800
During the nearly 18 months since he finished his punishment for killing a 10-year-old Lockport girl while driving drunk, Glen Higgginbotham Jr. has been arrested twice more for DUI.The first DUI arrest came a year ago, only five months after the Yorkville man was discharged from a prison sentence he received — in part for his conviction in the May 1999 drunken driving crash that killed Candace ...