Berkeley News

BERKELEY, Ill. - Some parents from west suburban Berkeley are angry, after their kindergarteners were taken on a field trip to a local jail.

A convicted madam whose adopted children were taken from her by the state broke down in tears in court Thursday when a witness testified that one of the adopted girls says she still loves her.

Gail Siegel, spokeswoman for Cook County Clerk's Office, said the votes in most of the March 20 have not been certified, but believes that is a formality with the majority of the races in terms of determining a winner.

Prosecutors say DuPage County sheriff's deputies found a pair of shanks made from toothbrushes stuffed in the bunk of a jail inmate.

Driving With a Suspended License Adam M. McVey, 33, 225 E. First St., Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license after police pulled over his black Honda Civic for disobeying a traffic signal at 218 E. Butterfield Road at 10:37 a.m. March 5. He was released on I-bond. David A. Heath, 23, 771 John St., Bensenville, was ... (more)