| 8 Arrests Made Along Lakefront |
[May. 26th, 2010|08:55 pm] |
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Chicago police say they responded to a fight, the assault of a jogger, and a gang-related shooting all within three hours last Monday night along the lakefront between Fullerton and North Avenues. Six teens and two adults were arrested. |
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| Two Charged in Bucktown Baseball Bat Attack |
[Apr. 27th, 2010|03:58 pm] |
A man and his girlfriend have been charged in a baseball bat attack in Bucktown that seriously injured two women, sources say. Heriberto Viramontes, 30, of the 3100 block of North Springfield Avenue and Marcy Cruz, 25, were each charged with aggravated battery and armed robbery. Records from cell phones and credit cards stolen from the women helped lead police to Viramontes and Cruz, a source said. A bat has been recovered, the source added. Natasha McShane, 23, and Stacy Jurich, 24, were beaten and robbed around 3:30 a.m. Friday in the 1800 block of North Damen Avenue. Viramontes told Cruz he planned to rob people in Bucktown, a source said. Cruz drove him to the area in a van and stayed in the neighborhood, according to the source. Cruz told investigators she did not see the attack on McShane and Jurich, but Viramontes told her what he did, the source said.
When police questioned Viramontes about credit cards belonging to the women, he told them he bought the cards from someone on the West Side, a source said.
Officers searching the home of the suspects found items belonging to McShane and Jurich in a garbage can, a source said. McShane -- a University of Illinois at Chicago graduate student who has been in Chicago since January -- had been celebrating with Jurich after learning she had gotten an internship and could stay longer in Chicago, friends said. On their way back to Jurich's home, they were attacked from behind and struck on the back of their heads with a baseball bat. Jurich's condition today was upgraded from serious to fair, but McShane remains in critical condition, said Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center spokeswoman Noreen Keeney. |
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| Last Sunday's Bible - Luke 22:7-23 |
[Apr. 20th, 2010|08:47 pm] |
The came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be and He sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat." So they said to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare?" and He said to them, "Behold, when you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house which he enters. Then you shall say to the master of the house, "The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?" ' Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room; there make ready." So they went and found it just as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover. When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. Then He said to them, "With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and sai itd, "Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this remembrance of Me." Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!" Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing. |
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| 2 Kings 19:1, 3, 13-14 |
[Apr. 11th, 2010|04:44 pm] |
And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
~ 2 Kings 19:1
And they said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah: 'This day is a day of trouble, and rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth.
~ 2 Kings 19:3
Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivah?" And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.
~ 2 Kings 19:13-14
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| A Psalm of Thanskgiving |
[Apr. 11th, 2010|04:32 pm] |
Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presense with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. be thanksful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
~Psalms 100:1-5 |
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| Ricky Martin Comes Out |
[Mar. 30th, 2010|06:26 pm] |
Latin pop singer Ricky Martin has revealed in an onliner post that he is. "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man," Martin said Monday on rickymartinmusic.com and linked to the statement from his Twitter page. he said his twin sons, who are two, inspired him to be true to himself, "To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids were born with," Martin writes. |
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| John 14: 15, 21 and 23-24 |
[Mar. 28th, 2010|04:41 pm] |
If you love Me, keep My commandments.
~John 14:15
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.
~John 14:21
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me.
~John 14:23-24 |
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| Last Sunday's Bible (3-7-10) |
[Mar. 11th, 2010|04:32 pm] |
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Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
Isaiah 35:3
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Philippians 2:1-2
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;
Acts 3:4
And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look on us.
Acts 3:16
And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong, whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith which is through him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Acts 19:13-16
But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this. And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
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| President's Day Closings on Monday, February 15th |
[Feb. 13th, 2010|05:07 pm] |
Let's get ready for President's Day closings on Monday, February 15th.
MASS TRANSIT: Regular weekday service for CTA, Metra and Pace.
SCHOOLS: Chicago Public Schools are closed, as are many suburban and parochial schools.
POST OFFICES: Postal facilities closed; Express Mail only.
BANKS: Some banks will be open. Chase and Harris will stay open, while LaSalle and Fifth Third will be closed.
CITY GARBAGE: Regular pickup.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES: Closed in Chicago and many suburbs.
PARKING METERS: Must be fed in Chicago.
GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND COURTS: Generally closed.
FINANCIAL MARKETS: Closed.
CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO: Generally closed.
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| Metra Hikes Start Today |
[Feb. 1st, 2010|01:12 pm] |
Metra conductor Joseph Velazquez checking for and punching tickets on a northbound Metra train Thursday late afternoon. While most Metra users won't notice a difference, riders who buy one-way tickets or use the commuter rail system's weekend passes will be paying more starting Monday, Feb. 1. (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune / January 27, 2010)
Metra riders who buy one-way tickets or use weekend passes will pay a little more starting today. So will passengers who don't get a ticket at the station and end up buying a ticket from the conductor. Most Metra users won't see a difference in what they pay. About 79% of riders use 10-ride tickets and monthly passes, officials said, and those prices will not increase. One-way tickets will cost an average of 6% more, depending on distance. The per-ticket increase will range from 10 cents to 45 cents for the farthest zone. The cost of weekend passes will rise from $5 to $7. This is the first time Metra has increased that fare since 1991. |
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