Extra Extra: Ex-State Rep. Faces Child Porn Charges
By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 28, 2014 11:00PM
- Former Illinois state Rep. Kirk Farnham of Elgin was charged with possession of child pornography Monday. Farnham allegedly had two videos depicting child pornography on a computer. [Sun-Times]
- Neighbors near a proposed school to be named after President Barack Obama say the construction on the school would remove what green space remains in the former Cabrini-Green neighborhood. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- St. Boniface Church, long a victim of neglect and decay, now has one of those ominous red "X" signs on it, a sign demolition may be around the corner. [Curbed Chicago]
- Former Alderman Dick Mell and his daughter, Patti Blagojevich, have started a lobbying firm because of course. [Tribune]
- White Sox slugger Jose Abreu was named Co-American League Player of the Week. [CBS Chicago]
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