Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Vol. 18 No. 44
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17th annual Take Back the Night vigil shines light on domestic violence By Stewart Warren For the Bugle
On March 21, Cortney Lott lost his mother. Although he lived in Atlanta at the time, he was very close to her. They talked on the phone every day, said Lott, 37. “My mom was my best friend,” he said. “She was like my everything.” For him, the circumstances of her death are probably the worst part of a terrible situation. Jeanie Parker, 54, of Joliet, was murdered during an
Marchers young and old send a clear message during the Take Back the Night memorial to end domestic violence Oct. 3 in Joliet.
incident of domestic violence. She allegedly was killed by another one of her sons. Charles McCullum, who is called C.J., is Lott’s younger brother. McCullum has been arrested by Joliet police and charged with killing his mother and dumping her body in the Des Plaines River. It’s been a difficult year for Lott. But he came to First Assembly of God Church, 1741 Essington Road, Joliet, Oct. 3 to be a part of the 17th annual See NIGHT, page 2
EACH OF YOU HAS INFLUENCE IN YOUR IN YOUR OWN LIFE. I’M ASKING YOU TONIGHT TO DARE TO USE IT.” - REV. NEIL SCHORI, PASTOR OF NAPERVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Dozens line up early for Shorewood Police applications By Clare Walters For the Sentinel
It’s not often you’ll see a line of people itching to get into a police station. But that was the exact scene when 150 people arrived the morning of Oct. 1 at the Shorewood Police Department, 903 W. Jefferson St., with the
purpose of securing a job application. For the first time in two years, the Shorewood Board of Fire and Police Commissioners has issued applications and will be conducting testing for entrylevel police officers. Police Chief Aaron Klima said all applications were distributed within an hour, and prospective applicants began
lining up to secure an application nearly five hours before the start of business hours. “It was kind of bewildering to everyone,” he said. “We had an overwhelming response. There were so many people in line we ran out of parking spaces.” The department did work to get word out about the applications, Klima said, but it
was still surprising to witness how quickly they went. It took more than three days to reach the application limit the last time the police commission accepted applications. Mayor Rick Chapman said the response is indicative of the job market, in part, but also because of the quality of the village’s police force.
“We used to be a training spot for the bigger police departments, but we’re not anymore,” he said. “We’ve made a great decision in the chief. He’s put together a department that you’d be proud to serve on.” Chapman said the village board also is committed to ensuring the See POLICE, page 3