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Jury selection resumes for retrial Eight selected, four more plus two alternates to go in Casciaro murder case By SARAH SUTSCHEK ssutschek@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Jury selection was set to resume this morning in the retrial of Mario Casciaro, who is charged with murder in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of 17-year-old Brian Carrick more than a decade ago.
Eight jurors were selected Monday. Twelve are needed, plus two alternates. Casciaro, 29, and Carrick both worked at what was then Val’s Foods in Johnsburg. Carrick was last seen walking into the grocery store about 6:45 p.m. Dec. 20, 2002. Casciaro has gone to trial already in the murder case about a year ago, but jurors
failed to reach a verdict. A hung jury was declared, and Judge Sharon Prather called a mistrial. Prosecutors alleged during the last trial that Carrick owed Casciaro for marijuana and Casciaro called in another man, Shane Lamb, for a confrontation that became physical in the store’s produce cooler.
Lamb was granted immunity from all charges related to Carrick’s death, including murder, in exchange for his testimony. When Lamb took the stand, he never said Casciaro told him to punch or otherwise hit Carrick. But Lamb said he did end up with Carrick in the cooler, hitting the teen “like one or two times” and Carrick
“went down.” Lamb, who is expected to testify again as the prosecution’s main witness, said Casciaro told him to leave and he didn’t know what happened to the body. DNA evidence collected from blood found on the scene showed that it was Carrick’s. His body has never been found.
Mario Casciaro
Shane Lamb
None of the DNA matched Casciaro, but some did match another man who also worked
See CASCIARO, page A6
Alzheimer’s cases expected to grow Bill on the right path, says Quinn Governor wants funding guarantee in pension fix By SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press
Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com
Patti Whelan of McHenry participates in a tai chi exercise class Thursday at Family Alliance in Woodstock. The number of people afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to reach 13.8 million by 2050, millions more than previously anticipated, according to a new study in the journal Neurology. Exercise is known to help slow the effects of Alzheimer’s.
Senior care industry adjusts as numbers could reach 7.1M by 2025 By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com In hindsight, Jerri Beers suspects it was Alzheimer’s disease that afflicted her grandfather three decades ago. That’s not what doctors called it, of course. Information about the neurological disease that causes progressive memory loss and cognitive decline wasn’t so readily available then. About 90 percent of what we know about the disease has been discovered in the past 15 years, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
“They came up with better ways to diagnose it in people, so just like any other disease – cancer, things like that – there’s more testing, more out there, so you can get a better diagnosis,” said Beers, today the executive director of Fox Point Manor in McHenry, a live-in memory care facility that specifically assists Alzheimer’s patients. A greater aptitude for diagnosing the disease has combined with medical advancements and mixed, in recent years, with an aging population of baby
10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease 1. Memory loss that disrupts daily life 2. Challenges in planning or solving problems 3. Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure 4. Confusion with time or place 5. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships 6. New problems with words in speaking or writing 7. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps 8. Decreased or poor judgment 9. Withdrawal from work or social activities 10. Change in mood or personality
Source: Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org
CHICAGO – Any fix for Illinois’ nearly $100 billion pension mess should include provisions that the state make its full pension payment yearly and address cost-of-living increases and retirement age, Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday. The Chicago Democrat – who’s fought criticism that he wavers on how exactly he wants to overhaul Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation pension system – ticked off his wish list Monday, days after House lawmakers approved a third pension-related bill that’s being celebrated by some as a breakthrough. Quinn, who called the House action a step in the right direction, said he’d like a reform package to also make sure that pensionable salaries mimic the limit set for Social Security. Illinois’ five pension systems are a combined $96.7 billion short of what’s needed to cover promised retirement benefits to current and former workers. Over the years, the state either shorted or skipped pension payments. Quinn said that proposal should include a guarantee that Illinois will meet its annual required contribution. “The state can never ever again not pay what it should pay every year to the pension account. That’s why we’re in
“The state can never ever again not pay what it should pay every year to the pension account. That’s why we’re in this situation.” Gov. Pat Quinn
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Candidates for Huntley trustee J.R. Westberg (left) and Ronda Goldman Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com
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The Marengo City Council decided Monday to wait until April 8 to vote on the three initial annexation deals that would cut into Riley Township and put city limits closer to Interstate 90. City officials indicated last week that the council would not be voting on at least two annexation deals that has drawn the ire of Riley officials. For more, see page B1.
The chamber’s 31st annual expo attracted about 4,000 attendees Saturday and Sunday at Crystal Lake South High School, according to Gary Reece, chamber president. “It’s really about the exhibitors, and increasing their exposure,” Reece said. He said the expo was a sell out with 143 exhibitors. For more, see page B4.
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