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Groups keep eyes on neighborhoods By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com Nothing has done more damage to Neighborhood Watch’s image than a group leader in Florida pursuing and eventually killing an unarmed teen, those involved with the crime prevention or-
ganization say. The death of Trayvon Martin and eventual acquittal of George Zimmerman served as a lesson to Neighborhood Watch members not to take law enforcement matters into their own hands. Rather, they should serve as “eyes and ears” for police.
USA on Watch, the organization that provides information for local Neighborhood Watch programs, indicates there is at least one program in almost every town in McHenry County.
“It’s not a mini police department,” said Deputy Aimee Knop, who serves as a liaison for the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office programs. “These are educated citizens who work together to watch out for each other and communicate with police when there’s a concern.”
“We’re just neighbors learning how to be safer out there. And being more aware of what’s out there in the neighborhood.” Anitra Willis Neighborhood Watch leader in unincorporated Union
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IMMIGRATION REFORM GOP hopeful SEEKING A BRIGHTER FUTURE picks lt. gov. Rutherford taps Northbrook lawyer By SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press CHICAGO – The Republican field for the 2014 Illinois governor’s race began to crystallize Monday as candidate Dan Rutherford, the Illinois treasurer, announced a Chicago attorney as his lieutenant governor pick. Rutherford announced on Twitter that his choice is Steve Kim, a 42-year-old attorney who lives in Northbrook. Kim, who has served as a Northfield township trustee, unsuccessfully challenged Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan in 2010. “He comes from having been on the statewide stage before,” RuthDan erford told The Rutherford gubernatorial A s s o c i a t e d Press. The Checandidate noa Republican said his first priority was choosing someone who could succeed him if he wins. Rutherford said he would release more details Thursday at a news conference. Rutherford became the first among the four Republicans and two Democrats seeking the state’s highest office to announce his running mate. It’s the first time that candidates for governor will run with their lieutenant governor choices. The change was instituted after 2010 when it was revealed after the primary that the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor – Scott Lee Cohen – had past troubles including domestic battery charge. Cohen dropped out after pressure from Democratic leaders who feared it would hurt Quinn. Other Republicans are expected to announce their picks soon. Republican state Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale scheduled a statewide fly around with his pick for Tuesday, the first day that candidate petitions can be circulated. Republican Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington has
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Carlos Acosta (left) emigrated from Columbia when he was 4 years old, and Emmanuel Martinez of Woodstock has spent the past 14 years in McHenry County as an immigrant from Mexico City. “There are people out there doing things right,” Acosta said.
Struggle for rights grows as immigrant population increases
By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Janeth Talavera asked a simple question to the students in her dual language class. What do you want to be
when you grow up? One by one, students expressed desires to become lawyers or doctors until one of the Hispanic students said he wanted to work at Burger King. But after hearing more responses, the student raised
his hand and asked whether he could change his answer and be something different. Talavera assured the student that he could be whatever he wanted to be, but she
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Syria warns U.S. strikes could ignite regional war By SYLVIE CORBET
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Syrian refugees arrive Monday at the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border. Routine prevailed at a U.S.-Turkish air base in southern Turkey on Monday, a day after the U.S. alleged that sarin gas was used in an August chemical weapons attack in Syria.
PARIS – France released an intelligence report Monday alleging chemical weapons use by Syria’s regime that dovetailed with similar U.S. claims, as President Bashar Assad warned that any military strike against his country would spark an uncontrollable regional war and spread “chaos and extremism.” The verbal crossfire, including a rejection of the Western allegations by longtime Syrian ally Russia, was part of frenzied efforts on both sides to court international public opinion after
n Quinn, Daley agree with Obama on Syria. PAGE A4 n With eye on Iran, Israelis seek U.S. action in Syria. PAGE A5 President Barack Obama said he would seek authorization from Congress before launching any military action against Assad’s regime. In an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, Assad was quoted as saying that Syria has challenged the U.S. and France to provide proof to support their allegations, but that their leaders “have been incapable of
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doing that, including before their own peoples.” “If the Americans, the French or the British had a shred of proof, they would have shown it beginning on the first day,” he said, deriding Obama as “weak” and having buckled to U.S. domestic political pressure. “We believe that a strong man is one who prevents war, not one who inflames it,” Assad said. French President Francois Hollande and Obama have been the two world leaders most vocally calling for action against Assad’s regime, accusing it of carrying out a
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