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lose power under Republican governors in surrounding states – are fighting as though more than a single office is at stake. “I think all the national unions fear they’ll have another Scott Walker on their hands if he should come in,” said Don Rose, a longtime Chicago political analyst, referring to the Republican governor of Wisconsin who stripped state employee unions of most of their bargaining powers after his election in 2010.
WOODSTOCK – A psychologist testified Thursday that a repeat sex offender poses a considerable risk of reoffending should he be released. The Illinois Attorney General’s Office has filed a petition to have 55-year-old Guy E. Wilson, formerly of Woodstock, remain in custody under the Sexually Violent Person’s Act. “I believe he’s much more likely than not to reoffend,” Dr. Joseph Proctor said Thurs- Guy E. day at the civil com- Wilson mitment hearing. Proctor said Wilson needs intensive treatment in a secure setting. He diagnosed him with pedophilia and a personality disorder with narcissistic and antisocial features. Wilson was sentenced in 2007 to 10 years and eight months in prison after he pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse. But with day-for-day credit, he is nearing his release date. That conviction in McHenry County was Wilson’s third for sex offenses. That same year, he was sentenced to a concurrent seven years in prison stemming from similar charges in downstate Jefferson County. The victim was the 15-year-old daughter of the woman whom he was dating. In 2000, Wilson received periodic imprisonment and special probation for a sexual encounter with a 10-year-old female family member. In that case, he was communicating with a man in Minnesota over the Internet. During their chats, Wilson expressed a desire to watch the man tie up and rape the young girl. The man eventually alerted authorities, and sexual abuse allegations soon surfaced and criminal charges followed. For the most recent case, Wilson was on probation for the earlier crime, and was seeking sex offender treatment, when he met a woman living in Mount Vernon, which is in Jefferson County.
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Firefighters work to extinguish a house fire Thursday on Kimball Avenue in Woodstock. One person died in the fire, Woodstock Fire Deputy Chief Terry Menzel said. By SHAWN SHINNEMAN
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sshinneman@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – One person died in a house fire at 509 E. Kimball Ave. Thursday night, Woodstock Fire Deputy Chief Terry Menzel said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to a call for a structure fire at the home about
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7:30 p.m. They issued a mutual aid box alert, requesting help from surrounding departments. As of about 8:45 p.m. Thursday night, crews were still on the
scene of the fire. White smoke continued to pour from windows, doors and gaps in the roof and the house’s dark green siding. Menzel said it would likely take a prolonged extrication to retrieve the body. Officials weren’t yet identifying the deceased. A neighbor who acted as a care-
taker for the victim informed officials that only one person was home at the time of the fire, Menzel said. Emergency crews from Lakewood, Huntley, Crystal Lake, Union, Wonder Lake, Harvard, Marengo, Algonquin and Spring Grove were assisting with the fire. The Illinois Fire Marshall had also been called to the scene.
Illinois governor’s race showcases union fears By SARA BURNETT The Associated Press CHICAGO – When superrich Republican Bruce Rauner decided to run for governor of Illinois, it was clear this wouldn’t be the kind of race the state was accustomed to. Rauner, who made his fortune as a venture capitalist, was new to campaigning and bragged of being beholden to no one. He came out swinging at entrenched special interests and “government union bosses” with an intensity not seen before.
Organized labor, which has long had cordial relations with state Republicans, went to full battle stations. Unions have pumped millions of dollars into an advertising offensive to counter the new threat before the March 18 primary. And Rauner Bruce has already commitRauner ted more than $6 million from his own bank account. The furious pace and extraordinary cost of a race weeks before the
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general election field is even set demonstrates what can happen when a wealthy businessman decides he wants to run a state, and of how unions can react when they feel especially threatened. Both sides – having watched labor
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