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FOX LAKE OFFICER SHOOTING
A COMMUNITY MOURNS
Photos by Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com
People attend a candlelight vigil Wednesday in Fox Lake for police Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz, who was fatally shot while on duty Tuesday morning.
Vigil for fallen officer filled with tears, memories
Authorities hope video, tips lead to suspects’ capture By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com
and CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com
By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com FOX LAKE – Joseph Gliniewicz was somebody to everyone, his wife told the hundreds gathered at Lakefront Park on Wednesday night to honor the Fox Lake police lieutenant who was killed on the job the day before. “Joe was my best friend, my world, my hero, the love of my life for the last 26 and a half years,” said Mel Gliniewicz, surrounded by her four sons. “He was my rock as much as I was his
Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz’s son is seen during a candlelight vigil for his father Wednesday in Fox Lake.
See VIGIL, page A5
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FOX LAKE – Authorities are hoping surveillance footage and tips from the public will provide the clues they need to find the three men involved in the death of Fox Lake Police Lt. Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz as the search continues. Lake County Major Crime Task Force Cmdr. George Filenko said at a news conference Wednesday the manhunt was far from over, although police stopped searching a specific 2-mile perimeter Tuesday night. “This is an ongoing investigation,” Filenko said. “We’ve been following up on leads since yesterday. … We’re still continuing to follow up on leads.” Tips are coming in from the across the
See SUSPECTS, page A4
Override of AFSCME arbitration veto falls 3 votes short Franks votes ‘present,’ splits from fellow Democrats By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner won a legislative victory Wednesday evening when the Illinois House failed to override his veto of a bill
aimed at limiting his ability to negotiate a new contract with a powerful state employee union. House Speaker Michael Madigan’s efforts to marshal his 71 House Democrats into the exact 71-vote supermajor-
ity needed to override Rauner’s veto of Senate Bill 1229 fell three votes short. Local Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, voted present, Rep. Scott Drury, D-Highwood, voted no, and Chicago Democrat Ken Dunkin was absent.
The bill would have allowed negotiations between Rauner and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees to be able to go to binding arbitration – both sides have been struggling to come to an agreement on a new contract to replace the one that expired June 30. Drury and Franks have
bucked Madigan before, most recently in robbing the powerful House speaker of the threefifths majority he needed to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to create a “millionaire tax,” an action clearly aimed at the wealthy freshman governor. Franks said he voted present because he couldn’t
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agree with either side on the matter – he did not vote on the bill when it first came to the House, either. He said he worked “furiously” to convince Rauner and AFSCME to come to a compromise. “I didn’t support the override, or either side. I wanted
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