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Man charged with threatening DuPage Circuit Court Clerk
THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2021
Tells employee he’ll ‘shoot the clerk in the head’
On Friday, July 23, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that bond had been set for a Chicago man charged with making a threatening phone call to the office of Candice Adams, Clerk of the DuPage County Circuit Court. Bernard Williams, 42, of Chicago, appeared before Judge Maureen Dunsing who set bond at $1 million with 10% to apply. Williams has been charged with one count of Threatening a Public Official (Class 3 Felony) and one count of Harassment by Telephone to a State Employee (Class 4 Felony.) It is alleged that on Thursday, July 22, at approximately 3 p.m.,
Williams called the office of the DuPage County Clerk of the Circuit Court and, while speaking to a representative, threatened to “come to the office and shoot everyone that works there.” It is alleged that Williams also threatened to “shoot the clerk in the head.” This morning at approximately 10 a.m., Williams was located in a courtroom within the courthouse and taken into custody without incident. He was found to be unarmed. “My office takes any threat or even the perception of a threat against a public employee or elect-
See MAN, Page 4
Chicago Bears choose Fenton to host Nike ‘11-On Competition The Chicago Bears have selected Fenton High School to host their official Nike 11-On Competition, which will feature eight local high school teams in a tournament as well as skills challenges for individual players. The competition took place on Tuesday, July 27 and featured youth and community outreach representatives from the Chicago Bears and retired fullback Jason McKie, who is
also the head coach of Carmel Catholic High School. In addition to the opportunity to learn and compete, the winning team received a $2,500 donation, the second-place team was given $1,500 and the third-place team earned a $1,000 contribution, all benefiting their football programs. Participating schools include: • Fenton High School
See BEARS, Page 4
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Getting a jump on science
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Nick M. (center) jumps in the air and comes down on the stomp rocket the students made at Montini Catholic High School’s annual X-Treme Science Summer Camp. With Nick are Jack M. (left) and James M. Campers participated in a wide range of engaging activities from across the sciences, both in the science lab and outdoors. Story and another photo on page 4.
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