Chicago News Stories for Jan 24 2012

Hot off the presses go 2 Chicago brings you the latest breaking Chicago News Stories to hit the internet. We make a point of updating today’s headlines at least twice a day so make sure to check back for all your Chicago News Headlines

• Three held following Norwood Park West home invasion
  Three suspects are in custody for a home invasion Monday night in the Norwood Park West neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
• Cops: South Loop commuter robbed of cell phone, backpack and wallet
  Three youths followed a Red Line commuter and robbed him Monday night in the South Loop, police said.
• 4 charged, including victim, after drug-related home invasion
  Three men who forced their way into a Lakeview home at gunpoint were arrested and one of the six victims was behind bars, as well, after a drug-related home invasion Sunday night, police said.
• Pilot program to allow cameras in circuit court
  The Illinois Supreme Court will announce Tuesday that it will allow media cameras to record proceedings in the state’s circuit courts for the first time, a court spokesman said today.
• Immigrant lockup a tough sell
  Dozens of residents crowded Crete’s Village Hall today as they decried a proposal to bring an immigration detention center to town.
• Two dead, 1 wounded in South Side shootings
  Two men are dead and a third was wounded after shootings today on the South Side, authorities said.

• Toews Out of Tuesday’s Game
  
  Blackhawks host Predators.
  
  
• Why You Should Make Sure Your Employees Eat Lunch
  
  Depending on how much of a newshound you are, you might’ve read about a recent case where Sharon Smiley was fired from her job at a Chicago real estate company for skipping lunch two years ago.
  
  
• Cameras Coming to Illinois Courtrooms
  
  For the last 194 years, sketch artists or other means of creativity have been the only way to visually depict what’s transpired during proceedings.
  
  
• Mother: Cop, Not Boyfriend, Deserves Prison
  
  Cecil Conner was sentenced last Friday to more than nine years in prison in connection with May 10, 2010 crash that killed 5-year-old boy.
  
  
• Sailor Asked Ex-Girlfriend to Molest Child: Police
  
  Ryan Schroeder, 26, of Valparaiso, Ind., was charged Monday with 23 felonies, authorities say.
  
  
• Surveillance Cams Capture Smash-and-Grab
  
  Video shows a man or boy on a bike with a wire basket at about 2:45 Monday morning outside the Tech Central store, at 2500 N. Halsted St.
  
  

• Bulls Notebook: Can’t Yet Rule Out Surgery For Deng
  If Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau’s hush-hush approach to Luol’s Deng’s wrist injury is any indication, the small forward could be out for the foreseeable future.
• Ill. Supreme Court To Allow Cameras In Courts
  A spokesman says the Illinois Supreme Court will announce a policy for allowing cameras in trial courts on an experimental and limited basis.
• Emery, Licht Get Second Interviews For Bears GM Spot
  The Chicago Bears say they will bring back Kansas City college scouting director Phil Emery and New England pro personnel director Jason Licht for second interviews for their general manager job this week.
• Proposed Immigrant Detention Center Stirs Debate In Crete
  U.S. immigration officials have selected the south suburb as a possible new site for a lockup where hundreds could be detained. But some residents are saying “Not in my back yard,” CBS 2’s Pamela Jones reports.
• Mom: Judge Wrong To Blame Me For DUI Wreck That Killed My Son
  Kathie LaFond wasn’t tried for her son’s death, but a published report says a judge threw blame her way. CBS 2′s Kristyn Hartman reports.
• Rose Returns, Bulls Beat Nets 110-95
  Derrick Rose made his return to the Chicago Bulls after missing four games due to injury, but it was truly a team effort Monday as Chicago kept the New Jersey Nets in check.

• Glen Ellyn board takes up Glenbard W. lights issue
  For the first time in a year, Glen Ellyn’s village board on Monday took up a controversial proposal to install lights at a Glenbard West practice field. But an organizer with Our Field Our Town, the residents group opposed to the lights, criticized some board members for perhaps having already made a decision. “In my opinion, if members of this board of trustees are sending a message in advance,…
• Kirk might not regain use of arm, leg after stroke
  It began Saturday with dizziness and a headache on a drive from Highland Park to Chicago, and escalated until surgeons removed a 4-by-8-inch portion of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s skull late Sunday to alleviate brain swelling. That surgery, after a stroke Kirk suffered, left doctors hopeful Illinois’ freshman senator will recover full mental abilities. But they said chances he’ll regain full use of his…
• Deal close for artificial turf funding at Vernon Hills High
  Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 officials are close to inking a deal that would bring artificial turf to the Vernon Hills High School football field. The Vernon Hills Park District board has approved an intergovernmental agreement with the District 128 board that calls for the park district to donate $100,000 to the project.
• Geneva school board president steps down
  Citing concerns about his health and increased responsibilities at his job, Geneva school board President Tim Moran gave up the gavel Monday night. He will, however, continue to serve as a trustee, at least through the end of his term in April 2013.
• Elgin casino wants to up its game against Rivers
  Owners of Elgin’s Grand Victoria Casino are teaming up with the city of Elgin to explore whether to build a multipurpose entertainment facility that could help them better compete with the new Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. Assistant City Manager Rick Kozal said partnering with Grand Victoria could solve the problems of both organizations and mean an end to annual subsidies for the Hemmens…

• Bulls Notebook: Can’t Yet Rule Out Surgery For Deng
  If Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau’s hush-hush approach to Luol’s Deng’s wrist injury is any indication, the small forward could be out for the foreseeable future.
• Ill. Supreme Court To Allow Cameras In Courts
  A spokesman says the Illinois Supreme Court will announce a policy for allowing cameras in trial courts on an experimental and limited basis.
• Emery, Licht Get Second Interviews For Bears GM Spot
  The Chicago Bears say they will bring back Kansas City college scouting director Phil Emery and New England pro personnel director Jason Licht for second interviews for their general manager job this week.
• Proposed Immigrant Detention Center Stirs Debate In Crete
  U.S. immigration officials have selected the south suburb as a possible new site for a lockup where hundreds could be detained. But some residents are saying “Not in my back yard,” CBS 2’s Pamela Jones reports.
• Mom: Judge Wrong To Blame Me For DUI Wreck That Killed My Son
  Kathie LaFond wasn’t tried for her son’s death, but a published report says a judge threw blame her way. CBS 2′s Kristyn Hartman reports.
• Rose Returns, Bulls Beat Nets 110-95
  Derrick Rose made his return to the Chicago Bulls after missing four games due to injury, but it was truly a team effort Monday as Chicago kept the New Jersey Nets in check.