Substitute Teacher Accused of Sex Assault: Patch PM

Substitute Teacher Charged with Sex Assault of Elementary School Girl

For more than 10 years, Joseph Gurzejk, 56, of Westchester man, has entered classrooms as a substitute teacher at La Grange Highlands Elementary School. On Monday, he was accused of inappropriately touching a child, and a day later police placed him under arrest.
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Prairie Grove Officer Fired for Driving Drunk, Crashing Patrol SUV on Duty: Police

• Oscar Baez is accused of driving drunk and crashing his patrol SUV near Prairie Grove in November.
  also: Alleged Drunken Driver Runs Home after Hit-and-Run

Dennis Hastert Almost Died, Judge Delays Sentencing

• Lawyers for Hastert say he needs help for “basic functions of daily living.”

Downtown Wheaton Shop Dog - a Local ‘Celebrity’ - Dies Suddenly

• Bruno the bulldog served as a greeter at Bella Roba in Wheaton. He is being remembered for his sweet personality and adorable overbite.

Jay Cutler Dissed in Northbrook Woman’s Obituary

• Elizabeth Porter Bowman loved the Cubs, Blackhawks and Bears - but not the current quarterback.

President of Embattled South Suburban School Board Quits

• Kevin Molloy left the Lincoln-Way high school board a day after a Chicago Tribune story quotes him as saying he was totally unaware of what was happening in the district. Molloy says he’s tired of people being mean to him because the district no longer has the money to keep its new school open.
  with: ‘My Personal Life No Longer Was a Personal Life’: Molloy

Big Weekend Warmup Ahead! And Then ... Yuck

• Storm tracking toward the Midwest. Rain, freezing rain and snow in the forecast for first few days of February.

Gov. Bruce Rauner Says Let’s Steal Jobs from Other States for a Change

• Illinois State of the State: Protests, skepticism and calls for compromise even as Rauner urges “mutual respect” with his government foes.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Melodie Gliniewicz Free on Bail
• Siberian Sled Dogs Return to Morton Arboretum This Weekend
• Brookfield Zoo Offers Valentine’s Dinner and Brunch
• Paroled Burglar Aims Car at Cop During High Speed Chase: Prosecutor
• Nazareth Academy International Student Earns Perfect Score on AP Calculus Exam
• Teens Break Into Middle School, Steal Computers: Police
• Sentencing for Joliet Armory Shooting Plotter Delayed

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