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May 27, 2007 7:43 pm US/Central
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Catch Up On News With The Weekend Wrap-Up
WEB EXTRA:
CBS 2 Web Producer Darcel Rockett, the Associated Press and the STNG Wire contributed to this report.
(CBS)
Here are some headlines from the news in the Chicago area over the weekend.
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85-Year-Old Woman Stabbed To Death•
Chicago Cop Charged With Beating Teen•
Worker Halved By Conveyor Belt At Trib Plant•
7,000 Runners Turn Out To Honor Veterans•
Thousands Of Cyclists Take Over Lake Shore Drive•
No Bond For Man Accused Of Beating Boy To Death85-Year-Old Woman Stabbed To Death
An 85-year-old woman was found stabbed to death early Saturday on the city's Northwest Side.
Josephine Schmitt, 4048 N. Mozart, was stabbed on the second floor of her Albany Park home, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Schmitt's 56-year-old daugther, Janet Murphy, of 120 S. Oltendorf Rd., is in custody and charged with one count of first-degree murder. She was caring for her mother who had survived lupus, cancer and heart surgery.
Police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak said police were notified just before 10 a.m. of the stabbing, which allegedly stemmed from a domestic-related argument between Schmitt and Streamwood resident Murphy.
More on this storyChicago Cop Charged With Beating Teen
Bond was set at $100,000 Sunday for a Chicago police officer accused of beating up a 15-year-old high school student while off duty.
Robert Gallegos, a 10-year veteran police officer, was arrested Saturday for allegedly beating a 15-year-old who had been involved in a verbal altercation with the officer's teenage son. The two are students at Juarez High School.
Officials said they were involved in a verbal altercation on Wednesday and Gallegos, while off duty, later retaliated against the 15-year-old away from school.
Prosecutors told the court that Gallegos approached the teen in an alley, hit him and then threw him against a garage; he also allegedly kicked the boy after he fell to the ground. The boy suffered a broken jaw and multiple bruises.
The teenager's broken jaw was wired shut at a local hospital, prosecutors said.
A complaint was filed with police on Thursday and after an investigation by the department's Office of Professional Standards, Gallego was arrested Saturday. Gallegos, a member of the mass transit unit, has been relieved of duty and stripped of his police powers.
More on this story Worker Halved By Conveyor Belt At Trib Plant
Police say a freak accident at a Chicago Tribune printing facility cut an employee in half by a conveyor belt.
The County Medical Examiner says the victim is 44-year-old, Isiah Shannon of Chicago.
Police say they were called to the scene of the facility, known as the Freedom Center, 777 W. Chicago Ave., on the near West Side at about 11 a.m.
A source tells CBS 2 News that the man was working in an area where elevator lifts transport newspapers to a conveyor belt.
The man apparently was cleaning under an elevator when it descended and he became wedged between the elevator and the conveyor belt that carries newspapers to the building's dock area.
The source claims the victim worked for a day labor service.
More on this story7,000 Runners Turn Out To Honor Veterans
Thousands of people got up early Saturday to honor the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces since World War II, especially those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
After a brief ceremony where three veterans of U.S. wars were presented with flags that have flown at Soldier Field, thousands of runners took part in the Fleet Feet Sports Soldier Field 10-Mile Race. The race has become a Memorial Day weekend tradition, with nearly 7,000 runners taking part heading south on Lake Shore Drive to Hyde Park Boulevard (51st Street), then back to finish the race at Soldier Field.
The organizers say it is important to remember what the weekend is all about. Veterans said the gesture is meaningful to them as well.
The race also featured five runners who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. All proceeds go to the Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County and the Fit Matters Program at LaRabida Children's Hospital.
More on this storyThousands Of Cyclists Take Over Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive became Chicago's biggest bicycle lane Sunday morning.
For the sixth straight year, Lake Shore Drive was closed to vehicle traffic and taken over by nearly 20,000 bicyclists.
Rob Sadowsky, executive director of the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, said the ride signifies the opening of the summer season in Chicago. "It's not just about barbeque on Memorial Day weekend, it's about the Bank of America Bike the Drive as well."
The Bicycle Federation hoped the event will raise about $400,000 to promote cycling in Chicago.
More on this storyNo Bond For Man Accused Of Beating Boy To Death
A judge denied bond Saturday morning for a 23-year-old south suburban man accused of beating the 4-year-old son of his girlfriend to death.
Donell Parker, of Calumet City, was arrested on Thursday, four hours after the boy, Cameron Smith, was found. Parker was charged with first-degree murder, and was denied bond at the Markham Courthouse by Judge Frank Castiglione.
Parker allegedly confessed the crime to police on video.
Castiglione said at Saturday's bond hearing that Parker showed a "wanton disrespect for human life." His comments came after prosecutors told the court that the boy suffered multiple rib fractures, damaged internal organs and swelling around his brain.
Calumet City Police Chief Patrick O'Meara said Cameron was found dead in his bed, and had reportedly been punched repeatedly in the head, stomach and chest and whipped with a belt over a two-day period. An autopsy determined that Cameron died from multiple injuries from blunt-force trauma to the abdomen and head, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.
Parker told police he beat the boy, but would not say why, said Calumet City Police Chief Patrick O'Meara.
Cameron's mother, Sgt. Lavada Smith, 28, was reportedly en route back to Illinois Friday night after spending only ten hours at her new duty station in Iraq.
A member of an Army National Guard unit based in Bloomington, Ill., the mother was assigned to the 33rd Military Police Battalion in Iraq, said Lt. Col. Alicia Tate-Nadeau, director of public affairs for the Illinois National Guard.
O'Meara said Lavada Smith had apparently been living with Parker for about a year.
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