Kevin Beese

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Staff Writer at Chronicle Media

Kevin Beese is a writer and editor.

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Articles

Misericordia founder remembered as 'fearless pioneer'

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

The founder of Misericordia, a Chicago-based nonprofit serving children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities, is being remembered for “shaking society from prejudices” against disabled individuals. Sister Rosemary Connelly, RSM, died Thursday at Misericordia Heart of Mercy. She was 94. She guided Misericordia for more than 50 years.
Community pulls together to save Metamora Pool

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

After months of uncertainty and urgent repairs, the Metamora Community Pool has reopened. The facility at 116 N. Douglas St. began welcoming swimmers June 13, following a delay caused by infrastructure repairs and a wait for a critical state inspection. While the baby pool remains under construction, the main pool is open and ready for laps and cannonballs. “This is a huge moment for our town,” the Metamora Park District shared in a post on the Metamora Swimming Pool Facebook page.
Stevens sworn in as Washington police chief after council tweaks residency rule

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

Jeff Stevens was sworn in as the Washington chief of police June 10 after the City Council amended its residency requirement for chief. A 1991 city ordinance had required the Washington chief of police to live within the city limits within six months of appointment. That wasn’t a problem, until former Chief of Police Mike McCoy retired. McCoy, a Washington resident, spent the last eight years of a 48-year career in law enforcement as Washington’s police chief.
Food Bank fills gap with free kids meals

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

Food Bank fills gap with free kids meals Chronicle Media — With schools closed for the summer, the Geneva-based Northern Illinois Food Bank is once again stepping up to cover a meal gap for kids and teens across the area. With no free or reduced-priced school meals available during summer, NIFB plans to serve up to 7,500 free meals across 13 counties through mid-August.
McHenry man charged with residential burglary after police standoff

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving two occurrences of residential burglary on June 5. Patrick Anderson, 44, was arrested following a standoff involving McHenry police using multiple personnel and two armored SWAT trucks in a subdivision near Venice Avenue and Court Street. McHenry police requested that residents and bystanders avoid the area next to the Fox River, around midday June 5.
Riot Fest permit fees fund Douglass Park improvements

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

Ever since the Riot Fest punk rock festival moved from Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood to North Lawndale’s Douglass Park 10 years ago, one of the major complaints from neighbors is that the fest leaves plenty of damage and little in the way of benefits. The Chicago Park District says that things will be different this time. The newest contract with Riot Fest earmarks 30 percent of the permit fees for improvements in Douglass Park specifically.
Raoul's office to receive $15 million budget increase

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

SPRINGFIELD — In a year when many state agencies received little or no funding increase, state lawmakers approved an increase of $15.7 million, or 22.4 percent, for general operating expenses in Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office. That General Revenue Fund increase is significantly more than some other constitutional officers received for their operating expenses in the upcoming fiscal year.
Pritzker defends Illinois' immigration laws

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

Gov. J.B. Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ immigration policies as he was peppered with questions from members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee.
Video released from Chicago officers' fatal shooting

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has released video and other materials related to Chicago police officers’ fatal shooting of a suspect in Hammond, Indiana. COPA investigators responded to the scene and began investigating the incident. On May 8, the Chicago Police Department notified COPA of an officer-involved shooting.
Man charged in Chicago officer's death

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

A Freeport man is being held in Cook County Jail in connection with the incident that led to the death of a Chicago police officer on the city’s South Side. Adrian Rucker, 25, a resident of the 200 block of East Pleasant, is charged with four felonies: armed violence, invalid Firearm Owner Identification card, possession of a fraudulent identification card, and possession of a controlled substance. He is scheduled to appear in court June 25.