January 27th, 2012 — Chicago adult entertainment
Will County and Cook County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Frankfort Township man Thursday after he tried to arrange an illicit meeting at a New Lenox motel with an undercover officer posing as a father willing to prostitute out his 6-year-old daughter.
Brandon J. Bergthold, 25, of the 7700 block of North Ave., was charged with two felony counts of indecent solicitation of a child and two felony counts of traveling to meet a minor. Additional charges might be forthcoming once there is a review of more evidence, said Will County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer, adding that the investigation was still open.
Bergthold is being held in the Will County Jail on $750,000. If he is released on bail, he is to have no contact with minors. His next court date is Feb. 17.
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January 27th, 2012 — Chicago adult entertainment
Titusville, FL – On Wednesday, police arrested Tony Marcel Hammond, 23, after he allegedly had sex with a child in exchange for prescription pain killers Oxycodone and Percocet for her mother.
The victim’s mother, Debra Annmarie Blackmon, 25, reportedly made the arrangements and her daughter agreed to have sex with Hammond in December, according to the police report.
Blackmon is addicted to pain pills and was suffering from withdrawal symptoms at the time.
The report goes on to say Hammond gave the young girl marijuana to “help [the victim] complete the sex act.”
Afterwards, Hammond provided the drugs to her mother.
Hammond has been charged with sex trafficking charges and procuring a person under 18 years old for prostitution. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison on each count.
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January 27th, 2012 — Chicago adult entertainment
Police say Hammond provided the girl marijuana to “help [the victim] complete the sex act.” After the sex, police say, Hammond provided Oxycodone and Percocet.
The report says Blackmon denied trading sex with the girl. However, she said she was aware of Hammond, “her main drug supplier,” having sex with the child.
Hammond, police say, initially denied having sex with the girl, but later admitted he’d done so “one time.” He said that he never gave the girl any drugs, reports state.
Identifying information about the victim, including her name, age and details of her relationship with the suspects in the case, was redacted from police reports.
Blackmon faces a sex-trafficking charge, as well as child neglect with great harm. Hammond faces charges of sex trafficking and procuring a child for prostitution.
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January 27th, 2012 — Chicago adult entertainment
Ryan S. Kulp, 268 Foxworth Court, Aurora: DUI, drugs, first or second offense, fines and costs assessed; possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana, closing dismissal; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, closing dismissal; disobyed stop sign, closing dismissal; DUI, any amount of drug, first or second offense, closing dismissal.
Carla A. Mooney, 1317 E. Gartner Road, Naperville: DUI, first or second offense, fines and costs assessed; improper lane usage, change lanes unsafely, closing dismissal; improper lighting, headlights or taillights, first or second offense, closing dismissal; improper lane usage, change lanes unsafely, closing dismissal; failure to signal when turning, closing dismissal.
Daniel J. Qualtier, 1308 Avon Court, Naperville: DUI, first or second offense, imprisonment; operate uninsured motor vehicle, closing dismissal; driving too fast for conditions, or failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, fines and costs assessed.
Luis E. Sanudo, 6108 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.: prostitution, no charges.
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January 27th, 2012 — Chicago adult entertainment
… I know you won’t let me die in the street,” a former prostitute told Judge Rosemary Higgins as she left the courtroom. On January 19th a seemingly unlikely group of lawyers, judges, former prostitutes and community supporters gathered together to present awards to Judge Paul Biebel, presiding judge, criminal division, Cook county and associate Judge Rosemary Higgins, criminal division, Cook County.
Upon accepting her award, Judge Higgins said: “It was Judge Biebel and Daria Mueller (assistant policy director of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless) whose vision in creating the WINGS court opened our eyes to the complex needs of this population.” On January 19th, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Law Project honored the two judges for their vision and courage in creating an alternative to incarceration for women involved in the sex trade. They created the WINGS project.
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Brenda Myers-Powell, a former prostitute, added her thanks to Judge Biebel as he accepted his award by saying, “You rock, Judge.” …
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January 26th, 2012 — Chicago strip clubs
In the summer of 1981, Mazola and neighborhood resident Oscar DAngelo, the so-called Mayor of Little Italy, collaborated with local merchants and nearby institutions and co-founded the University Village Association. Its a nonprofit group focused on broadly improving local stability by assisting in the economic residential development in the neighborhood. Mazola was its first president.
Almost a decade later, when Fred Roti, the alderman of the 1st Ward, was indicted in the federal governments Operation Gambat investigation for racketeering and extortion in 1990, Mazola ran for the job and took 57 percent of the vote, in a competitive field of five candidates.
Being an Italian from the 1st Ward following Roti, the first day I was in office a guy came to me talking about a nightclub on Lake Street. I say, are you talking about a strip club? It was my first day in office. I said, get out of here, he recalls.
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January 26th, 2012 — Chicago strip clubs
… I really am bad at clarinet,” said Babbo, who plays a boy who botches an audition early in the show. He then returns to the stage as a newsboy, singing “Extra, Extra,” one of many songs that the audience is sure to recognize, even if they’ve never seen the musical before.
Classic songs
The Grammy-winning score includes such iconic tunes as “Let Me Entertain You,” “Some People,” and “Everything’s Coming Up Roses.”
Francis Asher of Oak Park has spent a lifetime on stage, but she’s new to Drury Lane, and to “Gypsy.”
“It’s a wonderful production. The people are so talented,” she said. “I’m just blown away with the talent.”
After a lengthy break from theater, Asher is pleased to return as Electra. “I play a stripper from Wichita,” Asher said.
See the full article from “Oak Park Leaves”
January 25th, 2012 — Chicago adult entertainment
If you’ve ever lived in Chicago, or gone there a lot, you’ll recognize the urban angst exhibited by the two cops in “A Steady Rain.” It’s part of the culture of the town, and if you’re a policeman, you wear it on your sleeve.
Joey Collins and Michael James Reed play two lifelong friends who are Chicago PD patrolmen. They are constantly being passed over for promotion to detective because of their perceived shortcomings. Denny (Collins) is married with a good wife, kids and the honor of being a Nielsen family, something Denny won’t let the world forget. Joey (Reed) is a quiet bachelor living in a small apartment whose primary social life is going over to Denny’s house for dinner.
Denny likes preaching to Joey a lot, and fixing him up with a “nice” girl when he comes over for dinner. The most recent supper date is a prostitute on Denny’s beat whose table manners are upsetting, even to her.
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January 25th, 2012 — Chicago adult entertainment
By Sarah Small, ssmall@mysuburbanlife.com
Posted Jan 24, 2012 @ 12:30 PM
Alyssa Nicole Byrd, 24, 134 St. Charles Road, Lombard, was charged with felony prostitution Jan. 18 on an outstanding warrant issued by the Will County Sheriff’s Office, police said.
Byrd posted a $115 bail and was released from the Will County Adult Detention Facility in Joliet on Jan. 18, police said.
Alyssa Nicole Byrd, 24, 134 St. Charles Road, Lombard, was charged with felony prostitution Jan. 18 on an outstanding warrant issued by the Will County Sheriff’s Office, police said. Byrd posted a $115 bail and was released from the Will County Adult Detention Facility in Joliet on Jan. 18, police said.
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January 25th, 2012 — Chicago adult entertainment
A 38-year-old Joliet man from the 500 block of Elmwood Avenue arrested around 1:45 p.m. Jan. 9 on the 2100 block of West Jefferson Street is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 31 on a charge of theft from a coin-operated machine.
Prostitution
A 24-year-old Joliet woman from the 1100 block of Parkwood Drive arrested around 11:40 p.m. Jan. 16 on the 1100 block of Plainfield Road has been charged with prostitution/second offense. She is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 7.
A 24-year-old Lombard woman arrested around 11 p.m. Jan. 18 at a motel west of the Louis Joliet Mall has been charged with prostitution. She is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 15.
A 36-year-old Sacramento woman arrested around 8:20 p.m. Jan. 16 at a motel west of the Louis Joliet Mall has been charged with prostitution and possession of cannabis. She was scheduled to appear in court Jan. 24 and is free on $1,000 bail.
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