Early Days
February 19, 2013 10:28PM
Updated: March 21, 2013 6:14AM
Feb. 20
50 years ago, 1963
Official notice was given political candidates concerning the city ordinance on motorcades or parades. They have to have a permit for a parade and sufficient notice is required so there is enough police manpower to direct traffic.
25 years ago, 1988
Rosalyn Pauline Gillespie, 52, received probation for a bribery charge and has until March 19 to decide whether to appeal the conviction. She became a convicted felon and lost her seat on the Joliet Junior College Board as a result of the sentence to three years’ probation by Judge Robert Burchar in Will County Circuit Court. She will not be able to hold elected office again in Illinois unless the conviction is overturned.
