Bail set for accused methadone mom
A West Side mother charged in the death of her 2-year-old son realized he had consumed her prescription methadone, but she didn’t call for help out of fear of getting into trouble, prosecutors said Friday.
Bail for Lakesha Williams was set at $300,000 by Circuit Judge Laura Sullivan. Williams, 35, is charged with one felony count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of endangering a child. Her son, Kejuan Davis, died Wednesday afternoon at Children’s Memorial Hospital.
Man killed by Metra train
An inbound Metra train fatally struck a man who was on the tracks on Chicago’s West Side on Thursday night, authorities said. The No. 2158 Milwaukee District North Line train, inbound to Chicago from Fox Lake, hit the man at about 9:20 p.m. near West Hirsch Street and North Monticello Avenue, in Humboldt Park, said Metra spokeswoman Meg Reile.
The man, believed to be in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. His identity was not immediately known.
Man killed in police chase
A Calumet City man fleeing Chicago police was killed late Thursday during an exchange of gunfire with an officer on the Far South Side, police said. Police determined Friday afternoon that the “officer was within department guidelines in use of force with [a] service weapon,” according to Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Monique Bond.
The man was identified Friday morning as Hubert Burgs, 29, of the 1900 block of Wilson Avenue in Calumet City, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Ex-con admits to killing 2
An ex-convict with a history of violence toward women admitted Friday to murdering two of his former lovers from DuPage County, one who was ambushed outside a Wheaton McDonald’s where she worked in 2001. Under a plea deal, DuPage State’s Atty. Joe Birkett offered to take the death penalty request off the table for Michael Alfonso, 38, who confessed during 40 minutes of sworn testimony. Alfonso calmly answered Birkett’s questions Friday, admitting he committed the two murders after the women jilted him.
