Man held without bail in beating
A Chicago man convicted of attempted murder was held without bail Sunday after allegedly beating and sexually assaulting his girlfriend, authorities said. Larry Blakney, 55, of the 11400 block of South Edbrooke Avenue had been convicted of attempted murder in 1995. That was related to an incident involving his wife at the time, Assistant State’s Atty. Stephanie Miller said. The woman’s screams alerted neighbors to call 911, and Blakney was arrested at the scene.
Men charged over fake IDs
Two men arrested in connection with a mortgage fraud investigation were held on $225,000 bail Sunday after prosecutors charged they submitted false applications for identification cards at Illinois Department of Motor Vehicle locations in the Chicago area. Sang Cha, 44, of Chicago was charged with four counts of false application for a driver’s license or ID card, a felony. Yoon Kim, 53, of L.A., was charged with three counts of the same.
Where is Obama’s haircut?
Dozens of University of Chicago students returned Sunday from a four-day multistate trek dubbed the world’s largest scavenger hunt after trying to find things such as Obama’s haircut and “a disgruntled beekeeper.” Teams get points for items on a list of 269 they bring back to campus or for questions they answer correctly. For more information on the event — now in its 22nd year — go to http://scavhunt1.uchicago.edu.
