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9 SSWCHICAGO TRIBUNE METRO SECTION2 Obituaries By Trevor Jensen TRIBUNE REPORTER Thomas F. Carmody presiding judge of the Bridgeview courthouse, was a loyal alumnus of Brother Rice High School. A member of the Class of 1969, Judge Carmody could be counted on forany duty from serving pizza after athletic events to emceeing the annual alumni dinner. Judge Carmody, 56, died Sunday, April 20, after having a heart attack on the 9th tee at Gleneagles Country Club in Lemont, said his brother, Matt. Judge Carmody was a lifelong resident of Evergreen Park.

Judge Carmody was elected a Cook County judge in 1992 after many years with the Cook County public office. Assigned to the Bridgeview courthouse, he handled felony cases for eight years. He then was assigned to the civil division until being named presiding judge in 2006. A nephew of former Cook County Clerk Matt Danaher, Judge Carmody worked summers as a clerk in the courts while studying business administration at the University of Dayton, his brother said. Those early experiences led him to study law with the goal of being a trial lawyer, his brother said.

After graduating from John Marshall Law School, he got a job as an assistant public defender at the main courthouse at 26th Street and California Avenue. From 1985 to 1987, he was a member of the murder task force, defending first-degree murder and death penalty cases. He continued to handle murder cases while in supervisory roles for the remainder of his tenure with the office. knew he was a talented lawyer, and he took pride in the fact that indigent people could get a lawyer with his his brother said. Judge father was president of Midlothian Savings Loan.

As a student at Brother Rice, Judge Carmody able to hang around with the goof-offs without being one said Jim Casey, a friend since grammar school and Brother alumni director. His dry sense of humor and trial-honed ability to speak in front of people made him a logical volunteer to annually emcee Brother alumni dinner. Holding the focus of a large group that is catching up on old times could be a tough task. But Judge Carmody had a knack for keeping the crowd quiet long enough for the Man of the Year and the Hall of Fame presentations to be made at each November dinner, Casey said. was the first to capture the Casey said.

tone suggested he messing Judge Carmody was a regular at Brother Career Day. Each spring before prom, he would conduct the Victim Impact Panel, using people affected by drunken drivers to caution students against drinking and driving. He was never above grabbing a broom to help clean up after an event was over. a stuffy presiding judge-type that only did things that put him in the Casey said. Judge Carmody is also survived by his wife, Linda; three sons, Tom, Michael and Jack; one daughter, Jamie; and one sister, Maureen Schmidt.

Visitation is set for 1 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 9343 S. Francisco Evergreen Park. Mass will be said at 11 a.m.

Saturday in the church. THOMAS F. CARMODY JR. I1951 2008 Presiding judge at Bridgeview court Graduate of Brother Rice High School remained avid booster Each spring before prom, Judge Thomas Carmody would instruct students about the dangers of drinking and driving, by using people who had been affected by DUIs. By Joan Giangrasse Kates SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE James M.

show dogs just pretty faces. In the late 1970s, the World War II prized English springer spaniel Billy was among a team of tracking dogs looking for human remains in the crawl space at the home of serial killer John Wayne Gacy. was the kind of guy that when you needed help with anything, be there for you, with or without his said longtime friend Noreen Kokes, whose English springer spaniel was also part of the group of dogs that eventually helped police uncover 29 bodies from Norwood Park house. was just the way he Mr. Eadie, 89, a longtime American Kennel Club judge and breeder of top winning dogs, died Saturday, April 19, in Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge of complications related to injuries sustained from a recent fall in his home in the northwest suburb.

During a long career as a fire protection engineer in the insurance industry, Mr. Eadie focused most of his free time on his first and foremost It was a hobby he shared with his wife of 47 years, Irene. got our first dog, Heather, an English spring- er spaniel, shortly after we were married in she recalled. was just 7 months old when she won her first championship It long before Mr. Eadie began breeding English springer spaniels, many of which went on to become champion tracking and companion dogs.

He was also a member of the Japanese Chin Club and a breeder of many top chins. dogs have given us a room filled with trophies, and our house is decorated with photos of every one of Mr. wife said. During the 1970s and Mr. Eadie also served as an AKC tracking dog judge and presided over dog shows throughout the U.S.

and Canada. It was a title he worked hard to earn and drew great pride from, those closest to him say. was always struck by his kind, kind hands and the soft look he gave to dogs he worked with, where he sort of cocked his head to one said Beth Fink, a fellow member of the English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association, the AKC parent club of the breed. was certainly one of the Born in Chicago, Mr. Eadie grew up in Oak Park and was a graduate of Oak Park High School.

During WW II he enlisted in the Army and served with the 735th Tank Battalion in Germany. He received a Purple Heart for injuries to his right hand sustained in battle, his wife said. After the war, Mr. Eadie attended the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he completed a degree in fire protection engineering. He went on to work for many years with insurance agencies throughout the Chicago area, his wife said.

A Park Ridge resident since 1969, Mr. Eadie was a past commander of Oak Park Amvets and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and Amvets. Other survivors include several nieces and nephews. Services are private. JAMES M.

EADIE I1919 2008 Bred, judged champion dogs James M. Eadie joined the Army during World War II and earned a Purple Heart. Hobby was a source of pride for engineer in fire protection ing shops such as those on display. There are 12 buildings in all, six of them original. Six others, including the blacksmith shop and a storage barn, are replicas constructed with original lumber and materials.

The village has never been a grand moneymaker for the historical society, and it always seemed a bit out of place within earshot of car horns and sirens downtown and the rumbling of passing Amtrak trains. are buildings that you would have once seen somewhere on the quiet Smaczny said. yeah, the ambience is a little lost out Yet, for children who grew up in and around Lockport, the quaint village has been a landmark within walking distance of the quiet coffee shops and 150-year-old storefronts that line State Street, the main road through town. is sad to see go.It belongs in downtown Ald. Dev Trivedi (4th) said.

think a lot of us, including the City Council, were caught off guard a little by the decision to move it. But it belongs to the county, and not going to do anything to retard the The historical society has been negotiating with the Will County Forest Preserve District to find a suitable destination for Settlement Village. So far, the search led to four vacant sites on forest preserve land within 5miles of Lockport. But the negotiations have not gone further, Smaczny said, so the next home will likely be a storage area that has yet to be agreed upon. In the meantime, the society is clearing furniture and fixtures from the buildings and preparing them to be taken down.

The replica buildings will be torn down piece by piece. The original buildings, such as the historic Brown family cabin, which dates to the 1830s, will be lifted off their bases and transported intact. Whatever happens, Smacz- ny said, there are no plans to abandon the village or keep it stored out of view for long. question I always come back to is, why are you collecting this stuff and preserving it if not going to use it for Smaczny said. so much more we can do with these old buildings.

so many more people who have yet to see them and learn from The impetus to redevelop that stretch of land came from philanthropist and Lockport native Bob Carr, whose Give Something Back Foundation commissioned to have a statue of Lincoln as a young man installed beside the canal Lincoln long championed. The rest of the park will allow for strolls along the wooded waterfront with information stands telling the history of the canal, of role in itand of the small town of Lockport that grew up along its bank. Smaczny said that initially, there was some opposition to the the historical society long had benefited from the charity, receiving more than $50,000 in 2006 and 2007. This was a partnership the society want to end, she said. new vision for Settlement Village, assuming it finds a home, is a larger attraction with more relics and more historic buildings grouped by the time period in which they were used.

is an opportunity to really do this she said. the way looking at it. When this is rebuilt, we hope that bigger and better than LOCKPORT CONTINUEDFROMPAGE1 Tribune photo by John Smierciak The Old Mokena Jail, constructed in the 1880s, and a log cabin built in the 1830s are part of the village. back an expletive-filled reply. The events described by Rosenberg are a key element in the case against Rezko, who is accused of using his influence with Blagojevich to try to extort illicit payments from firms like that were looking for state business.

The key witness in the case, former TRS board member Stuart Levine, already told jurors that a plan was put in place to give Rosenberg a choice of either paying a kickback of more than $2 million on any new TRS investment or donating $1.5 million to the campaign. attorneys have denied the claims of Rosenberg and Levine, and lawyer, Michael Monico, did the same Thursday. Kelly categorically denies ever instructing Mr. Cellini or any other person to approach Mr. Rosenberg for an illegal Monico said.

The picture of an entertainment mogul on the stand, Rosenberg was tieless with a deep tan and a crisp blue blazer as he reeled off his credits. He was a country lawyer in the Missouri Ozarks who three decades ago moved to Chicago and made good, first in real estate, then movies. His Lakeshore Entertainment has bankrolled a num- ber of hits, most notably Dollar which won the Best Picture Oscar at the 2005 Academy Awards. Rosenberg said he currently was working on Ugly He was not referring to the Rezko trial but rather the title of an upcoming film. A friend and fundraiser for Mayor Richard Daley, Rosenberg is no stranger to controversy.

A decade ago, Capital Associates asset management firm was awarded a no-bid contract by the Chicago Board of Education to oversee $1.4 billion in repairs and construction for schools. Capital stood to make up to $12 million on the deal but bowed out early after Rosenberg wearied of public sniping over what critics complained was cronyism. Testifying Thursday under immunity from prosecution, Rosenberg said he knew Rez- ko largely by reputation but was more familiar with Levine. He was a relative of Ted Tannebaum, one of investors in Lakeshore, who had died in 2002. Levine handled the estate, leading to a series of run-ins with Rosenberg.

children also had a Lakeshore stake, and Levine brokered a deal to have the firm buy out one of them. But Rosenberg said Levine wanted an extra $250,000 cut for himself, a demand Rosenberg refused. Levine take for an answer, Rosenberg said, coming back repeatedly with demands for payment. Once, Rosenberg said, Levine suggested that Rosenberg make a hefty to a charity that Levine controlled. Another time, Levine demanded a $500,000 kickback for not standing in the way of Capri getting additional pension fund business.

As he quizzed Rosenberg about persistence, lawyer, Joseph Duffy, likened Levine to the Bunny, he never Despite his secondhand war of words with Rezko and Cellini, Rosenberg said he had met each of them only once. Rezko was introduced at a party, Rosenberg said. Kelly was introduced by Blagojevich outside Wrigley Field at a Cubs playoff game in 2003. Still, Rosenberg said he knew enough about Rezko and Kelly to understand they had the clout to monkey around with pension business. In his role as intermediary, Cellini assured Rosenberg that Rezko, Kelly and Levine had all denied getting in way, claims that Rosenberg made clear he doubted.

was like the in Rosenberg said. had anything to do with REZKO CONTINUEDFROMPAGE1 The judge allowed Stebic, 42, to pick up his 2004 Saturn Ion earlier this month, once prosecutors agreed to give up the car. But a blanket was missing from the car, which was mainly driven by Lisa Stebic, Lenard said in court. Assistant Atty. Michael Fitzgerald told the judge he requested on April 7 that the blanket go to the state crime lab.

Schoenstedt declined to order authorities to quickly return the blanket. After the hearing, Lenard called the decision He questioned why it took prosecutors 11 months to test the blanket and why everything in the vehicle was not returned as promised. He said authorities are investigating Stebic rather than searching for a missing person. The cameras outside pointed toward his front door, the other the back evidence, he said. many individuals have cameras on Lenard said.

house is under 24-hour Plainfield police confirmed there are two cameras positioned near home, but spokesman Jim Caliendo said there are cameras in other neighborhoods as well. chief decided to place those cameras there because of concerns, not only with the disappearance of Lisa Stebic, but also some other issues in the he said. were some construction Caliendo said the cameras are not always monitored, but authorities can review the tapes. Another issue raised at the hearing was whether Stebic should get his guns back since he lives with his brother, Scott Stebic, a convicted felon who is prohibited from having a firearm. Scott Steb- ic, 44, was convicted of aggravated driving under the influence in Lake County.

Lenard said the conviction should not influence the decision, and Schoenstedt agreed. would not put his brother in Lenard said. Lenard filed a motion last month after Schoenstedt ordered police to return property seized from Drew Peterson, a former Bolingbrook police sergeant who has been named a suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Stacy. In that case, everything but 11 firearms was returned. Schoenstedt said he would again consider whether to return the truck, firearms and blanket at a June 24 hearing.

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