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NW Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, December 1, 1993 Section 2 3 'Winner' is suing to get board seat hu mmm A' -IMWUl1 "twrmU Northwest briefing Bond is set for woman in boyfriend's slaying Cook County: Bond has been set at $300,000 for a Skokie woman charged in the weekend shooting death of her boyfriend. Cynthia K. King, 31, was charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing Arthur Zygmun, 29, of Maine Township near Des Plaines, police and prosecutors said. She was being held in Cook County Jail pending a Tuesday court hearing in Skokie. Prosecutors told Cook County Circuit Judge Marcia Orr on Monday that King and Zygmun had been fighting all day and night Friday and into the early morning hours of Saturday before the shooting at Zygmun's apartment in the 9100 block of Lincoln Street Cook County Sheriffs police found Zygmun's body shortly before 5 a.m.

Saturday after they were called to his address, said Penny Mateck, a spokesperson for the sheriffs office. Prior to the shooting, Zygmun allegedly had pointed a handgun at King and threatened her, prosecutors told the judge. King left the room, returned and allegedly picked up the gun herself and fired it at Zygmun, prosecutors said. Janan Hanna ri ilJ'l -r Carpentersville: A candidate for the District 300 School Board who was not seated even though she won more votes than her closest rival has gone to court to challenge the law that kept her off the board. In the November election for three board seats, former board member Cynthia Burgess of Dundee Township received the third-highest vote total 2,586, but lost her seat to fourth-place candidate Patricia Brannon, a former board president from Algonquin Township, who garnered 2,544 votes.

State law forbids a majority of board members from the same township. Because two current members and the top vote-getter were from Dundee Township, Burgess would have been the fourth member from Dundee, which would have created a 4-3 majority on the board. So she was barred. T.V. Weber, a lawyer for Burgess, is challenging the state law in the Kane County Circuit Court as unconstitutional.

The suit also seeks an injunction to prevent the seating of Brannon and asks the court to declare Burgess the winner. "The law flies in the face of one man, one vote principle," said Burgess. "When this happened, I saw it as a window of opportunity to challenge this law and perhaps change a law that's outmoded and outdated." The board, which has until Dec. 23 to respond to the suit, referred the matter to its lawyer. Pat Clawson Tribune photo by Jim Prisoning Shoppers head for the new Marshall's at the recently opened Village Green Shopping Center, which added 620,000 square feet of retail space to Schaumburg's multi-store Woodfleld area.

Shoppers open their present: A new mall Pair charged with trying to bribe police officers Planned Target Store gets an OK from village Mt. Prospect: Village officials have approved a site for retail development, clearing a major hurdle for the construction of a proposed Target Store. Officials from Target presented plans to build a discount store at Algonquin and Elmhurst Roads this week. Trustees voted to zone the area for retail pend-ting a formal vote Dec. 7.

The vote came after some officials expressed concern over the growing number of discount stores in Mt Prospect and sur- rounding suburbs, including another proposed Target in neighboring Prospect Heights. "When I look out to the future 20 years from "now, I have a fear of having six white elephants in vtown," said Trustee Paul Hoefert. Forrest Russell, senior project administrator with Target, the discount arm of the Dayton-Hudson Co. which also owns Marshall Field said the store would not saturate the local market. This store, he said, is expected to generate as much as $26 million in sales, bringing $260,000 in tax revenue to the village.

"Target is the growth vehicle for Dayton," he said. "The key to our success is market research, and we're not going to make a multimillion-dollar investment unless we have an assurance of success. Target entered the Chicago market this year with 18 stores. Thirteen more are under construction or proposed. That sentiment was echoed by Jim Pratt, general manager of One Schaumburg Place, who sees the three malls feeding off one another.

Since its opening in October 1991, One Schaumburg Place has been plagued by vacancies, but Pratt hopes Village Green will reverse that by putting Schaumburg in the forefront of American retailing. "I think it's going to strengthen this particular end of Schaumburg. It's going to cause some good synergy between the three centers," Pratt said. In December, the Children's Museum and Imaginasium is expected to open in One Schaumburg Place's lower level, along with two other stores that together will raise the center's occupancy rate to 65 percent While workers were able to open the five Village Green stores for the holiday rush, they are busy finishing construction on the rest of the center. The flurry of activity is in stark contrast to Wood-field Mali where work on most expansion projects has been halted.

To accommodate shoppers during the Christmas crunch, a time when parking lots quickly overflow, Woodfleld Mall has halted construction to add more parking spaces and will resume it next spring. Parking expansion is part of the mall's $100 million plan to add Nordstrom's, a larger Lord Taylor, and 65 new mall stores. Martha Russis Schaumburg: If you ever have had the feeling that you were born to shop, then suburban developers and retailers are putting the finishing touches on your birthright in the Woodfleld area Just in time for Christmas. In the mad rush to cash in on the holiday season, five stores kicked off the Thanksgiving weekend opening of the Village Green Shopping Center, an outdoor mall still under construction directly north of the colossal Woodfleld Mall on Golf Road. Marshall's, Circuit City, Sports Authority, Service Merchandise and Land's End Outlet were the first stores to open Friday in the retail center.

Combined with 2.8 million square feet of Wood-field Mall and One Schaumburg Place's 576,000 square feet Village Green brings to 4 million the number of square feet of shopper's paradise. Collectively, that ranks the three malls in the square-mile Woodfleld area just behind the 4.2 million square-foot Mall of America, the nation's largest complex combining retail and entertainment that opened last year in Minnesota. Garo Kholamian, vice president of Homart Community Centers the developer of Village Green, said the five stores wanted to open in time for the Christmas shopping season. Their presence is aimed at boosting the area's status as a shopping draw with discount retailers complementing Woodfleld Mall's upscale shops. Fox Lake: Two local youths have been arrested after they allegedly handed two police officers $100 to persuade the cops not to arrest them for trying to steal a truck, police said.

The youths reportedly were hanging around a pickup truck at the Metra Station parking lot. Id Nippersink and walked away quickly when a squad car on patrol noticed them, reports said. Officer Tom Olson stopped them, and found burglary tools in the coat of Larry E. Ray, 17, of Trevor, police said. So Olson began to question Ray and Terry D.

Missbach, 19, of 5310 Leesidg McHenry, police said. The pair then reportedly offered Olson money to let them go, but Olson said he wanted to cut his partner in on the deal, police said. Olson summoned Officer Ken Welsch to witness the bribe, and both Ray and Missbach repeated their offer to both officers, police said. Steve Toloken Police and fire report Pullout Extend-A-Handle Carry-A-Bag Strap west told police Sunday that a thief stole four Jewel-encrusted rings, an 18-lnch gold chain and a pair of diamond earrings from a counter in the room, police said. The woman said she left the Jewelry on a counter after returning to the hotel room Saturday from a wedding.

After leaving the room again that night and returning early Sunday, she noticed the Jewelry was missing. There was no evidence of forced entry to the room, po- lice said. SKY TAXI WHEELED CARRY-ON BY TRAVEL GEAR Carpentersville Burglars Monday night broke Into an apartment in the 100 block of Golfview Lane for the fifth time in IVi months, this time while the family stepped out for pizza, police said. Taken during the victims' half-hour absence were a bass guitar, videocassette recorder, leather jacket, Jewelry and $175 In cash, police said. Mt.

Prospect Laronna Simmons, 27, of 9148 Church Des Plaines, is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 9 on charges she allegedly purchased $1,425.23 worth of merchandise from four stores using someone else's lost credit card, police said. Simmons was arrested at the Venture store, 1500 S. Elmhurst at 7:35 p.m. Sunday while trying to buy $363.63 in merchandise.

Police said she allegedly used the card to buy merchandise at Venture stores in Schaumburg and Streamwood and a Toys 'R' Us In Schaumburg. She was charged with felony forgery and possession of a lost credit card. Janusz J. Rybak, 41, of 380 Mclntosch CLOSEOUT Prospect Heights, was charged with battery to a police officer and obstructing a police officer in connection with an Incident Thursday at a house at 209 N. Main police said.

An officer responded to a call of a domestic disturbance at that address, but Rybak allegedly refused to let the officer enter, shoved the officer and blocked the doorway, police said. Elgin An Elgin man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly ate 10 miniature peanut-butter cups off the shelf of a store at 119 W. Chicago St. without paying for the candy, police said. Alfred Chambers, 47, of 306 W.

Chicago was charged with retail theft, police said. Elk Grove Village Thirty-two video games were stolen from an unlocked trailer parked In the lot of BC Express 1500 Arthur Ave. between 6 p.m. Nov. 24 and 7 a.m.

Monday. Palatine A woman staying In a room at the Quality Hotel woodfield, 920 E. North Outside ii Zippered Pocket TO99 Rolling Meadows A 34-year-old Palatine man was charged with battery Sunday after he allegedly struck another man during a traffic dispute in a convenience store parking lot In the 4000 block of Arbor Drive, police said. John Patrick Stanley, of 10A Dundee Quarter, allegedly threatened the victim, a 40-year-old Schaumburg man, after demanding to know why the man had been driving so slowly before the man entered the parking lot. Stanley allegedly struck the victim on the back of the head with his forearm as a store employee telephoned police.

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GOVERNMENT Arlington Heights Pace will discuss an ordinance authorizing contracts and grant applications for 1994 at 3:30 p.m., 550 W. Algonquin Rd. Call 364-8130. Barrington The administration committee will review the comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1993, final recommendation on the 1993 levy and recommendation on proposed budget amendments at 4 p.m. In the Village Board Conference Room, 1UW.

Station St. Call 842-5050. Crystal Lake The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold public hearings to discuss 183 Lincoln Pkwy. and 824 Main St. and to discuss reports from planning at 7:30 p.m.

in City Hall, 100 W. Municipal Comlex. Call 815-459-2020. Elgin The City Council will hold a public hearing to discuss the tax levy under truth-in-taxation statutes, resolutions and ordinances at 8 p.m., 1 50 Dexter Ct. A ceremony for the tuming-on of the lights atop the Wing Park entrance pillars will be held at 5:30 p.m.

In Wing Park. Refreshments will be available in the Wing Park Golf Course Clubhouse after the ceremony. Call 931-5593. Kane County The public health committee will update the director's Job description and set goals and objectives for fiscal year 1994 at 1 p.m. In the Kane County Government Center's forest preserve conference room, 719 Ba-tavia In Geneva.

Call 232-5930. Mt. Prospect The business district development and redevelopment commission will present an update status of the Plne-VHe redevelop- REGULAR HOURS: 1 0 am to 6 pm, 'til 8 pm noon to 6 pm Often our quantities are limited because we purchase only first quality, famous maker closeouts. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money cheerfully refunded with proof of purchose. Tuesday Morning 1993 ment project area and consider Community Development Block Grant Fund projects for 1994-95 at 7:30 p.m.

The Plan Commission will present committee reports and discuss the Community Development Block Grant fiscal year 1994-95 proposal hearing and will review revised zoning ordinances at 8 p.m. In the Trustees' Room. Meetings will be held in the Village Hall, 100 S. Emerson St. Call 392-6000.

Schaumburg The Zoning Board of Appeals will discuss the rezonlng of the Sears Service Center and McDonald's and special use for the Motorola Child Development Center, Starbucks, Borders Books, Nordstrom's and the California Pizza Kitchen at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall's Conference Room 101 Schaumburg Ct. Call 894-4500. HEALTH Wheeling A groundbreaking celebration for New Perspective-Wheeling, the state's first sheltered-care facility specializing In the care of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, will be held at noon at 760 McHenry Rd. Call 465-1100.

Woodstock County AIDS Task Force will coordinate World AIDS Day activities during the sixth annual observance of World AIDS Day, which is Wednesday. Community members will present testimonials of the personal effects of AIDS in their lives at 7 p.m. in the Woodstock Opera House. A lighted, symbolic walk around the Woodstock square wlH serve as a visual demonstration of the worldwide commitment to stop the spread of AIDS. For Information, call815-334-4510.

RECREATION Streamwood A St Nicholas Day celebration Including musical performances, historic dramatic readings and a sing-along will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Hoosier Grove School house Museum, 700 W. Irving Park Rd. The registration deadline is Wednesday.

Call 372-7275. SCHOOLS Elgin The Board of Education School District U-46 will receive comments on the Facilities-Program Project Planner Report from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 1A, 355 E. Chicago St. Call 888000.

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