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A complete A roundup of police action in the area Page B-2 listing of area deaths Pages Wn Election 'I think every resident should be an alderman at one time Rosina Kroncke, who is leaving office after one term Illinois edition 'I hope we can get beyond that and work together. I know the 3rd Ward can be an example for Calumet Thaddeus Jones, newly elected 3rd Ward alderman 1 I Tracy Albano The Times Third Ward elects first black alderman Thaddeus Jones makes historic win in 3rd Ward race. BY LAURA PAVLENKO LUTTON Times Staff Writer Harvey police Officer Vince Sims talks with his'; friend polling clerk Emmanuel Perryman outside the polling place at Maya Angelou School in Harvey. Sims says officers are stationed at polling places to keep the peace but they need to stay back 200 feet. Even at that distance -he's told some feel like police presence is in- timidating to voters.

County elects for security at Harvey polls Local police allegedly violated election laws by taking positions inside polling places. 4 I BY RICH BIRD Times Staff Writer ZZ HARVEY Although there are times when it seems one can never find a cop, the Cook County clerk and State's Attorney's of- 'JZZ. CALUMET CITY Voters in the 3rd Ward broke the color barrier Tuesday when they elected the first African-American alderman to the City Council. Thaddeus Jones, president of the Young Democrats of Thornton Township, beat out incum bent Rosina Kroncke and independent challenger Sakie Scott to win the 3rd Ward alder-manic seat. With all precincts reporting, Jones had Votes 3rd Ward -Jones: 395 --Scott: 110 5th Ward iTarka: 658 I Kaszak: 564 i 1 i I I fices on Tuesday found the opposite to be the case.

Both offices were called to take action at polling places in Harvey and west suburban Stone Park, where they received complaints that local police officers were illegally stationed inside polling places. 'Confusion like; this always conies at the opening or closing of the polish never during the Harvey Police Chief-. Phillip Hardiman 395 votes to Kro-ncke's 254 and Scott's 110 votes. Speaking from a victory party at The Ultimate Strike Zone, 311 Torrence Jones said he doesn't expect race relations will be a problem once he takes office on May 1., fiii "I hope we can get beyond that and work together," he said. "I know the 3rd Ward can be an example for Calumet City." i Jones, a 26-year-old recruiter tat South Suburban College and Loyola University student, 35jQomised during his campaign to increase police presence and start a job fair program in the See FIRST, Page B-2 Andre Vospette The Times And according to a spokesman for the prosecutor's office, the Harvey incident may have been more than a simple oversight of election law.

According to Luis Perez, spokesman forthe Cook County Clerk's office, Cook Courrtj See SECURITY, PagejK? Thaddeus Jones hugs his mother, Devola Johnson, after learning he won in his bid to be Calumet City's first black alderman. Jones, a 26-year-old recruiter at South Suburban College and a Loyola University student, promised during his campaign to increase police presence and start a job fair program in the 3rd Ward. 'It's no more unfair than when Bill Clinton ran (against Bob Supervisor Thomas Somer Republican Party retains control of Bloom Township I Shaw campaign sweeps in Dolton BY STEPHEN CRABTREE Times Correspondent DOLTON State Sen. William "Bill" Shaw was elected to a second office Tuesday when voters Newcomer Glen Gianetti is elected to the vacated seat of Highway Commissioner. I 1 Votes Mayor Shaw: 2,684 Herzog: 2,460 chose him over Trustee Bert Herzog as the village's next mayor.

With all the votes counted, Shaw had 2,684 votes while Her-zog was credited with 2,460. Shaw, a Democrat from the 15th District, said holding both jobs trustee seats, and won back the only Democratic-held position, that of highway commissioner. "Right now we are looking forward to bringing in the whole ticket," said Supervisor Thomas "T.J." Somer non-committally, even as he held 80 percent of the votes tallied more than midway through the count. The fluorescent light exposed the supervisor's red face. "I don't know if it was today's sun or if my blood pressure is rising," he said as he clenched his pen.

Somer, along with many of the party See BLOOM, Page B-2 BY JULIE FUSTANI0 Times Staff Writer CHICAGO HEIGHTS Appearances were deceiving at Republican headquarters Tuesday as candidates continued to hold their breath before claiming a sweeping victory. With almost all 97 precincts reporting, the Republicans held on to supervisor, clerk, assessor, collector and four Andre Vospette The Times would be a plus. "n'Tm in a. position in Springfield to bring big dollars to Dolton rather than having the village rely upon to the tax dollars of its residents," he said. 'Tm in a position to bring some of those tax dollars back to Dolton." See SWEEPS, Page B-2 State Sen.

Bill Shaw thanks one of his supporters outside his campaign headquarters. Shaw defeated Dolton Trustee Bert Herzog on Tuesday to become mayor of Dolton. Cops suspect weekend shootings were gang-related Southeast Side home invasion leaves 2 men dead and a teen-ager injured used automatic weapons to threaten residents and extort money from local businesses. Although published reports late Sunday and Monday said that police had at least two men in custody in connection with the shootings, Wilkins said that-no-body was in custody as of Tuesday afternoon, According to a spokeswoman for.the Cook County State's Attorney's communications office, police have not yet See SHOOTINGS, Page B-2 Everett once in each arm. According to police, Everett was admitted in serious condition; however, a hospital spokeswoman said that no further updates on his condition will be made available to the press, at the request of his parents.

Also shot were Voltier Brantley, 22, and Akenaton Whitlock, 20, both of 9601 S. Oglesby Ave. According to neighbors, the two were brothers. Autopsies conducted on Monday by the Cook CountyMedical Examiner'sjof-fice revealed Brantley and Vhitlock died of multiple gunshot wounds "to the head. According to Det.

Jack Wilkins of Area 2 Violent Crimes, police greatly suspect that Whitlock and Brantley were also both members of the Gangster Disciples. Neighbors also suspected the two were gang members who sometimes A group of. offenders most likely three entered the apartment in the top portion of a house in the 9900 block of Van Vlissingen Road at approximately 8:30 p.m., according to Officer Patrick Camden of the police department's Area 2 Violent Crimes division. After he opened the door to the intruders, the men severely beat Kelvin Everett, 16, with a golf club or a pipe, Camden said. The offenders then shot -V Times Staff Report CHICAGO Police released several details on Tuesday concerning a home invasion on the cirs Southeast Side that left two dead and one hi serious condition.

The incident, which took place Sunday evening, left two dead and a third in serious condition at Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn..