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The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2017were 125,000. The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for the year 2018 are 125,000. This represents a over the previous year. II. The property taxes extended for debt services and public building commission lease for 2017were 0.00 amount.

The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt services and public building commission leases for 2018 are 0.00. This represents a over the previous year. III. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2017 were $125,000. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2018 are $125,000.

This represents a over the previous year. IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2017were $125,000. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2018 are $125,000. This represents over the previous year.

Any notice which includes any information not and required by this Article shall be an invalid notice. All hearings shall be open to the public. The corporate authority of the taxing district shall explain the reasons for the proposed increase and shall permit persons desiring to be heard an opportunity to present testimony within reasonable time limits as it determines. family said that severe diabetes limited his ability to work and that he had only recently gotten into drug dealing to try to make endsmeet. On June 2, they said, he went to some- house near Aurora to buy cocaine, unaware that law enforcement was watching.

They know this, they said, because Tousis called his brother as he drove away, telling him the police were following. soon as he got onto the I-88 express- way going towards Chicago, he said the state troopers put the lights on George Tou- sis said. had 9 ounces (of co- caine) in the The Illinois StatePolicesaid theyhadno documents indicating that troopers were involved in the pursuit. Aurora police and the Kane County sher- office said they did not participate either. Gus Tousis apparently was able to evade whoever was fol- lowing hit the his made it all theway to Interstate Central Avenue exit in Chicago, about 30 miles from where the chase allegedly began.

He called his brother again, saying he thought hewas in the clear. What happened next is still cloaked inmystery.Chi- cago police were on the scene butwould not release documents on the case, say- ing itwas still under investi- gation. A ac- count, however, is con- tained in a case report from the Cook County medical office. The detective said aDEA agent, who has not been named, had been following Explorer and tried to stop it by cutting in front as it traveled north on Cen- tral. DEA agent exited his vehicle and apparently got in front of vehi- cle as Tousis attempted to back up into civilian traffic in an attempt to the report says.

then drove forward and struck theDEAagent. Tousis went in reverse andwhenheputhis vehicle into to pull forward again, the DEA agent shotone round froma carbine rifle into the wind- shield of The bullet shattered when it went through the windshield, and the frag- mentshitTousis inhishead, chest and neck, passing through his carotid artery and jugular vein, according to his autopsy. The Explorer came to rest in the grass on the side of the road. A passing Illi- nois Department of Trans- portation worker used a sledgehammer to smash in the side window so Tousis could be removed, andpolice gave him first aid until paramedics arrived, the report says.Hewas later pronounced dead at Loyola University Medical Center inMaywood. The use-of-force policyallowsanagent to fire at the driver of a moving vehicle if the agent believes the vehicle an immi- nent danger of death or serious physical injury to the officer or to another Other agencies, such as the Chicago Police Depart- ment, are more restrictive.

While policy al- lows officers to fire into moving vehicles to prevent death or great bodily harm, it adds that officers should not put themselves in the path of a moving vehicle and must try to get out of theway. Chuck Wexler of the Po- lice Executive Research Fo- rum, an organization that aims to improve policing techniques, says such poli- ciesaremeant toprotect the officer as well as the sus- pect. doing is risking your he said. stand in front of the car, he guns it, you could get killed. Why would you do that? The whole idea is you toputyourself in a position where you have no choice but to use deadly shooting was reminiscent of another inci- dent in January, in which DEA agents attempted to arrest a suspected crystal meth dealer named Miguel Angel Corrales in Bakers- field, while he was behind the wheel of his SUV.

According to court docu- ments, Corrales his vehicle in the direction of one of the prompt- ing the agent to shoot Cor- rales in the chest. Corrales survived and was charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphet- amine. Though family believes the lack of dents or scratches on the Explorer casts doubt on the official version of the incident, Martin Gordon, president of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers and an accident reconstruction ex- pert, said a vehicle that strikes a person will show signs of damage. Gordon, who empha- sized that he was speaking generally and not about case, said visible damage can depend on what part of the car hits a person, whether the person was able to move upon impact and how fast the car was going, among other factors. family is seeking any dashcam or body cam- era video that could defini- tively establish what hap- pened.

His mother, Vicky Bozionelos, said she would understand the shooting if her son indeed threatened the life but she wants proof. would like to see the video of how my son got she said. mean, if hehit somebody(it couldbe justifiable). If did they shoot him? I mind if theycaughthimand arrested him. It was wrong, whathewasdoing.But they should not kill him like Family skeptical about DEA slaying DEA, from Page 1 A DEA-involved shooting is investigated on Central Avenue under the Eisenhower Expressway in June.

ABEL TRIBUNE Gus Tousis AMcHenry County man is accused of biting a police officer in an attempt to transmit the virus that leads to AIDS. Christo- pher Seerden, 37, is also accused of spitting on and try- ing to punch and kick another offi- cer, according to policeandcourtre- cords. Authorities said the scuffle oc- curred in June whenofficerswerecalled to Cary home for a wellness check. But follow- ing an investigation, Seer- den was charged last week with attempted criminal transmission of HIV, aggra- vated battery of a peace officer and aggravated as- sault of a police officer, court records show. According to a McHenry County criminal complaint, officers arrived at home on June 19 and, announcing he had AIDS, and asking if officers Seerden tentionally the leg of a sergeant.

He also swung a fist at another Cary police officer, tried to kick him in the head and at (his) a criminal complaint states. Cary Deputy Police Chief Jim Fillmore said the sergeant was bit- ten in the leg over his pants and sock and the bite did notbreak theskin. HIV was not transmitted to the sergeant, Fillmore said. Seerden, who has since moved to Woodstock, was taken to a hospital after the wellness check, police said. Months later, awarrantwas obtained for his arrest, and he turned himself in to the McHenry County office last week, according to court records.

attorney could not be reachedFriday. Amanda Marrazzo is a free- lance reporter. Man accused of biting cop to spread AIDS virus By AmandaMarrazzo Chicago Tribune Seerden.