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Monday, December 31, 2012

Patch's Top Read Stories of 2012

Rob Gaskill's legal troubles, ISAT concerns at Mann Elementary, a grand profile of OPRF wrestling coach Mike Powell were some of Patch's top stories last year.

We were busy at Patch this year. And you voted as it were with your mouse clicks, letting us know which stories you liked the best. Here are some of them: OPRF Wrestling Coach Mike Powell: A Man in Full. The beloved coach's battle with a debilitating disease was chronicled in Sports Illustrated. Allegations against Robert Gaskill led many readers to our site to find out what happened with the River Forest resident and child welfare advocate. Friends came to court to support him. Mann Elementary School's principal Nimisha Kumar resigned after allegations of ISAT irregularities surfaced in March. According to Elementary District 97, the district, "a few" unidentified staffers reviewed testing booklets and answer documents after they'd been …

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OPRF Wrestling Coach Mike Powell: A Man in Full, Investigation Continues Into Sex Abuse Allegations, River Forest Foster Parent and Ex-Publisher Charged with Molesting 2 Girls, and 7 more ›

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Questions Remain After Local Tragedy

Reporter revisits the bizarre, tragic death of an Oak Park woman.

  • POLICE & FIRE
  • Casey Cora
  • Wednesday, December 21, 2011

If you haven't checked out the Oak Leaves series on the death of Oak Parker Catherine Trage, who died mysteriously in February 2008 while on a trip to Mexico with her husband John, here's a few links to the must-read stories. It's a tale of fraud allegations, a marriage on the rocks, questionable burglaries, addiction, death and bungled evidence, told in four parts by reporter Bill Dwyer, who for the past year combed through FBI reports and interviewed friends and relatives of Catherine Trage, who was found dead in a Playa Del Carmen hotel room. Introduction: The Tragic Case of Catherine Trage — Will this FBI Cold Case Find Closure? Part 1: Secrets Tear Apart a Once Happy Marriage Part 2: A Trip to Mexico To Renew Vows Part 3: How Exactly …

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