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Vol. 33, No. 4
January 24, 2018
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Honorio Perez reportedly stalked Ruiz after separation By BOB UPHUES Editor
Calling the man accused of killing 42-year-old Maria Ruiz in the parking lot of the North Riverside Park Mall on Jan. 13 a flight risk, Judge Geary Kull ordered Honorio Perez held without bond while awaiting trial. At Perez’s bond hearing at the Maybrook courthouse on Jan. 17, Assistant State’s Attorney Chris Moss told Kull that Perez, 49, was apprehended by police at a Chicago bus stop, where he was attempting to board a bus to Mexico. Moss said that at the time of his arrest, Perez, a U.S. citizen, was carrying a fraudulent Mexican ID and was using a false name. According to Moss, Perez and Ruiz were in a “dating relationship,” saying that at some point last year Ruiz left Perez. When HONORIO PEREZ Ruiz broke off the relationship, said Moss, Perez made threats to kill her and then himself. Perez began stalking Ruiz, Moss said, and “continued to keep track of the victim after their separation.” In December 2017, Perez allegedly was able to obtain a gun. See HOMICIDE on page 18
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As temperatures climbed out of the single digits late last week, kids and adults alike reappeared at the ice rink at Big Ball Park in Riverside. For more photos, turn to page 16 and visit online at www.RBLandmark.com.
Brookfield budget ‘as tight as it gets’ Capital spending slashed, delayed amid revenue concerns By BOB UPHUES Editor
Brookfield officials unveiled a balanced operating budget for 2018 at
the village board’s committee of the whole meeting on Jan. 22, but said they were already considering “alternatives” – including staff layoffs – if revenues did not come in as expected
as the year progresses. “We’ll look at whether we’ll need staff reductions or other significant See BUDGET on page 18
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