Plea Agreement Close in Ashford House Attack Case: Court Watch

Get the latest court news from the south suburbs: Tinley man charged with scamming homeowners • Arraignment set on child porn charges • Woman attacks cop during drug test • Murder trial pushed back to 2013

Five Indiana men accused of battery and mob action for their involvement in the Ashford House attack case, are one step closer to a plea agreement as they wait for a sentencing recommendation from a Cook County judge. John Tucker, 26; Cody Sutherlin, 23; Dylan Sutherlin, 20; Alex Stuck, 22; and Jason Sutherlin, 33, have been in custody since May. They are charged with mob action, armed violence, aggravated battery and criminal damage to property. A pre-sentencing investigation wrapped up this week in Cook County Judge Carmen K. Aguilar's Bridgeview courtroom; if a deal offered by Aguilar isn't favorable to the men's defense team, the case will move forward. The next court date has been set for Dec. 7. Patch rounds up the Southland's major …

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Grabill Corp. Fraudster Back in Jail on New Charges

Bill Stoecker, of Tinley Park, the man behind the biggest bank fraud case in Illinois history, is back in trouble on new fraud charges.

A home remodeler from Tinley Park is in jail today, accused of using a client's credit card to pay his debts instead of buying supplies for the New Lenox homeowner he was working for. Bill Stoecker, 54, of Tinley Park, appeared in court Thursday to face charges of fraud, theft and identity theft. He pleaded not guilty and bail was set at $150,000, according to Sun-Times Media legal reporter Lauren FitzPatrick. Prosecutors allege that Stoecker used the client's credit to pay debt incurred by Atherton Industries, a high-end home remodeling firm based in Tinley Park that does custom renovations.  Also charged was business manager, Susan Olszak, 46, of Florida. Folks in the South Suburbs may remember Stoecker as the man behind Oak Forest-based…

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mary medina

9:28 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

I would never rebuild or remodel again either. This whole situation has basically traumatized me. We lost our home just over 2yrs ago, on a project bill started in 2007. It still breaks my heart and makes me cry to think of what we lost. Its not about the money, but about the peace and tranquility we had on our property. My slice of heaven.   more ›