St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page B001

JOINUSONLINE STLTODAY.COM/METRO• E-MAILUS COMMUNITY 1M AswankpartyatthenewlyopenedChaseHotel Prohibitionagentsarrivedlookingforillegal liquor. B3 J.B.FORBES• JAN.26:GatewayArchplans takeshape Promotersofreshapingtheland- scapeoftheGatewayArchriv- erfrontparktookthestageat announcedthegrandplanwould close.WalterMetcalfe,leaderof afoundationbackingtheeffort, urgedthe400inattendancenot tosuccumbtostickershock. Thisisnotwildlyexpensive Metcalfesaid. MichaelVanValkenburghAs- sociatesofNewYorkwonthede- signcompetitiontheyearbefore. OnDec.21,theprojectreceiveda $20milliongranttowardbuilding thelong-discussed depressedlanes.Officialswarned thattheoverallprojectmaybe scaleddownbutstillwanttoget mostofitdonebyOct.28,2015, the50thanniversaryoftopping theArch.

FEB House ThisisthegreatestdayIhadin someonewhohit475homeruns, hadalifetimebattingaverageof thewordsoftheNo.1Cardinal, identBarackObamahonored himwiththeMedalofFreedom duringaceremonyintheWhite House. Cardinals-redblazerandwasac- theirfourchildren. warmedupwithWhiteHouse staffwithaworthytuneonhis harmonica: TakeMeouttothe abolished llinoisGov.PatQuinnturneda moratoriumintoanabolitionand thenorderedalastcommutation. supporterofthedeathpenalty, signedintolawaprohibitionof deathsentencesafterJuly1.The IllinoisLegislaturehaddone itspartinJanuarybynarrow necessary. wouldsignorvetobecameregu- Itisimpossibletocreatea nallyexplaininghisdecision.He thenreducedtolifethesentences of15inmatesfacingexecution.

Ryandeclaredamoratoriumon executionsafter13deathsen- tenceswereoverturnedincourt. MARCH DemocraticU.S.Sen.ClaireMc- whohadmadetaxpayeraccount- abilityherhallmarkissueonCap- topaypersonalpropertytaxeson herprivateplaneparkedinChes- thebillonceshediscoveredher obligationtoSt.LouisCounty, penaltiesandinterest.Butthe politicalturbulencestemming fromtheincidentwouldlinger. DispatchdisclosedthatMissouri Lt.Gov.PeterKindercharged thestateforhundredsofnights inSt.Louisareahotelswhilehe attendedvariousevents.Kinder laterreimbursedthestateabout ex-stripperinalocalbarwould tuallyadmitthathehadvisited stripclubsasayoungerman.The politicalfalloutwouldpromptto dropoutoftheraceforgovernor andfocusinsteadonretaininghis APRIL pathofdestruction Itfeltlikeareplayfromthree monthsearlier.Thewarningson TVscreenspulsedinred.People scrambledforbasementsorwhat covertheycouldmanage.Some- Tornadoesblewacrossthe northernpartofthemetroarea ontheeveningofGoodFriday. Oneblasteda21-milepathfrom MarylandHeightstoGraniteCity. about8p.m.withwindsof170 teringwindowsatLambert-St.

LouisInternationalAirportand lines. InSt.LouisCounty,2,811 263latercondemnedbyinspec- tors. kentolearnthefullscopeof stormsthathadsweptthrough theareathenightbeforeandhad similarlydamagedhundredsof homesandbuildingsinSunset Hillsandothercommunities. MAY ThecrowdoutsidetheMonroe CountyCourthouseinWaterloo grewlargerasthedeliberations insideentereda15thhour.The spectatorswerequietbutper- AtstakewastheguiltofChris- tivewasasluridasthecrimes lifewithhismistressandstill bodyguardfortelevangelistJoyce MeyerofFenton. juryfoundhimguiltyonthesec- ondanniversaryofthemurders.

Asdeputiesdrovehimawaydur- cheered.Heisservinglifewith- outparole. JUNE indicted Oncetheyownedsuchthingsas theSt.CharlesCountyCourt- Agrandjuryhadindicted brothersDarainandCoryAt- kinsononchargesofconsumer ancewithoutalicense.Theyhad becomerichthroughtheirtele- to-servicecontractsuntilevery- thingfellapartin2009. Thegrandjuryallegedthe companyliedduringsales fenses.Becausebothhavefelony theyareconvicted. JUNE manageonlyafewthistime. toldreportersafterafederaljury inChicagofoundhimguiltyof17 tortionandotheroffenses.

Jurorshaddeliberatedfor10 days.Blagojevich,alwaysbuoy- timismbeforetheverdict.Apre- viousjuryhaddeadlockedonall butonecount.Hehadhopedto overturnthatsetbackwithanac- quittalthesecondtimearound. in2002andre-electedin2006, wasoustedbytheLegislaturein 2009afterhavingbeenaccused oftryingtosellanappointment AssociatedPress PresidentBarackObamaawardsCardinalsHallofFamerStan The oftheWhiteHouseinWashingtononFeb.15. AssociatedPress FormerIllinoisGov.RodBlagojevichgreetssupportersashearrives homeinChicagoafterajuryconvictedhimon17ofthe20charges againsthim. MonroeCountyCourthouseinWaterlooonMay5afterbeingconvicted ofkillinghiswifeandchildren..