Title | Date | Summary | Source | Tags |
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At Oakton Street crossing: Skokie Swift kills woman | 1978-09-28 | Luba Skevin was killed after laying down on the tracks in front of an oncoming train. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 28, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 3 | Suicide, Skokie Swift, Skevin, Luba |
Center turns tragedy into hope for others | 1996-01-04 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, January 4, 1996, p. 5 | Suicide, Teenagers, Maryville City of Youth, Sexton, Stephen T. |
Death at Sculpture Park likely a suicide | 2009-10-08 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, October 8, 2009, p. 6 | Suicide, Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park |
Despondent woman killed by CTA train | 1981-02-22 | Dusanka Yurosevich, 58, who was despondent about her health, laid down in front of a Skokie Swift train on Feb. 20 and was killed instantly. | Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, February 22, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Suicide, Skokie Swift, Yurosevich, Dusanka |
Disbelief among Keaton's friends | 1999-03-11 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, March 11, 1999, p. 3 | Suicide, Keaton, Westley N., Crime and criminals - Shootings, Olson, Rick, Olson, Monica |
Driver commits suicide, van demolishes 4 cars | 1982-02-28 | A 46-year-old Skokie driver shot himself in the head and his van rammed and destroyed four cars parked on the 5000 block of Lee St. on Saturday, February 20. | Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, February 28, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Suicide, Traffic accidents |
Evanston cops: Aquan's death a suicide | 2009-02-19 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, February 19, 2009, p. 5 | Oakton Elementary School, Suicide, Marshall, Angel, Lewis, Aquan, Public School District 65, Evanston Police Department |
Fire and police rescue jumper | 2001-08-23 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, August 23, 2001, p. 9 | Suicide, Kruszynski, Paul, Lovejoy, Tom, Skokie Fire Department, Silverberg, Barry, Skokie Police Department |
Hanging victim ruled suicide | 1994-01-13 | A 34-year-old Skokie man, George Apostolopoulos, was found hung to death at a park near New Trier High School. | Skokie Review, Thursday, January 13, 1994, p. 3 | Suicide, Apostolopoulos, George |
Hospice president gives view of physician-assisted suicide | 1997-07-10 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, July 10, 1997, p. 19 | Hospice Association of America, Suicide, Health care workers, National Hospice Organization, Rainbow Hospice Inc., Editorial |