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123456 TRIBUNE 3 METRO Federal prosecutors on Thursday told a judge that any proceeds from the sale of indicted businessman Antoin home should be held as part of his bail. Rezko, a political fundraiser and confidante to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is accused of bilking a loan company through the fraudulent sale of his pizza businesses. He is also accused of shaking down investment firms seeking business with the state. He appeared Thursday before U.S.

District Judge James B. Zagel on the charge related to his pizza business. family and friends have put up nine properties to secure his $2 million bail, and originally two of properties also were posted. One, his house in Wilmette, has been removed from the list of properties because Rez- beneficial interest has been signed away. A second, a house in Lake Geneva, is for sale, prosecutors said, and an escrow account will be set up to hold any proceeds.

Zagel reset the case for a status hearing in January, and he granted a defense request that Rezko not have to appear. U.S. DISTRICT COURT Apply Rezko house funds to bail, prosecutors urge Metropolitan DIGEST By Angela Rozas Tribune staff reporter A landscaper heard the shouts, frantic and fearful, just after 10:30 a.m. and turned from his work to see men jumping in and out of a hole in the middle of the Glen Ellyn street. the landscaper, Tracey Uhren, recalled hearing the men yell, and heran over to see what was happening.

A man was almost completely buried in a 10- foot trench of dark clay and mud that had collapsed on him in the middle of the 500 block of Longfellow Avenue. Uhren, a supervisor for Plant called to his co-worker, Ovlin Rodriguez, and together they and a few co-workers of Brian Nolan, 46, of Oswegobegan to dig. They uncovered the top of No- head and face first and could see he was struggling to breathe. He grunted and mumbled, half-aware of what was going on, Uhren recalled. was barely breathing because of the weight of the Uhren said.

son, who was there when the trench collapsed, continued to shout his name, trying to keep his attention, Uhren said. Digging continued and chest was uncovered. It was only then that his face, almost purple and blue, began to regain its normal color. For four hours, Nolan remained trapped waist-deep in the trench. Firefighters from nine departments and emergency personnel worked to shore up the sides and free Nolan.

At he was lifted out. He was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, where hospital officials said he was stable Thursday evening. Nolan worked for NCS Industries and apparently was laying down hookups for a home under construction next to the trench, said Glen Ellyn Deputy Chief Bill Holmer. The furious digging of co-workers and the landscaping crew freed him to the waist, likely saving his life, Holmer said. what I understand, I think there were some people on the scene who did an outstanding job getting his face he said.

a phenomenal effort on their part. sure this man is About 1:30 p.m., authorities hooked Nolan to a harness attached to a 10-foot tripod that stood above the hole in an effort to take his weight off the dirt. By 2:46 p.m., all but one leg had been cleared, Holmer said, but authorities remove him just yet. The dirt was just too heavy. Six minutes later, they pulled Nolan, muddy and limp, up from the trench and rushed him onto a stretcher and away to the hospital.

Uhren and his co-workers kept vigil in front of the house where they had been working until Nolan was rescued. glad safe and out. just really glad Uhren said with a smile. Holmer would not comment directly about whether a trench box, designed to prevent such collapses, was in use when the wall gave way. A trench box sat on a trailer less than 100 feet from the hole.

A spokesman for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the department was on the scene and is investigating, but would not say more. Tribune staff reporter Sara Ol- kon contributed to this report. Tribune photo by George Thompson Rescuers pull Brian Nolan, 46, of Oswego from a 10-foot trench that collapsed Thursday at a Glen Ellyn construction site. Frantic rescue from trench Co-workers and others act quickly to save Oswego resident after collapse at work site By William Mullen Tribune staff reporter James Lovell spent Thursday morning at the Adler Planetarium basking in the limelight with Edwin Aldrin, two old heroes from the glory years of early space age urging the country to take up the challenge and again send men to the moon and beyond. For Lovell, one of the most celebrated astronauts after Tom Hanks portrayed him in the hit 1995 film being in the space program at all once seemed like an impossible dream to a kid being raised by a widowed mother in Milwaukee.

With his affable demeanor and a face easily lost in a crowd, Lovell masks a tenacity that allowed him to overcome formidable obstacles and fulfill his goals. Mementos that Lovell saved during his storied but difficult astronaut career are a big part of the new permanent exhibit that the Adler unveiled Thursday and will open to the public Saturday. for the examines the history of the U.S. space program and Project Orion, which aims to put men back on the moon by 2020. Lovell was 12 when his father was killed in a car accident, and his mother took a job as a secretary to support them.

had a one-room apartment with a Murphy bed that came out of the wall on 35th Street on the west side of he said Thursday. was tough After reading Jules novel the Earth to the at 13, Lovell made the improbable decision that he would make his life in rocke- try, as an engineer. In high school, he devoured books on rockets and wrote letters to rocket scientists asking for career advice about a career that yet exist. In 1962, he was selected for the second batch of astronauts. In 1965, he was the pilot of the two-man Gemini 7 spaceflight.

In 1966, he commanded Gemini 12 with Aldrin as his crewmate in the final flight of the Gemini program. And in 1968, Lovell was on the Apollo 8 crew that was the first to fly to the moon and back. Then, in 1970, Lovell commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 moon shot. When a mysterious explosion violently shook the spacecraft, his terse comment to mission control became one of the enduring quotations of the 20th Century: had a On Thursday, Lovell and Aldrin reminisced alongside the Gemini 12 capsule, now on permanent display at the Adler. Lovell and Aldrin, the second person to set foot on the moon in 1969, used the occasion to rally support for a return to the moon as a crucial step on the way to putting humans on Mars.

think conceivable that we will get to Mars without some said Aldrin, acknowledging the risk in such a mission for astronauts. we get anywhere if we continue to sit on the ground doing Tribune photo by Charles Osgood Former astronauts James Lovell (left) and Edwin Aldrin visit Adler Planetarium on Thursday. By Richard Wronski Tribune staff reporter Top transportation officials on Thursday put the price for maintaining and expanding northeastern bus and rail transit system at $57 billion over the next 30 years. They also warned that a huge amount of money is needed from state and federal sources to prevent fare hikes and service cuts. Only about $19 billion in federal capital funds are expected to be available over the next three decades, leaving a $38 billion shortfall for buying and maintaining buses, rail cars, tracks and other infrastructure, much less expanding service to newly developing communities and creating suburb-to-suburb transit links, the officials said.

In addition, $250 million to $300 million a year in additional operating funds will be needed to keep the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace afloat, the officials said. Officials from the Regional Transportation Authority and the other agencies unveiled the draft report of their Moving Beyond Congestion campaign, a strategy to build grassroots support for a new transportation funding program for Illinois. If funding remains at current levels, RTA Chairman Jim Reilly said, region can expect a painful decline from what we have All three transit agencies are counting on significant amounts of extra money from Springfield in their 2007 budgets. All together, the agencies will face a $209 million shortfall next year. Simply maintaining current service over the 30-year period will cost $34 billion, the report said.

This will pay for replacing buses and locomotives, overhauling train and rapid transit cars, and maintaining tracks and signals. The RTA estimates it will cost $5 billion to enhance existing service. The proposed improvements include adding more off-peak and weekend service, more reverse commute and suburb-to-suburb transit options, and new technology to integrate fares among the three agencies. Expanding service will cost up to $17.9 billion and include a wide-ranging list of projects. Among expansions already planned are the CTA Circle Line, a new rapid transit service connecting existing CTA and Metra lines, and extensions of the Red, Orange and Yellow lines.

The RTA has recruited more than 300 organizations and local governments to support its campaign, and it hopes to sell the plan to the general public at 13 hearings to be held across the area in December. not clear where the money will come from without raising fares. The RTA board approved a $790,000 contract Thursday with Resolute Consulting of Chicago to direct the Moving Beyond Congestion campaign, including the public hearings. RTA eyes costs for the next 30 years $57 billion needed, but source unknown VeteransDay, a federal holiday, will be observed Friday. The following public services will be affected: Schools: Most schools will be open Friday; check withlocalschool offices.

Government offices: Federal, county and city offices will be closed Friday.Chicago’s public libraries will remain open. Postal service: Post offices will be open and deliveries will be madeFriday, butof- fices will be closedand there will be no deliveries Saturday. Courts: Federal, state and county courts will be closedFriday, except for Cook County Central Bond Court. Banks: Most banks willbe open Friday and closed Saturday; check with your local bank. Financial markets: The Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange will observe normal trading hours Friday.

Parking: Meters must be fed. Transit: CTA, Pace and Metrawilloperate on normal schedules Friday and Saturday. Veterans Day closings By Matt Tribune staff reporter Former U.S. Sen.Peter Fitzgerald suggested Thursday that then-Gov. George Ryan tried to influence the selection of the U.S attorney in Chicago at about the same time prosecutors had questioned him about wrongdoing while he was secretary of state.

In a speech, Fitzgerald said Edward McNally, an attorney who was helping represent Ryan amid the growing scandal, was among those who applied for the powerful U.S. post. was an effort that I perceived they were trying to influence the selection actually with one of George legal defense team Fitzgerald said in remarks to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. I worked very hard to make sure that Ryan was indicted on corruption charges after leaving office and convicted in a historic trial this year. He was recently sentenced to in prison.

During trial, McNally, then interim U.S. attorney for southern Illinois, became a lightning rod for criticism by prosecutors after he questioned their tactics during a 2001interview of Ryan. McNally then represented the governor. In his most extensive remarks on the appointment, Fitzgerald also said Thursday he picked New Yorker Patrick Fitzgerald as U.S. attorney for Chicago in 2001despite a warning by Karl Rove, President George top political strategist, not to go outside Illinois for a candidate.

Fitzgerald said that prior to that warning, he had expressed concern to Rovethat House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Ryan might try to undercut what he considered to be among his mostimportant responsibilities. Despite the warning by Rove, Fitzgerald said he chose from outside Illinois because he contended at the time that he find any qualified Chicago attorneys without political connections. think would have been happy with just about anybody who applied from Chicago, because if you went through the qualifications of these people, there are many good attorneys, but they all had a lot of connections in Chicago and would all be people that could easily have pressure applied to Fitzgerald told reporters following the speech in the Union League Club. Many in the Chicago legal community took offense to claim of a lack of independenceand pointed to the reputation of the U.S. office in Chicago for fighting public corruption.

Prosecutor pressure is told Ryan, Rove both had ideas, ex-senator says Peter Fitzgerald (left) picked Patrick Fitzgerald (center) for U.S. attorney despite a warning from Karl Rove (right). What: for the a new permanent exhibit featuring the Gemini 12 spacecraft and personal artifacts of astronaut Jim Lovell. Where: Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.

When: Opens Saturday. How much: General admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $5 for Chicago residents. For information: Call 312922-7827 or visit www.a- dlerplanetarium.org If you go Down-to-earth astronauts try to spur new space age A federal appeals court has ruled against a Korean Methodist congregation that wanted to build a church in Long Grove. Vision United Methodist Church has been involved in a six-year legal battle and had appealed a 2005 ruling by a federal judge that said church officials should have been satisfied with building a smaller sanctuary than they originally planned. A federal judge also ruled last year against the claimthat it was being discriminated against as a religious institution.

On Tuesday, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the earlier rulings. are saddened that constitutional liberties for everyone have been cut back because of the outrageous actions of one church attorney John Mauck said in a statement. be meeting with our client to plan a course of action in response to the An attorney for Long Grove said the village was pleased with the ruling. hopeful that the decision resolves it said Victor Filippini of the Chicago law firm Holland Knight.

village was always acting in a way they thought was The legal battle dates to 2000 when the church bought 27 acres at Gilmer and Krueger Roads after it outgrew its location in Park Ridge. With a Korean- American membership of 140 adults and 80 children, the church proposed a nearly project it later scaled back because of local opposition. LONG GROVE Court denies appeal by Korean church A Lake County judge said Thursday that the budget requested by a team of lawyers to defend a man in his third murder trial is But Tom Sullivan, a well-known Chicago attorney who has agreed to represent Juan Rivera, 34, convicted twice of killing a Waukegan girl, said he will remain on the case no matter what Circuit Judge Christopher Starck decides. Riverawas convicted of stabbing and raping 11-year-old Holly Staker while she was baby-sitting in 1992. In August, Starck ordered a third trial after DNA testing showed that semen from the crime scene was not Rivera, who was sentenced to life in prison, appeared at hearing and said he wanted Sullivan to be his lawyer.

The budget to pay for attorneys, as well as more DNA testing, investigators and travel expenses, is under seal and not public record. Assistant Atty. Michael Mermel said lawyers have taste on a beer He said the case, which is scheduled to go to trial Jan. 16, move forward until the budget for defending Rivera is finalized. LAKE COUNTY 3rd Rivera trial budget too pricey, judge says.