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Mike Kwasman suffered a serious heart attack on Saturday. Here's the latest information released Monday night on his condition.
The mayor of West Chicago has been unconscious since arriving to a hospital Saturday after a heart attack, the city announced Monday evening. Mike Kwasman remains in critical condition on life support in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, according to a City of West Chicago press release. He was admitted to Central DuPage Hospital following the heart attack. "Mayor Kwasman has always fought for the City he loves so much and for all of its residents," the release said. "He is currently in the fight of his life." Kwasman's wife Crystal and other family members have remained with him all weekend and continue to stay by his side. The release requests privacy for Kwasman's family. "The outpouring of concern by members of the community and beyond …
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Mike Kwasman is undergoing treatment at Central DuPage Hospital.
The mayor of West Chicago suffered a heart attack on Saturday, the city announced late Saturday afternoon. Mike Kwasman is in treatment at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. No other details have been released, including his specific medical condition. The brief press release from the City of West Chicago did not specify what time Kwasman suffered the heart attack. A Cadence spokesman confirmed to Patch that Kwasman was admitted to Central DuPage Hospital. He deferred further comment to the mayor's office. An e-mail sent on Saturday to the City of West Chicago's spokeswoman was not immediately returned. About Kwasman Kwasman has been West Chicago's mayor since April 2007, winning reelection in April 2009. Before that he was Alderman of …
9:31 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
With the passing of West Chicago's Mayor Mike Kwasman http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120417/news/704179666/ our community (not just West Chicago) lost a dedicated elected official and the environment lost a friend. Many years ago when we started to expand the trail cleanups on the Great Western Trail and IL Prairie Path he was an Alderman in West Chicago. He would give us immediate feedback…   more ›
The following information was supplied by the West Chicago Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Two additional arrest warrants were obtained Friday in relation to the alleged sale of synthetic marijuana at the Shell gas station at 184 W. North Ave., according to a press release from the city of West Chicago. The arrests follow a search warrant conducted March 22 at the gas station, the culmination of several weeks of undercover purchases of synthetic cannabis. The Shell gas station was found to be in possession of synthetic drugs commonly sold under name brands such as K2, Spice, Wild Greens, Pink Panther, Hindu Magic and Kush. Subsequent investigation led to two additional individuals being charged: Gopesh R. Patel, 53, of the 300 block of Tuttle Dr., Bloomingdale, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with …
Kelli Trejo
7:31 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
That's nice, Ray. You're right about the bad rap. A lot of good people (your family and mine included) are products of our hometown and many of our parents are still there. Good luck to the Kwasman family and may God bless you with peace and serenity during this very difficult time. Kelli Swanson Trejo   more ›