Little is known of Patrick’s early life, though it is known that he was born in Roman Britain in the fifth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father and grandfather were deacons in the Church. At the age of sixteen, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken captive to Ireland as a slave. It is believed he was held somewhere on the west coast of Ireland, possibly Mayo, but the exact location is unknown. According to his Confession, he was told by God in a dream to flee from captivity to the coast, where he would board a ship and return to Britain. Upon returning, he quickly joined the Church in Auxerre in Gaul and studied to be a priest.

In 432, he again says that he was called back to Ireland, though as a bishop, to save the Irish, and indeed he was successful at this, focusing on converting royalty and aristocracy as well as the poor. Irish folklore tells that one of his teaching methods included using the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) to the Irish people. After nearly thirty years of teaching and spreading God’s Word he died on 17 March 461, and was buried at Downpatrick, so tradition says. Although there were other more successful missions to Ireland from Rome, Patrick endured as the principal champion of Irish Christianity and is held in esteem in the Irish Church.

Originally the colour associated with Saint Patrick was blue. However, over the years the colour green and its association with Saint Patrick’s day grew. Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St Patrick’s Day as early as the 17th century. He is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish, and the wearing and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have become a ubiquitous feature of the day. Then in the 1798 rebellion in hopes of making a political statement Irish soldiers wore full green uniforms on 17 March in hopes of catching attention with their unusual fashion gimmick. The phrase “the wearing of the green”, meaning to wear a shamrock on one’s clothing, derives from the song of the same name.

A fully involved vehicle fire in a large SUV occurred at 20th and Chase in Gary, Indiana (date unknown possibly September 2009). While firefighters were wrapping up, a head-on collision at moderate speeds occurred down the street (you can hear the crash at 5:05 elapsed time). No injuries at either incident.

Many people worry about huge car explosions, such as they see on television or movies, but the biggest risk at a car fire is probably getting hit by another vehicle in a second incident caused by human error of drivers distracted by the first incident. Another risk of car fires is getting hit by an exploding air bag canister. Air bags usually detonate during fully involved vehicle fires. The canister can go airborne like a missile and fly out the back window of the vehicle — landing up to about 50 feet directly behind the rear of a vehicle. The canister is sharp and made of metal, so impact with the human body could cause serious injury or death. Notice the videographer doesn’t stand directly behind the SUV. Firefighters face other hazards in newer vehicles — namely hybrids energized by electricity.

Video is by Edward Malik, a photographer and videographer from the south Chicago suburbs and Gary, Indiana area.

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Schaumburg police responded to a report about 1:20 a.m. Tuesday of shots fired in a third-floor room at the Homestead Studio Suites Extended Stay Hotel, 51 East State Parkway. A 29-year-old Rockford man, Mario C. Charles, was found with life-threatening gunshot injuries and later died from his injuries. A 26-year-old Minnesota man, (identity not released) was found with two gunshot injuries. Both men were transported to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

Several people were in the room at the time of the shooting. Allegedly, Kristian Branch, 28, of Elgin and Mario C. Charles were involved in an armed robbery in a hotel room in the Homestead Suites Hotel. Mario D. Charles and the man from Minnesota exchanged gunfire and allegedly shot each other. Mario D. Charles died about 7 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Kristian Branch was one of eight women and a man who were arrested at a Schaumburg hotel (location not disclosed) for a variety of charges including prostitution and violating the massage act. Men who replied to ads on Craigslist and Backpage.com were cited for violation of Cook County’s public morals nuisance ordinance. The man that was arrested for prostitution was dressed as a woman.

Arrested on prostitution charges were: Bryon Blanco, 41, of Chicago, dressed as a woman; Alma Lopez, 23, of Chicago; Joyce Gipson, 19, of Lansing; Wendy Romack, 37, of Wisconsin; Brittany Brewer, 23, of Minnesota; Shawneequa Boyd, 24, of California; Kristian Branch, 28, of Elgin; Shannon Castor, 24, of Las Vegas. Jessica Dusablon, 21, of California, was charged with violating the massage act and had her ledger book confiscated by police.

Homestead Studio Suites in Schaumburg is located off of Roselle Road, just south of Interstate 90. An armed robbery was reported around the corner at the Holiday Inn Express, 1550 North Roselle Road on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. A female guest at the hotel was robbed in the parking lot by two armed robbers (see The Cardinal Armed Robbery: Two Take Woman’s Purse Near Holiday Inn Express Schaumburg).

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Schaumburg police responded to a report about 1:20 a.m. Tuesday of shots fired in a third-floor room at the Homestead Studio Suites Extended Stay Hotel, 51 East State Parkway. A 29-year-old Rockford man was found with life-threatening gunshots injuries. A 26-year-old Minnesota man was found with two gunshot injuries. Both men were transported to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

Several people were in the room at the time of the shooting. Information on a suspect or suspects developing …

Homestead Studio Suites in Schaumburg is located off of Roselle Road, just south of Interstate 90. An armed robbery was reported around the corner at the Holiday Inn Express, 1550 North Roselle Road on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. A female guest at the hotel was robbed in the parking lot by two armed robbers (see The Cardinal Armed Robbery: Two Take Woman’s Purse Near Holiday Inn Express Schaumburg).

View Schaumburg Crime 2009-2010 in a larger map of the area near the Homestead Suites Schaumburg shooting