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	Church Worker Charged with Stealing $250,000 Flossmoor | 'She Likes to Gamble, and She's Not Real Good at It' By Eric Herman Chicago Sun-Times March 26, 2008 http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/861219,CST-NWS-church26.article The business manager of a south suburban Catholic parish could face up to 30 years in prison if she's found guilty of stealing more than $250,000 to feed her gambling habit, officials said. Beverly Houston, 51, was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing the money from Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church in Flossmoor, according to John Gorman, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney. Houston, of the 9300 block of South Paxton in Chicago, is charged with theft and forgery. She will appear in court in Markham this morning, Gorman said. Houston was being held Tuesday night at the Flossmoor police station. Law enforcement sources said that between April 2006 and October 2007, Houston wrote checks to herself for more than a quarter of a million dollars — money she spent at riverboat casinos. "Word is she likes to gamble, and she's not real good at it," a law enforcement source said. In December 2007, allegations of financial mismanagement at Infant Jesus led to the temporary removal of the church's pastor and an audit by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Contact: eherman@suntimes.com
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