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	Infant Jesus Manager Pleads Innocent to Theft, Forgery Charges Southtown Star May 9, 2008 http://www.southtownstar.com/news/941186,0509ijphouston.article A former church manager accused of stealing more than $250,000 from the parish to feed a gambling habit denied felony theft and forgery charges Thursday. Beverly Houston, 51, of Chicago, pleaded innocent to forgery and theft charges, Cook County state's attorney's office spokesman Andy Conklin said. Houston is accused of writing 144 checks to herself from Infant Jesus of Prague Church in Flossmoor between April 2006 and October 2007. She allegedly forged parish priest William Killeen's signature on the checks. Prosecutors say there is nothing to indicate Killeen played any role in the scam. Houston allegedly used the money to gamble at riverboat casinos in Indiana. Houston, whose bail was set at $100,000 in March, could be sentenced to up to 30 years in prison if found guilty.
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