Nicole of the Madison, WI turned Chicago, IL weblog The Perfect Face For Radio reports the sad news:
“Yesterday around lunch time Doug Meis, the drummer for Exo and the Dials; John Glick, the guitarist for the Returnables; and Michael Dahlquist, the drummer for Silkworm all died in a car accident in Skokie. They were coming back to work from lunch and were hit by someone speeding while talking on a cell phone (which is now illegal in Chicago).”She’s promised to update with details as they become available (link)
EDIT: More news has been revealed. The deaths are even more senseless than originally reported. NBC5 says:
CHICAGO — Bond was denied Friday for a 23-year-old woman accused of intentionally ramming her car into another vehicle at a Skokie intersection in a suicide attempt, killing three men from Chicago and injuring three others.A fair punishment would be locking Jeanette Sliwinski in a 5′ x 5′ padded room under the prison with no clothing, bedding, or any kind of instrument that could potentially be used to commit suicide and then genetically engineer a drug that would make her live 500 years. And then kill the light.Jeanette Sliwinski was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery in connection with the Thursday afternoon crash at Niles Center Road and Dempster Street, according to a news release from Skokie police.
Sliwinski, of 8915 S. Parkside St. in Morton Grove, was denied bond when a hearing was held in the Skokie Courthouse in her absence, while she remains hospitalized from the crash, Cook County state’s attorney’s office spokesman Tom Stanton said.
Stanton did not know which judge presided over the hearing.
Sliwinski was accused of intentionally ramming her 2000 red Ford Mustang into a 2001 Honda Civic, which was stopped at a red light, because she was distraught and trying to kill herself, Stanton said. He said her car was travelling more than 70 mph before the impact.
Three men in the Civic were killed. They were identified as Michael Dahlquist, 39, John Glick, 35, and Douglas Meis, 29, all of Chicago, according to release.
Stanton said Sliwinski was not seriously injured.
EDIT: Brian Cox and Lolly Bowean of the Chicago Tribune have written a more in-depth piece about the 3 late musicians:
“They were people who were so smart and brilliant and amazing,” said Rebecca Crawford, Glick’s wife. “Everyone feels cheated that they haven’t been able to accomplish what they set out to do.”Dahlquist, who moved to Chicago from Washington state five years ago, played drums for Silkworm, a band praised by critics for its independence and eagerness to experiment.
Glick grew up in Boston and moved to Chicago six years ago. He was a guitarist and singer with the Returnables. Meis played drums with Glick’s wife in a band called The Dials, described by Matt Priest, a talent buyer, as “loud and noisy but super melodic and super poppy.”
“Michael was friendly to an extreme. He was a very outgoing and upbeat guy,” said Tim Midgett, who played bass and guitar with him.
Without Dahlquist, the band is over, he said. “He can’t be replaced.” (full story)
UPDATE Funeral and wake information found here.
horrible news. horrible…..
wow, that is awful.
RIP
To say we in Chicago are stunned is a gross understatement. I’ve tried to write about this but everytime I get a few sentences in I just can’t continue…
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This is the face of a murder…Meet Jeanette Sliwinski:
http://www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?ID=52448
Morton Grove addresses are all North or West, so Ms. Sliwinski’s address is 8915 -N.- Parkside, which , incidentally, is two streets west of I-94’s Dempster St. Exit, (94/Central/Parkside), and one block left on Parkside.
sorry, that’s one block -right-
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This: http://www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?ID=52448 is not the Jeanette Sliwinski that killed the 3 musicians.
yes,www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?ID=52448, is the jeanette silwinski who killed those 3 men.
Same name, contact phone# for same neighborhood as known address, same age, same,(attempted). career, oh yeah..same face.
Same name, contact phone# in bio is for same neighborhood as known address, same age, same,(attempted). career, oh yeah..same face.
Apologies – doesn’t look like the previous pictures of her, but upon closer inspection it is. I am sorry.
I knew jeanette, went to a local community college class a few years back! One of the most beautiful women i have ever seen physically but she didnt care about anyone else, and she was definitely a gold digger. she cares about herself and it will always be about her in her eyes! knowing jeanette the way i do she will do whatever it takes to get out of jail and will put on a charade on how sorry she is about what happened!! shes fullof shit!!
I have known Jeanette for several years. This has come to a complete shock to me. She has always been selfish, but I never could imagine her do something like this. Regardless if Jeanette is the most “beautiful women,” the real issue here is that three wonderful musicians have died and they can never be replaced. We should reconize Doug Meis, John Glick and Michael Dahlquist and not Jeanette Sliwinski, for she is nothing compared to what we have lost.
What kind of a selfish monster would use another person’s car as a wall on which to kill them selves? She could have rammed her car into a pole, tree, or off of a cliff. Why kill these three innocent musicians? She must be a real bitch…
Come on, if she wanted to kill herself why would she rear end a car? Maybe she fealt like it, and in all the mayhem that insued a cop heard her say somthing like that. Maybe she was crying and not paying attention to the road…
I dont think she left the house with the intent to kill others, do you?
Of course we all feel sorry for the men and their families. Yes she needs to pay for what she did.
But will killing her help anyone? Will locking her away for life help anyone? From what I have read she was a bit self absorbed, but not a killer. Drunk drivers get off all the time.
Dear “Think:”
Clearly, you have forgotten to “think” about a key circumstance of the event which killed my college roommate and dearest friend Doug Meis.
Witnesses report that the killer was traveling at a rate of speed in excess of 70 miles per hour in a 30-35 mile per hour zone. And having visited the scene of the crime myself, I can tell you that I did not see any tire marks on the pavement that indicated she tried to avoid impact with Michael’s car. Further, this happened on a sunny afternoon. Tears are also no excuse — she could’ve had her tantrum before taking to the wheel.
So to aswer your question, “Will locking her away for life help anyone?” the answer is a resounding YES.
She is hazardously impulsive and whether she had criminal intent is beside the point. If allowed to live freely her impulsive behavior will continue to be a threat to society.
Having known these three men, the joy they brought to others, and the love they brought to their communities, co-workers, families, and friends, I can tell you that Sliwinski took away much, much more than her presence in our society can ever come near contributing.
She should not receive the death penalty, but she should receive a life sentence for the benefit of my safety and yours. This will not replace Doug, Michael, and John, but it is necessary for the greater good of our society.
Would the guys themselves have wanted all this anger and venom being spewed across this site? I understand that the grief is painful, but does it help the families and friends who may read this? How about just keeping this site for condolences and fond memories? Just a thought…
Francis:
You make a great point. I believe anger is a part of healing , but perhaps this isn’t the rightful place to express it. My response to “Think” was merely an attempt to take issue with his or her somewhat trivial view toward due process, evident in the statement “Drunk drivers get off all the time.”
Tomorrow begins this process with Sliwinski’s bond hearing scheduled for 9 AM; a process that will surface anger in many who have up until now been focusing primarily on grieiving and getting back to life.
If anger should arise in us as media coverage continues, let’s take Francis’ advice and be sure never to forget the the lives, love, and talent of these great men.
In closing, I’d like to share this recent article from the Tribune to get us back on the right track with this discussion:
Donations pour in to honor 3 musicians who died in crash
Courtney Flynn
Published July 31, 2005
CHICAGO — In the days following the deaths of three Chicago musicians in a Skokie car crash, an outpouring of donations in memory of one of the men will enable other musicians to pursue their dreams.
More than 30 people and corporations from across the country and beyond who were touched by the life of Douglas Meis have donated several thousand dollars to the Music Institute of Chicago’s Artists of Tomorrow Gifted Scholars’ Fund.
“While the source of the donations comes from the loss of a promising young musician … we’re hoping the music will continue to bring joy to people for years to come,” said Susan Van Dusen, an institute spokeswoman.
Meis, 29, John Glick, 35, and Michael Dahlquist, 39, who were killed in the July 14 crash, all worked at Shure Inc. in Niles and some of their co-workers have donated to the fund.
Other donations have come from as far away as Canada and closer to home in Chicago.
“We are a local Chicago rock band that had the privilege of sharing the stage with Mr. Meis and his band, The Dials,” one letter said.
“Please accept this donation in the fond memory of Doug Meis, a co-worker and someone I admired deeply,” another said.
The fund is part of the institute’s endowed scholarship program and will help gifted musicians offset the cost of courses there, Van Dusen said.
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