Employees of 10 Elmhurst Stores and Bars Charged With Selling Alcohol, Cigarettes to Minors

Employees of several Elmhurst merchants have been charged with the sale of tobacco and alcohol to minors after a police crack-down Thursday night.

Charged with selling tobacco products to a minor are:

• Hyun Young Chung, 57, of 2617 Mary St., Elmhurst, an employee at Shell gas station, 301 W. North Ave., cited at 6:16 p.m.
• Nicole A. Stanford, 30, of 118 E. North Ave., Addison, an employee at Sal's Beverage World, 695 W. St. Charles Road, cited at 7:06 p.m.
• Rafiq T. Jaka, 62, 1510 President St., Glendale Heights, an employee at York Cigarette Shop, 573 N. York Road, cited at 7:51 p.m.

Charged with selling alcohol to a minor are:

• Kelsey E. Unseth, 23, 217 E. Park, Villa Park, a bartender at Fitz's Spare Keys, 119 N. York Road, cited at 7:15 p.m.
• Laura M. Cenci, 28, 4322 Fairview Apt. 2, Downers Grove, an employee at Buffalo Wild Wings, 149 York Road, cited at 7:40 p.m.
• Jeffrey M. Smith, 27, 3N275 Wilson St., Elmhurst, an employee at Jewel, 153 E. Schiller St., cited at 8:15 p.m.
• Ashley L. Thorpe, 22, 600 S. York Road, a bartender at Charlie's, 122 S. York Road, cited at 8:45 p.m.
• Lynn K. Ranallo, 53, 126 N. Cornell Ave., Villa Park, a bartender at the Elk's Club, 711 W. St. Charles Road, cited at 9:38 p.m.
• Frank J. Smith, 38, 518 E. Harding, LaGrange Park, an assistant manager at Jewel, 944 S. York Road, cited at 9:19 p.m.
• Kristin A. Underwood, 21, 366 Commonwealth Lane, Elmhurst, an employee at 7-Eleven, 525 S. Spring Road, cited at 9:53 p.m.

All were released at the scene on I-bond.

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