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Michael J. Zelinski, 76
Michael J. Zelinski, 76, passed away surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Louise “LuLu” (nee Toribio) for 55 years. Together, they built a life filled with love and family.A...
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Michael A. Marek, 47
Michael A. Marek, 47, passed away suddenly. He was the beloved son of the late Rosemary A. (nee Kazmierski) and the late William R. Marek.Michael was the dear brother of William E. Marek (Kathi) and...
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Ronald “Ronnie” Kash
Ronald “Ronnie” Kash, the only child of the late Tony and the late Wanda Kash, passed away leaving behind many cousins and friends.Ronnie had a lifelong love for the CTA and Chicago sports teams,...
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Rita J. Fail, 91
Rita J. Fail (nee Wojan), 91, passed away, leaving behind a legacy of love and devotion. She was the beloved wife of the late Allan J. Fail, with whom she shared nearly 40 years of marriage.Rita was...
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Geraldine Fornek, 90
Geraldine Fornek (nee Dorencz), 90, a resident of Peace Village in Palos Park, passed away peacefully on Dec. 7, 2024.She was the beloved wife of 63 years to the late Leonard Fornek and the loving...
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Martin S. Martinis, 73
Martin S. Martinis, 73, of Kenova, WV, and formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away. A U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Martin served his country with honor.He was the beloved husband of Katherine...
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Stickney public works supervisor retires
Joe Lopez has labored for 35 years for the Village of Stickney and he was honored in advance of his retirement on Dec. 31.Mayor Jeff Walik and trustees honored Lopez, the supervisor of the public works...
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Leo greets Cardinal Joseph Bernardin students on return to school
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School students had quite the welcome back this academic year.Students at the school, 9250 W. 167th Street in Orland Hills, were greeted by Leo, the Orland Park...
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Therapy dogs visit students at Summit’s Graves-Heritage Middle School
Excitement filled the halls of Graves-Heritage Middle School on Dec. 3, as therapy dogs Trooper and Zilly visited students in School District 104. The visit was part of ongoing efforts to promote...
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Luka Travel Center plan fails in Countryside
If you have an idea on how to develop the corner of 55th Street and East Avenue in Countryside, city officials would love to hear from you.A proposed development for the site – which dates back about...
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College notebook: Oak Lawn’s Ryan Kennelly helps North Central win D-3 title
North Central’s Ryan Kennelly was happy for himself after winning a national championship, but not as much as he was for his older teammates.“This means more to me to do it for all the fifth-year guys...
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Area roundup: Mount Carmel grad opens boxing gym with a purpose
A former Mount Carmel baseball player is fulfilling his late brother’s wishes.Joe Leonard and his family held a grand opening for the BVL Boxing facility on Jan. 11 at 9620 Willow Creek Lane in Mokena....
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Danny Loftus, Cam Mercer power R-B past Nazareth
Riverside-Brookfield’s Danny Loftus started against Nazareth on Jan. 11 and didn’t take a breather till the 2:40 mark of the third quarter.He clearly earned a break after scoring 25 first-half points...
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Girls basketball notebook: Kacey Fitzpatrick steps up for Stagg
Kacey Fitzpatrick has a new role for Stagg and she’s enjoying it.After being the top player on the Chargers’ freshman team last season, the sophomore guard is a contributor on the varsity.She scored a...
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Jovan Thomas helps to build culture at Shepard
Jovan Thomas has always been a builder, so this is nothing new.The Shepard senior has made wooden cutting boards, box and bird houses.And he wants to keep moving forward along that path, at Shepard and...
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s
Brother Rice’s boys and Lyons’ girls remain atop the Southwest Regional rankings, and a new team has entered the girls’ Top 5.BoysRecords through Jan. 131. Brother Rice (16-1)Citadel recruit Marcos...
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Curie honors basketball coach Mike Oliver
Mike Oliver wasn’t sure of his career path when he got out of college, but a visit to his old high school set his course.And more than 30 years later, Oliver is one of the state’s most respected and...
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Snow Parking Ordinance Enforced as a ‘Last Resort’
The ordinances are in the books. Soon, Manteno police may be forced to enact them as a “last resort,” according to Mayor Tim Nugent.Last year, the police and village came up with some laws regarding...
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Felons arrested after police find drugs, guns in parked vehicles
Milton Alford, 60, of the 4500 block of South Leclaire Avenue, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance after police found him at 12:20 p.m. Jan. 6 in a car illegally parked in a...
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Suspect arrested in connection with December arson
Aelicia A. Booker, 32, of the 9300 block of South Lyon Avenue, was arrested by the CPD fugitive apprehension team at 11:18 a.m. Jan. 6 in the 2400 block of West 63rd Street. She was charged with arson...
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