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Frankfort Police Add 5 New Officers
The Frankfort Police Department added five new officers to the force during a swearing-in ceremony at the Monday, January 13, Frankfort Village Board Meeting.Officer Dylan Beattie was raised in...
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Controversial Industrial Project Kept Alive
At the Thursday, January 16, meeting of the Will County Board, members voted to delay an up or down vote on a mining and quarry project in Bolingbrook, at the corner of Essington Road and 127th Street....
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Alabama to Headline This Year’s Bradley Musicfest
At the Monday, January 13, Bradley Village Board Meeting, this year’s lineup of artists appearing at the Bradley 315 Music Festival, scheduled for June 5 to 8, at Northfield Square Mall, was...
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Beecher Police Blotter: January 7-13
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely an accusation, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.**Retraction: It was erroneously reported that on...
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Beecher Commends Brave Officer
Usually, police officers get lauded when they save a life.Beecher officer Ryan Drew received plaudits at the December 13 village board meeting for bravery, even though he didn’t save any lives.Drew...
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Lawrence R. Sanders Sr.
Lawrence R. Sanders Sr., 87, of Beecher, formerly of Momence,passed away at HCA Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, Florida,on Sunday, January 5, 2025, with his wife and children by his side.Lawrence...
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Summit double murder suspects back in court in March
Nicacio MunozThe case against Mariano Martinez, 31, and Nicacio Munoz, 34, both charged in a November double murder in Summit, is moving forward. During a hearing on January 15, both sides agreed on a...
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Malachi Perkins, Sandburg take lesson from loss
Sandburg’s Malachi Perkins was barely in elementary school when Jalen Brunson was competing for state titles at Stevenson. But that is who Perkins tries to emulate while on the court.“I really like...
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Palos Hills welcomes 3 new businesses
The Palos Hills City Council discussed new businesses, crime reports, and proposed changes to city regulations when it met last week.Three new businesses have recently opened, Ald. Donna O’Connell...
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$300 vanishes when Palos Hills man’s online date goes wrong
A date went horribly wrong when a woman used a man’s phone to withdraw $300 through a mobile payment service before disappearing with his wallet, keys, and even his phone, Palos Hills police said.The...
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Veteran Shannon Earley takes charge for Stagg
Shannon Earley is taking charge for the Chargers in her final high school basketball season.The 6-foot-2 Stagg senior committed to Division III Carroll University in Wisconsin back in November. Picking...
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Orland firefighters battle weather, flames
Orland Fire Protection District crews battled two apartment fires in below freezing temperatures in Orland Park over the weekend.Fire severely damaged a second-floor apartment Saturday night in a...
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College notes: NU’s Jack Lausch resuming baseball career
Jack is back on the diamond.Northwestern has announced that quarterback Jack Lausch will play baseball for the Wildcats this spring.Lausch, a 2022 Brother Rice graduate, played both football and...
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s
Brother Rice’s boys and Lyons’ girls remain No. 1 this week.BoysRecords through Jan. 191. Brother Rice (17-2)Tough loss at the buzzer vs. St. Ignatius.2. Mount Carmel (17-3)Lost by three to DePaul...
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Area roundup: Tatumn Milazzo signs with Utah Royals FC
After spending her entire professional soccer career with the Chicago Stars, Orland Park native Tatumn Milazzo is heading west.On Jan. 13, Milazzo signed a two-year deal with Utah Royals FC after the...
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Milestone reached, Nazareth’s Stella Sakalas looks ahead
Pretty much everyone in Nazareth’s gym was waiting for this particular moment.With 7:27 left in the fourth quarter of a Jan. 18 game against York in Coach Kipp’s Hoopfest, Nazareth’s Stella Sakalas...
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Battling cancer, Katie Schumacher-Cawley leads Penn State to NCAA title
A season like no other for Katie Schumacher-Cawley ended in the best way possible.Schumacher-Cawley, a 1997 Mother McAuley graduate and the Penn State women’s volleyball coach, was diagnosed with...
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Bridge Teen Center unites community for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Braving the bitter cold, more than 100 volunteers gathered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor his legacy through service at The Bridge Teen Center and The Bridge Thrift Store in Orland Park. The...
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Crete Discusses Recording Meetings
Crete trustees discussed the pros and cons of video recording and live streaming the village board meetings last week, but the issue found no support when it came time to vote on it. It could resurface...
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Crete Police a Fan of the Flocks
Crete Police Chief Scott Pieritz is a fan of Flock Safety’s license plate readers. Pieritz told the Village Board of Trustees last week that the cameras are a big help in law enforcement.“In the last...
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