Concert-Goer's Fatal Hit-and-Run / Fists Fly at Church Fashion Show / Oak Lawn Cooper's Hawk Sets Records

Miss a day, miss a lot. This is your week in headlines:

Bail Set at $150K for Oak Lawn Woman Charged in Fatal Tinley Park Hit and Run

• Prosecutors say driver was making a call on her cell phone when her Jeep Cherokee fatally struck a 54-year-old woman.

Cooper’s Hawk Setting Records at 111th and Cicero

• New restaurant in Oak Lawn’s Stony Creek Promenade on pace to become most successful location in company, COO says.

Ugliness After Church Fashion Show as 2 Women Brawl: Cops

• One woman punched another after arguing about the music played at the fashion show, police said.

Former Oak Forest Deputy Fire Chief Cleared in Embezzlement Case

• A judge had his doubts about whether Charles Sopko knew of its wife theft from a Palos Heights Fire Protection District.

Orland Park Couple Make ‘Cool’ Request on Wedding Day

• Andrew High School teacher and her hubby wanted a small wedding—but found a n(ice) way to share the fun.

Taylor Swift Touches Crowd with Tribute to Late Mt. Greenwood Girl

• Green and purple costumes, and matching light-up bracelets—all for the plucky fighter who inspired #EmilyStrong.

D210 Board Member: ‘Numbers Speak for Themselves,’ School Closing Only Way Out

• Board members voted to table further pursuit of a tax hike and cutting extracurriculars, saying neither would ultimately be enough.

Director of New Lenox Animal Rescue Heartbroken Over Claims of Animal Abuse

• A social media post from a volunteer claimed abuse to animals. Director says she is wrong.

Party Bus Ride to Country Music Show Interrupted by Fight, Arrest on I-80: Cops

• A man was taken off the bus and carted off to the county jail before he got to the country music concert.

Doughs Guys Bakery Coming Soon to Palos Heights

• Chicago Ridge favorite moving into former Baumann’s Bakery space.

Top 20 Chicago Suburbs for Ashley Madison Affairs

• Who’s No. 1 in the cheating heart department? Where do Orland Park, Oak Lawn, Frankfort and Homewood rank?.

New Lenox Proud American Days Opens Thursday

• See what activities are in store for the four-day festival.

Armed Marine Veteran Stands Watch Outside Recruiting Center

• “They’re Marines. They’re the toughest people walking,” says Tom Willoughby. “But somebody needs to be out here to show they care.”

Taste of Orland Set to Return July 31

• Twenty local restaurants will dish out eats.

Top 15 Hospitals in Illinois: Who Made the Cut?

• U.S. News and World Report ranked Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn among the state’s best hospitals.

Tinley Park Public Works Director Resigns

• Dale Schepers may have been a major player in the village’s water meter woes.

• Pantsless Orland Park Man Stood in Driveway While Kids Walked Past: Cops
• Bail Amount Sparks Angry Outburst In Man Accused of Spitting In Cop’s Mouth
• Burbank Twins Nabbed in Evergreen Park Drug Sting: Prosecutors
• Missing ‘High Risk’ Man Spotted in Markham, May Need Medical Help
• Woman Injures Cop’s Wrist Resisting Arrest: Prosecutor
• Man Puffing Pot in Parking Lot Had Loaded Glock and Rounds in Sock: Prosecutor
• Arrest Warrant Issued for Man Accused of Stealing Copper Wire
• Orland Man Charged With Battering Police, Breaking Door Handles in Cop Car
• Romeoville Man Left Dog in Car Parked Outside Silver Cross for Hours On Hot Day: Cops

WORTH A LOOK

• Revival Yoga Studio Seeks to Inspire in Palos Heights
• Wing Zone Winging Its Way to 95th Street
• Wow House! A Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Home in Beverly
• Six Rabid Bats Captured in a Homer Glen Garage
• Video: ‘There’s A Helicopter Hovering Over OLCHS’

GOOD NEWS

• District 157-C Education Foundation Golf Outing raises $14,000
• A Happy Ending for New Lenox Tortoise and His Family
• Sandburg Teacher Publishes 3 Poems

LOCAL VOICES

• Together We Cope in ‘Back to School’ Mode
• How to Be a Princess Camp in Mokena - July 28
• A Night on the Town Fundraiser
• Evergreen Park’s All-American Dancer

HELPING HANDS

• 16th ANNUAL Little Company of Mary Hospital Foundation’s GOLF CLASSIC
• Giving Back to Lemont Concert Set for July 25
• Firefighters Fire Up A Cure for Pediatric Cancer At SXU

IN REMEMBRANCE

• South Suburban Death Notices, Week of July 20

FIND A JOB

• Local Jobs: Wing Stop, Marc Alan Salon and Spa, Lemont Park District, Hiring Fair July 30

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