Terminally Ill Granny Needs A 'Beautiful Send Off': Patch PM

Stories worth talking about tonight across the Patch network:

Family Hoping to Flood Terminally Ill Grandma with Cards During Final Days

90-year-old Clara Nycz has been diagnosed with kidney failure. “I just thought that with two months to live, we could flood her with these beautiful letters and cards,” her granddaughter told Patch. “Just give her a beautiful send off.”

Semi Driver Tailing Too Closely Caused Fatal I-55 Crash: Police

One person died in the five-vehicle crash that shut down the Stevenson Expressway Monday.

Woman Runs Down Boyfriend After Argument Over Infidelity: Prosecutors

The Villa Park man is in critical condition after the July 23 incident in Lombard, reports say.

Popcorn Mogul Puts $3M Glencoe Mansion Back on the Market

SkinnyPop co-founder Andy Friedman and his wife only bought the 5-bedroom home 2 months ago.

DNC 2016: OPINIONS

Mom-in-Chief Michelle Obama Delivers Lessons for a Playground Bully

The first lady brought down the house at the Democratic Convention Monday night in a speech political experts say could go down in history as one of the greatest convention addresses in modern times. If you missed her speech, watch the video.
a commentary by Dennis Robaugh

And here's what Patch readers are saying:

Patch is so left leaning it could straighten out the tower of Pisa. - Lt Bil Drat

Really the only playground bully has been Michelle herself. She's bullied all the schools into implementing her failed and costly lunch program. - Johnny Doe

The First Lady made Trump look like a clueless idiot and racist fool. And it only took about five minutes. - Jack Lean

M. Obama delivered a great speech. The problem for me is that Americans have never been so divided under this presidency and it's directly related to having policy shoved down our throats and hurting middle America. How can we come together when we are being torn apart by community organizers? - Sandra Sandy

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