Casey Anthony Antics and a New Chief of Staff: Feedback Friday

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This week we got strong reactions on Facebook and on Patch about some rather controversial topics.

Casey Anthony Verdict

This week we found out Casey Anthony had been found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Anthony was also found not guilty of two other charges: aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child.

We asked the Facebook fan-base what they thought of the verdict and got some colorful reactions:

Pat Frederickson I just hope she doesn't have any more children.

Cheryl Krause its wrong that she got away with murder!!!!!

Brittany Ann Burke This is garbage!

Kelly Gildersleeve Schimanski I think the Florida jurors are a bunch of dumb (expletive that rhymes with glasses)!

Ms. Anthony may want to avoid the Chicago Heights area if she ever makes it up to Illinois.

From Alderperson to Administrator

Last night Chicago Heights Mayor David Gonzalez The city council voted unanimously in favor of the hire, thanking present chief of staff Matt Fares for his hard work.

In just a few hours we've already gotten a mixed reaction on the appointment:

Jason Amos: She (k)new about this 8 months ago. It was all a plan. Good luck Chicago hts.

Gina: Lisa, congrats and we love you:-)

Winston Wolf: Great decision by the new mayor! Lisa is a class act and a very intelligent woman.

Aprati starts her new job Monday, and she's already got the support of a Harvey Keitel character.

The Next Chowdown

If you haven't already seen it, When it comes to Italian food, the Heights is where it's at!

For the next Chowdown, we're going for icy treats. Got any suggestions? We know of at least one awesome spot for Italian ice in the Heights, but we want to be fair and let the audience decide.

So let us know. Who has the best cool sweets in Chicago Heights, Olympia Fields and South Chicago Heights? It's time to test the ol' taste buds.