Newlywed Now a Widow / 33 Firefighter Phone-Sex Charges / War Vet's Bank Account Pilfered

Weeks After Wedding, Stagg Grads Parted by Death

• A wife is grieving the death of her husband and father of their unborn child.

Audit Reveals 33 Firehouse Charges to Phone Sex Lines

• Oak Lawn village officials want to know how often firefighter may have indulged in phone sex while on duty, court documents say.

Thousands of People Moved to Help Oak Forest Family Win Car

• On Christmas Eve, Dawn, Ramon, Taylor, Joselyn and Liv Ferralez were handed the keys to their brand new Chevrolet Sonic.

Lawyer Looted $1 Million From WWII Vet’s Living Trust: Cops

• The Tinley Park man stole the money over the course of two years, police said.

Flossmoor Mom Fights Grief of Daughter’s Suicide with Community Outreach

• Elizabeth Gerald wants to save other families from the devastating loss she suffered when her 15-year-old daughter took her own life.

Nick Capuano Scores Tie Goal in Final 6 Seconds of Hockey Game

• There was an extra man on the ice at the St. Jude Knights Hockey Club on Saturday -- Dan Capuano. with: Dan Capuano’s Children Pen Farewell Letters to Father

The Lost Scene from ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’

• Official Rankin/Bass historian Rick Goldschmidt of Oak Lawn recounts the behind-the-scenes story of beloved holiday special.

Telephone Tough Guy Texted Threats About Shooting Up House With AK-47: Cops

• The Joliet man threatened the boyfriend of his former girlfriend, police said.

LW North ‘Gold Mine’ Wins Battle of the Fans Football Final

• The fan section earned a spot in the competition based on their tremendous energy and enthusiasm.

County Cops Refuse to Release Recording of Killer Supposedly Putting Hit on Prosecutor

• The Will County Sheriff’s Department also won’t say if their refusal has to do with the recording being unintelligible.

Alleged Father and Son Squatter Plotters Arrested

• On the lam after being charged in a Beverly-Morgan Park squatting ring, the father and son fugitives have been arrested, alderman says.

Orland Park’s Sandburg Marching Eagles to Perform at Sugar Bowl

• Carl Sandburg High School Marching Band headed to New Orleans.

How Windy Was Wednesday Night?

• Measurements of peak wind gusts across the Chicago area.

FBI Connects the Dots Between Two South Side Bank Robberies

• FBI believes two US Bank branch robberies in Mt. Greenwood and Morgan Park were carried out by the same bandit.

Brewery a Big Biz Idea for Homewood Native

• Tobia Cichon will open Homewood’s very own craft brewery.

Christmas Without Cancer Delivers Holiday Miracles

• Six-year-old Anthony Pappalas, who’s holding his own against cancer, and his family get an early surprise for Christmas.

Safe Ride Home Returns for New Year’s Eve

• Program seeks to reduce number of intoxicated drivers on the road, and get revelers home safely.

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• Pit Bull Dumped by Driver on Palos Park Street: Cops
• Vandals or the Wind? Christmas Tree Downed at New Lenox Commons
• Another Attempted Residential Burglary Reported in Oak Lawn
• Rocks Thrown Through Metra Station Windows
• 3 Injured in Tinley Park Crash

ALSO WORTH A LOOK

• Frankfort Cop Honored for Life-Saving Actions
• Oak Forest Police Department Collects More than 4,000 Toys for Toys for Tots
• Loved by Everybody, Post Office Renamed for Herbie Johnson
• Video: Richards and The Miracle Tree
• New Lenox Commons Could Be Made Bigger, Better
• Bank of America Supports Local Nonprofit South Suburban PADS
• District 230 School Board approves 0% tax levy request
• 28th Annual Jazz Fest at Prairie State College
• Franciscan St. James Health Announces First Public Meeting on Plans to Provide Healthcare to the Southland

IN REMEMBRANCE

• South Suburban Death Notices, Week of Dec. 21

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