Old Men Beaten by Road Boss for Griping About Mailbox Damage: Patch PM

Angry Road Boss Sued by 2 Men - 81 and 63 - Over Snowplow Beef

A suburban road commissioner, who’s facing criminal charges, is now being sued by men he allegedly beat up after they complained about a snowplow knocking over their mailboxes. Dennis McPartlin, 65, remains the top man in New Lenox township’s road department despite both the civil suit and the criminal case. When the two men showed up at his office with pieces of their mailbox, McPartlin started pushing them around, the lawsuit and criminal charges allege.

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Baby Girl Left Outside to Die Overnight in Chicago

A newborn baby abandoned outside a North Side Chicago apartment building Wednesday night, found just before midnight and rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition, died of exposure. Police said evidence of embryonic fluid at the scene indicates the baby was a newborn. The infant’s umbilical cord was still attached.

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Humiliated at McDonald’s, Homeless Man Finds a Friend in Oak Forest Realtor

• Local woman reaches out to Detroit man tricked with food offer, then doused with water in the fast-food lane by a McDonald’s employee.

2 Suburbanites on Jeopardy’s “Tournament of Champions”

• Michael Bilow will be one of two Chicago-area natives to compete on Friday’s show.

10-Year-Old Boy Shot by 8-Year-Old Brother on South Side

• The accidental shooting happened in the 9000 block of South Bishop.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Barricade Situation at Home in Naperville Forces School on Soft Lockdown
• One Dead, One Injured After Head-On Crash in Oak Brook
• Evanston Becomes 7th U.S. City to Adopt Gender-Neutral Restroom SignsTop 25 School Districts with the Highest and Lowest Average Starting Teacher Salaries
• Lemont Teen One of 10 Wendy’s Heisman National Finalists

Jobs

• UPS to Hire Thousands in Chicago for Holiday Season
• Toys R Us Hosts Seasonal Hiring Fair on Nov. 12

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