Roadway Tragedies, Great Businesses and Bloom 206 Questions: Monthly Roundup

Wrapping up the eighth full month of Chicago Heights Patch's existence is a good feeling. More and more residents have developed an interest in our little site and we hope that continues to grow.

August was another jam-packed month of great features, police and fire news and investigative coverage. Let's a take a look back and some of more notable moments.

The Good

Two Chicago Heights businesses got some positive attention this month. We met Danette Richardson, a Marian Catholic cook who right across the street from the high school. We also were there for .

We introduced a new series called "Census Sense," in which we take a look at the 2010 Census data and publish interesting facts on a weekly basis. Did you know there are ? Did you know our population ? We've got more facts to come.

We covered quite a few cool events this month as well, such as the , led by Craig Hodges, the and the .

Finally, we brought back our Remarkable Residents series with a vengeance, featuring an that lives right here in the Heights.

The Bad

Both Chicago Heights and Olympia Fields police were busy in August. The OFPD ended up in a , while Heights police arrested a man who .

Homewood Police had a little excitement of their own as a teenager allegedly tried to use his .

Sadly, we reported two on-the-road tragedies this. Samantha Volk, of Chicago Heights, died of natural causes in her car . Then, later in the month, motorcyclist Shawn Mays, of Richton Park, was killed in a crash on Halsted .

To cap off the bad news, a Heights grocery store owner had plenty to say about neighborhood safety after we .

The Ugly

Before school was even back in session, Bloom Township High School District 206 was getting plenty of attention.

Board member Robert Rossi and board president Henry Drake got into an altercation that .

Then, we asked the question "" and produced all of the information we could dig up about Drakes connection, or lack-there-of, to the company. Readers left intriguing and often heated comments, giving their thoughts on the situation.

Going Forward

We've got plenty more stories coming as we head into September. School is back in session and the autumn is rapidly approaching, so get ready for a ton of great high school football coverage!

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