Firehouse Phone Sex / $500 Tip for Waitress / Bowling Alley Gunfire / Mother, Child and Mugger

Oak Lawn Firefighter Under Probe for On-Duty Phone Sex

• Judge denies firefighter’s request to block village’s interrogation into sexual misconduct allegations while on duty.

Customer Surprises Humble Waitress with $500 Tip

• The Oak Forest mom of two wants to set a kind example for her children.

South Side Man Arrested After Firing Gun Inside Bowling Alley: Cops

• Bridgeview cops said man accused another patron of flirting with his girlfriend at El-Mar Bowl.

South Side Says Goodbye to a Good Fireman

• Hundreds honor firefighter Daniel Capuano as a family man and hero. with: Photos: Mourners Gather for Funeral and Evergreen Park Fire Department Appreciates Residents’ Support for Fallen Colleague

Mother and Child Arrive Home to Mugger Emerging From Night

• The man pushed the woman into her home, stole her purse and then fought with cops, New Lenox police said.

Man Gunned Down Blocks From Bremen High School Identified

• Midlothian police and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force are handling the case.

Oak Forest HS Swim Coach Resigns after Allegations of Inappropriate Conduct with Student

• The coach is currently under investigation.

Grinch Stole a Family’s Christmas Lights: How the Neighborhood Fought Back

• Despite the theft, one New Lenox family is feeling particularly proud of their community.

Driver ‘Blacks Out’, Slams into 2 Lockport Homes

• The 29-year-old man bounced off one home before driving through the bay window of a second—where residents were seated just feet away.

Lemont Steps Up for One of Its Own: A Thank You Note to the Community

• A resident wants to thank others for their help in supporting Lemonter Robbie Riley, severely injured in a hit-and-run last month.

Murderer Sentenced to 70 Years For Slaying Friend, Hiding Body

• Brian Trainauskas killed his friend Monica Timar in 2009.

Motel Guest Dies after Soaking in Hot Tub

• The 54-year-old Chicago woman was having trouble breathing when her boyfriend called 911.

Help The Closet Girl Win A Car

• Founder of Community Closet of Steger and college student Michelle Hensley asking to donate your like new clothes and help her win a car!

Big Pappa’s Gyros Gets Ready To Fill Stomachs and Empty Stockings This Christmas

• Local restaurant owner preparing to serve over 3,000 dinners to neighbors in need on Christmas Day.

Cafeteria Angel Answers Sick Children’s Christmas Prayers

• South Side hospital cafeteria worker distributes toys and gifts from the heart at Advocate Children’s Hospital.

Fight With Mom and Cops on Way to Court Lands Woman in Jail: Police

• Lockport woman missed court after she verbally abused her mother and spat on a cop, police said.

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• Tattoo Face Kiddie Porn Guy’s Brother Says He Only Glimpsed Child Sex Video For Less Than A Second
• Orland Police Use Narcan to Save Man from Heroin Overdose
• Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty in Gliniewicz Investigation Threats
• 7 Car Break-ins in 16 Days: Cops
• 30-Year-Old Man Accused of Impregnating 14-Year-Old Girl
• Pregnant Woman Shot in Sauk Village
• Stolen Truck Found Torched on SXU’s Orland Park Campus
• Alleged Drunken Driver Plows through Front of Building in New Lenox
• Friend Upset He Can’t Find Bathroom After Bringing Gunshot Victim to ER: Cops
• House on Fox Hound Trail Was Place To Be For ‘Underage Drinking Party’ Last Month: Cops
• School Bus Carrying 23 Preschool Kids Struck by Car

ALSO WORTH A LOOK

• Captain Herbert Johnson Memorial Post Office to be Unveiled Sunday in Mt. Greenwood
• University of Chicago to Build Level 1 Trauma Center on South Side
• Cops Make Kids’ Day with Christmas Shopping Trip
• Suspended Investigator Must Take Same ‘Sensitivity Training’ As Boss Who Punished Him
• SXU’s School of Education pays-it-forward to Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry
• Lemont’s Taylor Campos Chosen as 2015 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award winner
• Prairie State College Speech Team Brings Home Several Awards from Tournament

IN REMEMBRANCE

• South Suburban Death Notices, Week of Dec. 14

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