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Shaken Baby Brain Bleed / Car Flips in Mobile Home Park / LW210 Blames Ex Superintendent / Oak Lawn Firefighters Investigated

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Father Shook Baby Till Brain Bled, Leg Broke: Cops

  • The Park Forest man had been watching the 2-month-old at her mother’s Joliet home, police said.

Car Crashes into South Suburban Mobile Home Park

  • Mobile home owner says she woke up and found a car lying on its roof outside her bedroom where she and infant daughter were sleeping.

LW 210 Blames Financial Mess on ‘Not Very Strong’ Accounting Practices by Former Administration

  • Assistant superintendent, one board member deflect responsibility for years of poor financial planning during public hearing on new budget.

Oak Lawn Firefighters Union Under Criminal Probe

  • Firefighter alleges misuse of union funds. Union asked to turn over documents to grand jury, village manager says.

Childhood Pals Charged in Oak Lawn ‘Takeover’ Bank Robbery

  • Relative recognized men from a report on the 10 o’clock news about the US Bank robbery on Aug. 27, feds say.

Burbank Sex Predator Failed to Notify Law of Job Change: Cops

  • Man didn’t think he had to update registration since he was due to re-up in August, prosecutors said.

Family of Four, Including Baby, Injured in Rollover Crash

  • Adults claim car’s accelerator got stuck. Two adults and two children, including a newborn baby, were taken to local hospitals.

Bus Company Apologizes to Orland District 135 Parents

  • The entire team is working to address the problems, general manager says.

Schoop’s Now Open in Tinley Park

  • Burger chain moves in down the street from Portillo’s in Tinley Park.

Homewood Portillo’s Will Open Sept. 15

  • So close we can almost taste the chocolate cake.

Homer Glen School Evacuated After Weekend Bomb Threat Found on Voicemail

  • William E. Young School was searched by Will County deputies and the DuPage County Bomb Squad.

High-Speed Chase Ends with Car Crashing Into Tree

  • Palos Park police call off search after driver flees on foot, chief says.

‘Telltale’ Cigarette Butt Links Man to Christmas Car Burglary: Cop

  • DNA from a lone cigarette butt led Palos Heights police to their suspect — and he was already sitting in a jail, too.

Local Band Honors Memory of Lemont Teen, a ‘Great Friend, Fan’

  • The Threads knew Alexa Turner was a huge fan, and they returned the love with a large donation to her memorial fund.

Woman Told Kid to Push Cart of Stolen Merchandise Out of Walmart: Cops

  • Woman faces felony retail theft and contributing to delinquency of a minor charges.

Embattled Attorney: I’m Supposed to Allow Him to Disrespect Me with Impunity? Bulls---!

  • The attorney said he worked hard for his client and was treated shabbily in return.

Orland Homeowner Suffers 2nd-Degree Burns in Townhome Fire

  • The fire broke out early Saturday morning on Orlan Brook Drive. The fire victim is in the Loyola burn unit.

Lincoln-Way North Students to Shine in School’s Final Homecoming

  • Activities begin Sunday, Sept. 13.

Tinley Park Nixes Longevity Bonus for Officials

  • The longevity pay system upped an official’s salary each year after the first eight in office—and will not continue.

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