Peace and a $1,000 Tip / Landlord Wants War Vet's Dog to Move Out / Brother Thwarts Sister's Would-Be Kidnapper / Goose Hospitalizes Biker

Let’s catch up on your week in headlines across the Patch Chicago network this week.

Stranger Tells Server ‘Peace Be With You,’ Leaves $1,000 Tip

• A 19-year-old server at Smokey Barque in Frankfort is still reeling from the gift.

Iraq War Veteran’s Landlord Says Service Dog Must Go — and Vet Has to Go, Too

• Jon Jans needs his service dog Alli, but he also needs a place to live. He claims his landlord has denied him the latter.

Brother Clung to Sister’s Legs as Man Tried to Kidnap Her

• The teen boy grabbed onto his sister and wouldn’t let the man take her.

Bicyclist Hospitalized After Hitting a Goose

• A second person on a bike hit the first, according to police.

Woman’s Breasts Squeezed During MRI: Lawsuit

• The woman is suing Silver Cross Hospital and Associated Radiologists of Joliet.

Judge Calls Felony Burglary Charge for Box of Candy Police ‘Overkill’

• Nineteen-year-old charged with burglary for what prosecutors said was one box of candy.

‘He Lit Up Every Room He Walked Into’

• A mother remembers the life of her son and his struggle with mental illness.

Man Who Lost Dog One Step Closer to Finding Her

• The dog’s collar and leash have been returned and another dog may be able to track her down.

Veterinarian Uses CPR to Save Man’s Life at Animal Hospital

• Staff members at BluePearl Animal Hospital in Northfield helped save the unresponsive man with a bystander on Monday.

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Wheaton Teacher Resigns After Pleading Guilty to Child Porn Charge

• The teacher at Wheaton Warrenville South High School has been on unpaid for four years.

Crystal Lake Family of Shooting Victim Reacts to Guilty Verdict for James Holmes

• The 27-year-old Crystal Lake man was killed when James Holmes opened fire on an Aurora, Colo., movie theater in 2012.

Civil Case Against Late Plainfield Farmer Will Continue

• The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office said the goal is to make sure property is cleaned up.

Fun Video: Look At These Guys Jumping Into A Joliet Quarry

• That looks like fun.

Police Superintendent Orders CPD Officers To Guard Military Recruiting Centers

• Chicago police officers stationed at city’s recruiting sites “until further notice” after attacks on Tennessee military centers.

Lincoln Park Zoo Reveals Genders of Red Panda Cubs

• It’s a boy — and a girl — for mama Leafa and papa Phoenix at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

Melissa Calusinski Daycare Death Again Profiled on ‘48 Hours’

• Was it a simple mistake or did someone deliberately withhold the readable images from the defense, asks “48 Hours” reporter Erin Moriarty.

A glimpse of crime-n-shame last week:

• Mike Ditka’s Son Arrested At Rivers Casino
• Man Convicted of Murder Pleads Case to Patch
• Roses and Vases Stolen Off Gravestone in Tinley Park Cemetery
• Teen Ejected From Jimmy Buffett Concert Smashed Van Window With (Parrot) Head: Cops
• Grocery Store Calls Cops on 98-Year-Old Woman for Eating Food Off Shelves
• Man Tries to Grab Jogger’s Buttocks, Girl Chased in Separate Suspicious Incidents
• ‘He Told Me He Did Not Want To Hurt Me But Wanted To Have Sex With Me’
• Inmate Attacks 3 Deputies Behind Scenes At Bridgeview Courthouse: Official
• Video: Bad Drivers of Joliet
• Fake Vet With No Permit Solicited Donations For Vets, Or Maybe Meals On Wheels: Cops
• United Airlines Employee Accused in Hit-and-Run That Killed Des Plaines Bicyclist

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