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Recent Southland News: Car torched in Frankfort Square | Accused carjacker in high school | $1 million bail for man with teen-nude pix

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Miss a day, miss a lot. Your week in headlines:

Oak Lawn Bald Eagle Couldn’t Survive Second Brush With Danger

  • The rescue of a bald eagle from an Oak Lawn yard lifted residents spirits in winter of 2014 after string of tragedies.

Burbank Sex Predator Sentenced to 20 Years for 2012 Assaults

  • Judge calls man’s acts “methodical” and “cunning” when he lured two 13-year-old to his SUV and assaulted them.

How Many Ashley Madison Cheaters Live in the South Suburbs?

  • Tens of thousands. Is your hometown home to a lot of them? Check out our list.

Car Torched in Frankfort Square, Flames Spread to House

  • Arson investigators were to probe the Saturday night blaze.

Straight Out of Juvie, Right into High School

  • Accused teen carjacker in Homewood released from detention to attend high school.

Oak Forest Man Coerced Teen Relative into Giving Him Nude Photos of Her Friends: Prosecutor

  • Bail set at $1 million.

Palos Heights Women Honored with Catherine McAuley Award

  • Mother McAuley selects one staff member and one student for the award that recognizes those with a deep faith and commitment to the school.

Lemont Mayor Urges Continued Protest as Palos Park Annexation Vote Nears

  • The dispute will carry on during an Oct. 6 meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Transgender Operating Engineer Allegedly Harassed by Union Members, Threw Rock at Man in Car: Cops

  • The operating engineer was jailed on a charge of criminal damage to property.

Neighbor Discovers Man in Apartment Taking Beer: Cops

  • Burbank man has 10 prior convictions for burglary, records say.

New Locally Sourced Beer, Coffee Brands to Debut at Beverly Art Walk

  • Horse Thief Hollow and Hardboiled Coffee Co. partner up to offer new artisan coffee and coffee-nuanced beer.

Homer Glen Mayor Ousts Village Manager

  • Cameron Davis has been working as an at-will employee since his contract expired in May. He has now been dismissed.

Christmas Without Cancer Uses Acts of Kindness to Honor Young Woman’s Memory

  • The volunteer group will be holding its first 5K Run/Walk on Oct. 3 in Evergreen Park.

Fall Festival by Veterans, for Veterans in Tinley Park Oct. 2 to Oct. 4

  • Carnival rides, entertainment, good food and a beer garden. Support local veterans programs and the Manteno Veterans Home.

Second Event Added Oct. 17 for Bestselling Children’s Author R.J. Palacio

  • In support of anti-bullying month, a second event with the popular ‘Wonder’ author has been added on Oct. 17 at Mother McAuley High School.

Volunteer Drivers Needed to Deliver Meals to Elderly Neighbors

  • PLOWS Council on Aging looking for volunteer drivers to deliver meals to homebound seniors in local area.

Man Charged in Justice Shooting

  • Witnesses tell cops man shot at them five times from vehicle, prosecutors say.

Perry Danos Performs Free Fall Concert This Sunday, Oct. 4

  • Evergreen Park native brings his band Backstreet to 50-Acre Park for a Ravinia-style concert this Sunday, Oct. 4.

Man Killed in Morgan Park House Explosion Identified

  • Timothy D. Lawrence was 48 years old.

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