Week in Review: ‘Demon’ Attack, Generous Extensions and Twinkie Giveaway

MONDAY

First Look: Cheesecake Factory Opening in Orland Park Wednesday

The new 9,400 square-foot restaurant serving a novel-sized menu of entrees and cheesecakes opens this week for business. Take look inside while they held a test run over the weekend.

Orland Park Trustees Approve $19.2 Million Tax Levy for 2013 and More (Live Blog Transcript)

Trustees also discussed lowering rates for non-residents at the Sportsplex. Join us at 6 p.m. Read our transcript from the meeting.

TUESDAY

78-Year-Old Father Says He Was Strangled by 'Demon' in Son

The father of an Orland Park man charged with attempted murder said a demon with "slanted eyes and a blue-green face" caused his son to beat and strangle him.

Just past the restaurant’s two-year anniversary in Orland Park, Baby’s will give the snack cakes away with purchases, while the supply lasts, at both the Orland and Country Club Hills locations.

WEDNESDAY

Win Over $400 in Gift Cards from Patch and Local Businesses

Enter to win an Orland Park Holiday Gift Card Basket, full of certificates to local businesses. Subscribe to Patch for free and you get a chance to win — and help us with Hurricane Sandy relief.

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills.

THURSDAY

Salon Donates Extensions to Woman Who Lost Hair After Chemo

Niki Costello received about $1,500 in hair treatments from Jeffrey LaMorte Salon in Orland Park, after chemotherapy as part of treatment for multiple sclerosis led to total hair loss.

State Police Scientists Testify as Case Over Punch That Left Man Paralyzed Resumes

Joseph Messina, of New Lenox, is accused of hitting a man in 2009, putting him in a coma and leaving him with massive head trauma.

FRIDAY

The American Community Survey was released Thursday, compiling five years of population data about cities across the country. See how Orland Park compares to averages across Illinois.

Ashford House 5 'Disappointed' by Plea Offer: Lawyers

The five Indiana men accused of assault after an attack on an alleged white supremacist meeting at a Tinley Park restaurant this summer want time to consider a deal offered by a Cook County judge Friday.

Forgotten War Medals Waiting to Be Claimed by Rightful Owners

South suburban veterans are among those whose military awards and artifacts sit in a vault beneath the State Capitol, and Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford is trying to get the medals into the right hands. Can you help?

SATURDAY

Together We Cope Provides Christmas for Local Kids in Need

The organization, which serves families across the southwest suburbs, says need is increasing.

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