Wedding-and-Baby Joy Turns to Heartache for New Wife: Patch PM

Wedding-and-Baby Joy Turns to Heartache for New Wife

Celebration suddenly turned to consolation for two families, one mourning the death of a son, the other grieving the loss of a new husband and soon-to-be dad. Married just five weeks ago, Kristy and Mike Centeno, both graduates of Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills, had just learned they were expecting their first child when Mike died from an undiagnosed ailment while hunting Tuesday, Dec. 15. Loyal hunting dog Bullet stayed by his lifeless body as he lay in a Joliet field. “Mike was everything Kristy ever dreamed of in a man, a relationship and in a husband,” said Kristy’s mom Jackie Brost.
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Victim of Fat, Smelly Predator Priest Reflects on Sex-Scandal Bishop

“It wasn’t about which priest touched which boy’s body parts. It wasn’t about abusers being transferred from parish to parish. It wasn’t about sensational newspaper stories, victims’ press conferences, lawsuits or settlements,” wrote Tim Placher. “In the end, it was about trust. Over the course of the last several years, (Bishop Joseph Imesch (who died this week)) systematically took local Catholics’ faith in their priests, bishop and institutional church and thoroughly trounced it.”
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Tears, Prayers, Applause as Damaged Southwest Jet Makes Safe Emergency Landing

• Landing gear problems force captain to abort flight to Midway, circle Oakland for hours before landing.

Strong, Severe Storms This Evening

• Winds as high as 45-55 mph tonight. Even a December tornado is possible with this weather pattern. Plus, a look ahead to Christmas Day weather.

2nd Lawsuit in Alleged Christmas Beating Names 3 Bolingbrook Cops

• A Bolingbrook man’s head was gashed open and he suffered a concussion at the hands of the police, the lawsuit said.

VIDEO: Great Christmas Lights for a Great Cause

• Visit the Kowalczyk family home for a Winter Wonderland extravaganza

Cop Fighting Back Against Alleged Threats of Mom Whose Son Was Shot by Police

• Chicago Police Officer George Hernandez’s attorneys claim Ronald Johnson’s mom’s statements are endangering the lives of officer’s children.

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• Scammer Busted Trying to Sell Property He Didn’t Own: Police
• FBI Connects the Dots Between Two South Side Bank Robberies
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• Whether Naughty or Nice, Kids Can Track Santa’s Journey With NORAD App
• ‘Assassination Theater’ a Story of How the Mob Killed JFK
• Free Holiday Coffee on the Tollway; Some Construction Suspended

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