Baby Survives Hot Car / American Sniper Corn Maze / Pets Live Through Devastating Squalor / Marine Enters Hall of Heroes

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

Condition of Baby Found in Hot Car Improving

• Will County State’s Attorney’s Office still investigating the incident.

‘American Sniper’ Themed Corn Maze Honors Chris Kyle

• The family at Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm wants to show their support for the military.

Vets Try to Save Dozens of Animals Found in Squatter’s Squalor

• Cancer, mange, scabies and horrible wounds afflict the many animals discovered living in a south suburban house’s urine-soaked filth.

Bolingbrook Nurse Raising Money for CuddleCot

• The CuddleCot allows families to spend more time with a baby that recently passed away.

Ex-Con Charged With Blowing Dog’s Face Off With Firework Surrenders

• The man was sent to prison for an armed robbery when he was a teenager.

Local Marine Who Lost Her Life Enters Hall of Heroes

• Marine Corps honors Cpl. Sara Medina, who died serving on a humanitarian mission in Nepal.

New Lenox Man Drowns in Lake Wisconsin

• The man was vacationing in Wisconsin with family. His identity was released Sunday.

Stop Flushing Wipes Down the Toilet: Plumber’s Blog

• Orland Park plumber here to save the day. Baby wipes are amazing for cleaning everything. They just don’t belong in our pipes.

2 Jailed in Attack on Pregnant Teen with Cerebral Palsy

• The two brothers are in jail but their mom is still on the loose.

Bob Abt, CEO Of Abt Electronics, Dies

• Retail legend helped grow business his parents began in 1930s.

Cubs Coghlan’s Visit a Home Run at Advocate Children’s Hospital

• Cubs outfielder and wife brighten kids’ day at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn.

Mystery Deepens Over Missing South Side Elderly Man

• Family continues their desperate search for Mateo Fernandez, 78, who went missing July 17 and is most likely in need of medical help.

Tribes Ale House Named Among Top Bars in Suburbs

• Thrillist ranked its top 17 bars in the ‘burbs. Do you agree?

Teen Pursues Marine Biology Dream in the Bahamas

• DGS rising senior Morgan Meyer was accepted into the Shedd Aquarium’s High School Marine Biology program.

Deerfield Man Accuses Other Village Residents of Trying to Keep Out the Poor

• Recent accusations of xenophobia, racism and “general disdain of the poor” are accurate, Brian O’Donnell writes.

Winnetka Native Sues Conan O’Brien; Says Comedian Stole His Jokes

• The freelance comedy writer says O’Brien used variations of four of his jokes he already posted on Twitter.

Doctor Accused of Masturbating in View of Children Faces Additional Charge

• Prosecutors add two misdemeanor counts of sexual exploitation of a child to University of Chicago neurologist Dr. Jeffrey Frank.

A glimpse of crime-n-shame last week:

• Joliet Paintball Sniper Claims 2nd Victim
• Wanted Joliet Man Led Cops on Wild Chase Despite Newborn Baby in Car: Police
• 21-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run Turned Self In: Attorney
• Did Cook County Deputies Forget About Dog at Foreclosed Home?
• Shame at Proud American Days: Police Say Man Kept Calling 911 After Ejection From Fair
• Man with Purse Arrested for Theft After Cops See Suspicious Car in Handicap Spot
• Police: Man Urinated on Store Window

Put your eyes on these interesting stories, too:

• Joliet Gay Bar Owner Sues City, Police Officer
• Radio Host Voices Concern About ‘Run Down’ Vacant Homes in Highland Park
• Woman Sues Nursing Home in Hinsdale for Husband’s Wrongful Death
• Family of Once Missing Girl Donates Money to Missing Kids Group
• Orland Uses Drone to Help Fight Morning Blaze

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