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The Week that Was: 8/30-9/05
A look back at the stories that Palos Patch tackled this week.

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A look back at the stories that Palos Patch tackled this week.

An overview of crimes that occurred in Palos Hills between Aug. 24 and Aug. 29.
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On Aug. 24, Honor Flight Chicago flew dozens of veterans to Washington, D.C. Lewis Pazoles made the trip.
School District 128 in Palos Heights has installed the new ZPass tracking system on school buses. The system allows school officials to track when and where students board and exit buses.
Accused of luring 16-year-old girl to ice cream shop via social media web site, a 55-year-old father of another student now faces criminal charges.
A recap of crimes committed in Palos Heights from Aug. 22 - Aug. 29.
District 118 celebrated the start of the new school year with a family picnic.
Members of the Alan B. Shepard High School ROTC program welcomed home World War II veterans returning from a day of honor in Washington, D.C.
At a village board meeting, Palos Park officials expressed frustration with the federal government over Palos Bank and Trust's recent takeover by the FDIC.
On Aug. 25 School District 118 kicked off the new school year with a family picnic.
A recap of arrests made by the Palos Heights Police Department from Aug. 18 to Aug. 22.
An explanation of everything that happened at the Aug. 23 council meeting.
Jacki Frederking organized the first all youth Relay for Life event. In the years since, the idea has taken off raising millions of dollars to help fight cancer.
In 1981, 15-year-old Dawn Niles was stabbed to death in a Palos Township forest preserve. Years later, her accused murderer is nearing trial.
A look at the crimes that occurred in Palos Heights between August 5 and August 13.
District 230 embarked upon a project to install artificial turf football fields at their three high schools. After delays, Stagg's field is set to be the last completed.
The top three readers in the Palos Park Public Library's summer reading contest discuss their love of books.
Every week we choose one photo on Palos Patch that best represents the week.