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Scam Targets Palos Man with Promise of Federal Grant Money
An area man was told he would get $9,000 in federal cash if he bought a Walmart gift card and wired money, police said.

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An area man was told he would get $9,000 in federal cash if he bought a Walmart gift card and wired money, police said.

Police responded to a crash near LaGrange Road and Colorado Avenue during rush hour on Monday.
Evergreen Park retail theft reports from Walmart, Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.
A 26-year-old Tinley Park man was hospitalized in serious condition after he was hit by a car early Sunday morning, Orland Park police said.
Were the tires on your car or SUV punctured over the weekend? One Homewood resident contacted Patch and wanted us to warm the community.
New Lenox police reports. Sept. 4
Patch spotlights a few of the arrest warrants out in Flossmoor.
There are warrants out for the arrest of more than 100 accused criminals in the Lincoln-Way communities of New Lenox, Mokena and Frankfort.
The accompanying photos were taken at the Tinley Park Police Department from Aug. 22 to Aug. 29.
There are warrants out for the arrest of accused criminals who were last known to be in Palos Heights, Palos Park or Palos Hills. Patch highlights a few of them today.
There are warrants out for the arrest of more than 30 accused criminals in Evergreen Park. Today, Patch spotlights a few.
There are warrants out for the arrest of dozens of accused criminals within the 19th Ward's boundaries. Today, Patch spotlights a few.
Northbound traffic was blocked off on 80th Avenue near Wheeler Drive Sunday morning.
A motorcycle collided with a car at about 10 a.m. Sunday on Oak Park Avenue near West Point, police said.
New Lenox police reports, Aug. 31.
The Cook County Sheriff has arrest warrants out for these accused people in the south suburbs.
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This week's roundup of DUI reports from the south suburbs of Chicago.
Homewood police reports, Aug. 27 to Sept. 3.
Tyisha D. Ward, 21, of Chicago, was charged with felony retail theft, police said.