Long Lines For Pot | NYE Fireworks Accident | Lipinski Takes Heat

Miss a day, miss a lot. Let's catch up on the week:

South Suburban Residents Line Up For First Day Of Legal Pot Sales
Windy City Cannabis medical dispensaries granted "same site" adult use cannabis licenses hours before legal sales begin Jan. 1.
Tinley Park H.S. Teacher, Orland Park Teen Among 19 Illinois People To Remember From 2019
Take a look back at these amazing people we've featured on Illinois Patch pages this year.
3 Dead, Toddler Injured In Crash Near I-57 Exit In Morgan Park
Chicago police say a Nissan hatchback collided with an SUV on 112th Place late Wednesday night.
Stabbing In Steger Leaves 1 Man Dead: Police
Police say Ryan Connell was stabbed multiple times before they found him in a home on Chicago Road on New Year's Day.
Man Blows Hand Off In New Year's Eve Fireworks Accident
Oak Lawn fire chief said man's hand and wrist were "completely destroyed" in apparent fireworks accident.
Child Shot In Accidental Discharge At Oak Forest Gun Range
The boy was struck in the abdomen when a bullet ricocheted, according to reports.
ALSO: Eagle Sports Range Has Statement On Accidental Shooting Of Child
Victim In Orland Crash Identified As Stepper Jannice Robertson
Jannice Robertson was a legendary member of the Chicago steppin' community, ABC-7 reports.
Maple Tree Inn Reopening In Homewood
Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld joins the community in welcoming famed restaurant and 'Taste of the Big Easy'; soft openings begin this month.
Democrat Dan Lipinski Takes Heat For Asking Supreme Court To Overturn Roe V. Wade
Lipinski was one of only two Democrats in Congress to sign a legal brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow states to restrict abortion.
Handwriting Expert To Testify In Rush Petition Challenge
Handwriting expert will testify on "inconsistent" signatures found on Bobby Rush's nominating petitions in primary ballot challenge.
NEW YEAR BABIES
Advocate Christ Welcomes First Baby Born At Hospital in 2020
First baby born at Advocate Christ in 2020 will be named for his World War II vet great-grandfather.
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Welcomes its First Baby of 2020
Olympia Fields hospital celebrates the first baby born at Franciscan Health Family Birth Center in 2020

WOW! HOUSE OF THE WEEK
Old-Fashioned Telephone Booth Inside This Stunning Orland Home
Look through this gorgeous home that just hit the market on Crystal Springs Court in Orland Park.

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• Battery, Theft: Mokena Police Reports
• Convicted Burbank Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years In The Slammer
• Knife-Wielding Robbers Target Man On Western Avenue
• Driver Points Gun At Car Wash Customer In Road Rage Incident
• Worth Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Child In Palos Heights

READING LIST

WORTH A LOOK

• Kids Bring Christmas Caroling Back To Orland Park
• Lost And Found Pets Of Will County: Week Of Dec. 30
• NAWS Adoptable Pet Of The Week: Missy
• Cook County Jail Voting Allowed: Do You Agree?
• 'Angel' Gives Police Officer $1,000 For 'Working on Christmas'
• Running With Friends 5K Planned In New Lenox
• Registration Opens For 2020 Oak Forest Fleadh
• Homewood Heights Baseball Club Collects Shoes For The Needy
• '9Teen Strong' Monopoly Game Begins Soon: Bev Biz Beat
• Lemont Family's Christmas Village Features Hundreds Of Pieces
• Newbon Receives Gold Star from National Hook-Up of Black Women
• Illinois American Water Distributes Grant to Orland Fire PD
• Orland Park Kiwanis Bingo Club Donates to Help Kids with Cancer

IN MEMORIAM

• South Suburban Death Notices, Week of December 30
• Former Sacred Heart Associate Pastor Rev. Michael J. Walsh, 89

FIND A JOB

• 5 New Jobs For The New Year In The South Suburbs
• Cook County Sheriff Recruiting Correctional Officers
• Census Bureau Hiring Thousands In Chicago Area For 2020 Count

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