Priest In Court | Video Gaming Profits | Unlawful Grooming Charge

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

Retired Priest To Be Indicted In Hit-And-Run That Killed Teacher
Retired priest accused in hit-and-run crash has court appearance as friends and family gather for St. Michael teacher's funeral.
1 Dead In Crestwood Shooting, Residents Asked To Check Video
An unidentified man is dead of an apparent gunshot wound after he was found in the parking lot of a Crestwood apartment complex, cops say.
ALSO: Man Found In Parking Lot With Fatal Gunshot Wound Identified: ME
Pedestrian Fatally Hit By Train On Metra's Rock Island Line
It happened early Saturday between the Oak Forest and Tinley Park stations.
Barricade Situation in Crestwood Ends Peacefully
The man was believed to be upset about receiving an eviction notice and threatened to shoot a cleaning crew, police said.
Staff Member At Sandburg Charged With Unlawful Grooming
Orland Park police say Eric Kruger sent inappropriate text messages to a minor who is not a student at the school.
ALSO: Sandburg Staffer Accused Of 'Unlawful Grooming' Gets $50K Bail
'She Lit Up Our Day': Margaret 'Rone' Leja Remembered
Margaret "Rone" Leja taught in the south suburbs for many years. The St. Michael School teacher died in a hit-and-run last week.
New Lenox Makes $246K On Video Gaming In 2019 So Far
There are thousands of video gaming terminals across the state, and there are 84 terminals in New Lenox alone.
ALSO: Lemont Makes $229K On Video Gaming In 2019 So Far
Mokena Approves Increase Of Salaries For Elected Officials
The salaries of the village president, liquor commissioner, village trustee and village clerk were all increased.
Oak Lawn Trustees Vote 'No' To Pot Shops
Oak Lawn trustees vote 4-2 to prohibit retail cannabis dispensaries from setting up shop when recreational marijuana becomes legal Jan. 1.
Lemont Cannabis Referendum To Appear On March Ballot
There will be two advisory referenda on the ballot: one about cannabis dispensaries and one about the unfunded police pension.

WOW! HOUSE OF THE WEEK
Wood Burning Fireplace In Tinley Home That Overlooks Pond
Look through this freshly painted, "super clean" home on Dunmore Drive.

OMGPD!

Like our Crime page on Facebook

• Armed Robbery Reported Dec. 2 In Frankfort Township: Sheriff
• Car Burglaries On The Rise, Police Remind Residents To Lock Cars
• 2 Charged In Armed Robbery At Subway In Lansing
• 2 Suspects On The Run After Burglarizing Palos Park Home: Cops
• Damage To Property, Battery: Mokena Police Reports
• Retail Thefts, Christmas Decorations Stolen: New Lenox Arrests
• Armed Suspects Taken Into Custody After Car Chase: Frankfort Cops
• Watch Burglar Rifle Through SUV In Orland Park And Then Run Away
• Man Threatens To Shoot Up Supermarket: Cops
• Assault, Drug Possession: Lemont Arrests

READING LIST

WORTH A LOOK

• Pete's Fresh Market Celebrates Grand Opening
• Beverly Bungalow Owner Wins Driehaus Award For Landscape Design
• Red Light Cameras Could Soon Be Gone In Tinley Park
• Tinley Park-Park District Donates to Children Fighting Cancer
• $100K Pay For 140 School Employees In Lincoln-Way District 210
• New Pilates Studio Opens In New Lenox
• NAWS Adoptable Pet Of The Week: Zoey
• Marist Student Earns Chick Evans Scholarship
• Pet Of The Week: Milo
• Relive 'A 1940s Radio Christmas' With The EP Candlelight Theatre
• Bremen Student Named Partner of the Quarter at Local Starbucks
• Silver Cross Offers Tips to Celebrate the Holidays Safely
• Going Out Of Town? Palos Park Police Will Watch Your House
• Tickets Available For 2020 BMW Championship At Olympia Fields
• Lost And Found Pets Of Will County: Week Of Dec. 9
• A&W To Open New Restaurant On 95th Street
• Lights Display In Midlothian Draws Food Collection For The Needy

IN MEMORIAM

• South Suburban Death Notices, Week of Dec. 9

FIND A JOB

• Oak Forest Is Hiring Part-Time Firefighters
• Job Fair Planned To Fill Park District's Summer Openings

• Hiring? Post On The Patch Jobs Board

ALSO ON PATCH

• Learn how to create a Patch user account
• Like us on Facebook: Beverly-Mt. Greenwood • Mokena • Chicago Heights • Manhattan • Homer Glen-Lockport • Evergreen Park • Oak Lawn • Orland Park • Tinley Park • Oak Forest • Palos • New Lenox • Homewood-Flossmoor • Alsip-Crestwood • Frankfort • Lemont