🌱 Jury convicts family friend in Calumet City's 1966 cold-case murder
Calumet City, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Calumet City! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Jury convicts family friend in Calumet City's 1966 cold-case murder
- A Calumet City soldier's voice survives in a Vietnam-era tape
- Calumet City man charged in alleged $3.7 million fraud scheme
Also on today's calendar: Diabetes Awareness Seminar and Health Fair and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A couple of showers; cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 49, low: 34.
- Friday: Snow and rain in the morning, with a high of 44 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Conviction in nearly 60-year-old Calumet City cold case murder (newsbreak.com) — Nearly 60 years after Karen Snider was killed in her Calumet City home, a jury found family friend James Barbier guilty Monday. A call urging detectives to revisit the case led to a renewed investigation and DNA evidence linking him to the 1966 killing. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 15. 
• Vietnam War Soldier, 21, Recorded a 43-Minute Letter to Send to His Mom Back Home: ‘You Know I Hate Writing' (people.com) — Calumet City's Frank Kowalczyk sent his mother a tape instead of a letter from Vietnam in 1969, preserving 43 minutes of everyday life and longing for home. Now in the Smithsonian's collection, the recording let his daughter hear a younger version of the father who rarely discussed his service.
• Two Defendants Charged In Fraudulent Payment And Identity Theft Scheme (justice.gov) — A Calumet City man faces federal charges in an alleged scheme that used stolen identities and shell companies to debit victims' bank accounts. Prosecutors say Michael Sullivan, 50, and a co-defendant attempted to obtain about $3.7 million and collected at least $1.3 million. Both are presumed innocent.
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Diabetes Awareness Seminar and Health Fair →
Freedom Church, 2298 Ridge Rd, Lansing
10:00 am
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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4:15- BBB @ Wolcott
Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 Calumet City, IL 60409
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Schrum GBB @ Richton Park
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Model Car Kit Assembly Day →
Knudsen Construction, 1440 Huntington Drive, Calumet City
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Open Closet Extravaganza →
Calumet City Public Library, 660 Manistee Ave., Calumet City
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Noon-BBB @ TF South Classic
Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 Calumet City, IL 60409
12:00 pm -
Tai Chi →
Calumet City Public Library, 660 Manistee Ave., Calumet City
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Bid Whist →
Calumet City Public Library, 660 Manistee Ave., Calumet City
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Community Drum Circle →
Calumet City Public Library, 660 Manistee Ave., Calumet City
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Schrum BBB @ Patton
Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 Calumet City, IL 60409
4:15 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Wee Wonders: Snakes →
Sand Ridge Nature Center, 15891 S Paxton Ave, South Holland
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Open Mic Night →
585 North Williams St., Thornton
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Veterans Honor and Reflection →
SSC’s MB Financial Bank Business Suite, 15800 South State Street, South Holland
12:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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- Balducci's Food Lover's Market posted a job opening for Retail Sales and Store Support in South Holland. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
South Holland
- Indigenous storytellers share lessons in gratitude at Sand Ridge Nature Center event (thelansingjournal.org)
- Calumet Region's history comes alive at Sand Ridge Heritage Day (thelansingjournal.org)
- Beverly Ondrejka, 91 – WLKM Radio 95.9 FM (wlkm.com)
Lansing
- Lansing unemployment falls in September but remains higher than a year ago (thelansingjournal.org)
- Seen Around Lansing: Contrast in colors (thelansingjournal.org)
- Lovin' the Latte: Mayor Hardy's double-fisted drinking (thelansingjournal.org)
Homewood
- Flossmoor’s Holiday Glow Begins Nov. 20 (patch.com)
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