Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 74, low: 64.
Saturday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ex-Chicago Heights Cop Had 75 Child Porn Files On Phone: Report (patch.com) — Residents of Chicago Heights are learning that a longtime local police officer, now also serving with Prairie State College police, is jailed without bond after investigators allegedly found more than 75 child sexual abuse material files linked to his phone. Authorities say a tip from a messaging app led them to his Chicago Heights home, where they seized evidence and connected it to an account that reportedly communicated with users posing as minors.
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🗞 Nearby News
Flossmoor
Hidden Gem 2026: Flossmoor Park neighborhood community turns out to support Gem runners (hfchronicle.com)
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South Suburban Creative Strategist Vanessa Abron to Host Two-Part Autumn Visibility Series for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners (citizennewspapergroup.com)
UPDATE: Illinois Man Flown From Semi Accident Near Atwood (inkfreenews.com)
Pritzker requests FEMA disaster assistance for August severe storms (cbsnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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