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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Chicago Heights vigil seeks answers in an unsolved killing
  • What deputies say they found in a Chicago Heights traffic stop

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Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
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  • Thursday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Park Forest mother seeks answers in July fatal shooting of son in Chicago Heights (chicagotribune.com) — A Park Forest mother is still seeking answers after her son was fatally shot at 22nd Street and Union Avenue in Chicago Heights on July 2, with police saying only that the investigation continues. She plans a prayer vigil at that same intersection on October 2 to honor him and call for justice, and invites community support as the family grieves.
   

• Suburban men charged after Chicago Heights traffic stop (fox32chicago.com) — A late-August traffic stop near West 26th and Aberdeen in Chicago Heights led deputies to two loaded guns and felony weapon charges for two south suburban men. Neither man had the required firearm licenses, and one was already on probation for a prior gun conviction. One suspect was released while the other remains in Cook County Jail awaiting another court date.
   

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