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SOUTHLAND WEEK IN REVIEW: Ukraine Aid | Dangling Child | Hometown Movie | Tinley Remembers COVID Victims | IL Photos | Skeletal Remains ID'd

Southland Week In Review
Southland Week In Review (Patch Graphic)

Miss a day, miss a lot

Palos Park Church Collecting Items To Help Ukrainian Refugees
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is partnering with the City of Lockport to send medical and household items to Poland to help those in need.

Child Dangles Off Balcony, Mother Faces Charges: New Lenox Police
Melissa A. Abramowicz is charged with endangerment, drug possession after cops say her child may have ingested hallucinogen-laced chocolate.

Sentencing Delayed For Orland Man On Criminal Sex Assault Charge
Bond was revoked and sentencing delayed for real estate mogul Gregory Perkins, 48, who was picked up for DUI, prosecutors said.

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God Bless Willie Wilson, Chicago's 'Free Gas' Man Of The People
KONKOL COLUMN: Snarled traffic from Wilson's gas-giveaways is a reminder that doubling state gas tax hike hit working-class hardest.

L.A. Filmmaker To Shoot Movie About Growing Up In Hometown
Niko Vitacco plans to shoot movie, "Guys Night," in Hometown this summer about a year in his family's life during the 1980s.

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Man Who Attacked Cop At U.S. Capitol May Be In Chicago Area: FBI
The FBI wants to ID the man, who used wasp spray to attack a cop and broke Capitol windows on Jan. 6, 2021.

Purple Haze, Fox In The Sun And A Leopard Frog: IL In Photos
This week's photo roundup from across Illinois.

Skeletal Remains ID'd As Missing Joliet Woman: Coroner
The remains were identified as Pamela Ann Vincent, of Joliet, who was last seen alive Aug. 17, 2015. Her remains were found Feb. 23.

Tinley Park To Remember Residents Lost To COVID-19 With Webpage
Village officials are launching the memorial webpage which aims to gather names, photos and information on residents who died from COVID-19.

Durbin's Tinley Park Location To Close Due To Rent Disagreement
Owners told Patch the Oak Park Avenue restaurant could not reach an agreement with the property's landlord and will be closing Sunday.

Real Estate

Wow House: 2-Story Fireplace, Master Suite, Spiral Stairs
Wow House: Classic 1945 Georgian, Whirlpool, Backyard Deck
Wow House: Mid-Century Brick Ranch, 2 Fireplaces, Family Room
Wow House: Gorgeous, Newly Remodeled Condo In Elevator Building
Wow House: Sunset Lakes Home Has Huge Patio, Lots Of Upgrades
Wow House: Fully Furnished Lemont Beauty Hits Market At $1.09M
Wow House:Spacious Stone, Brick Lockport Home Lists At $756K

OMGPD

New Details In Violent Oak Lawn Home Invasion, 4 Sought: Police
Man Who Attacked Cop At U.S. Capitol May Be In Chicago Area: FBI
Man Apprehended In New Lenox Sex Assault Had Loaded Gun: Sheriff
Solicitors Mistaken For Home Invaders After Not Obtaining Permit
Armed Man Wearing Medical Mask Robs Tinley Park Beauty Shop: Cops
16-Year-Old Killed In Hazel Crest Shooting: Medical Examiner
Lockport PD St. Patrick's Enforcement Yields DUI Arrest, Tickets
Driving With A Suspended License, Speeding: Lemont Police Blotter
2 Steger Men, 22 And 24, Dead In Early Morning Crash: ISP
Park Forest Man Shot 63-Year-Old, Charged With Battery: Police
Markham Man Owned Ammunition As Felon, Shot Person In 2019: Feds
Palos Resident Loses Thousands In Online Computer Repair Scam
Palos Hills Man, 19, Cited For Illegal Police Flasher Light
Frankfort Woman Attacked At Her Home: Police
15-Year-Old Girl Hit In Head With Pole Escapes Kidnapping: CPD
Hospital Theft, Outstanding Warrants: New Lenox Police Reports
Mokena PD Warns Residents Of Rise In Car Parts Thefts

READING LIST
Worth A Look

Bourbons Smokehouse In New Lenox Soft Opening Saturday, Sunday
A Conversation With Mayor Kelly Burke
Latest Best-City Clickbait Has Ingredients For Worst Pizza List
Orland Park Fills Semi-Truck With Donations For Ukrainians
Tinley Park Memory Care Residents Sell Tie-Dye To Benefit Ukraine
Thursday Thoughts With TJ: On The Pandemic
Kirby Elementary District 140 Searching For New Superintendent
3 Lemont High School Student-Athletes Announce College Decisions
2nd, Smaller Walkout At Homewood-Flossmoor High School Thursday
Village Of New Lenox: Draft Budget Available For Review
RoseMarie Lipinski Foundation Offers College Scholarship To Moms
Frankfort Park District To Host Inaugural Spring On The Green
Trash Pickup Prices On The Rise For Mokena Residents
Tinley Park High School To Raise Money For Grad Injured In Crash
Sertoma Centre Offers Brand Name Housewares At Super Sale
NAWS Pet Of The Week: Daffodil
Free Mental Health First Aid Class Offered In New Lenox
Noonan Students To Perform 'You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown'
South Suburbs Prepare For Willie Wilson's $1 Million Gas Giveaway
Grab Your Used Sneakers For Christmas Without Cancer Fundraiser
Bedroom Fire Leaves Orland Hills Home Uninhabitable
Shepard High School Presents 'Beauty and the Beast'
Phillips Chevrolet In Frankfort Donates $1K To Franciscan Sisters
Olympian Kendall Coyne Schofield Honored In Orland Park

IN MEMORIEM

South Suburban Death Notices, Week of March 21
James Stephen Strenk
Marilyn R. Stecker
Mary Ann Gale (Mangan)
Donald James Clark
Robert G. McNeil

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