2015's Most-Read Stories on Homewood-Flossmoor Patch

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR, IL — It’s been quite a year, Frankfort. Before the final countdown, let’s take a look back at what made this year great, moving, tragic—just plain unforgettable.

• Portillo’s Coming to Homewood: And don’t forget, it’s open now!
• Five Years Later, Homewood Family Reunited with Stolen Dog: Have a tissue handy before you click.
• 2 Teens Stick Gun in Off-Duty Cop’s Face: One got away; the other had a very bad day.
• Two Die in a Post-Prom Head-On Collision Saturday in the South Suburbs: Aaron Dunigan, 18, and a 56-year-old man from Calumet City were killed.
• Flossmoor Woman, 51, Killed in Michigan Avenue Bus Crash: Tragedy strikes a local family.
• Cook County Sergeant Saves Suicidal Man Found Perched on Overpass: “He was just staring, wouldn’t say a word,” the cop said. “He was just looking through me.” Remember what happened next?
• Daughter Set Fire to Flossmoor Home with Elderly Mom Inside: The two had argued over a cell phone and cigarettes.
• La Banque Hotel Opens in Downtown Homewood: New addition to downtown Homewood offers taste of France, in Home Sweet Homewood.
• Men Were Drag Racing When They Killed a Mom and Dad: Three children were left orphaned.
• Sheriff Helps to Return to Mom an iPad with Precious Photos of Her Late Baby: And another woman gets slapped with a criminal charge over the iPad.

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