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SOUTHLAND WEEK IN REVIEW: Family In Cancer Battle Gets New Roof | Student Hugging Staff Sets Off Emergency Alarm | I&M Canal's 175th

SOUTHLAND WEEK IN REVIEW: Family In Cancer Battle Gets New Roof | Student Hugging Staff Sets Off Emergency Alarm | I&M Canal's 175th
SOUTHLAND WEEK IN REVIEW: Family In Cancer Battle Gets New Roof | Student Hugging Staff Sets Off Emergency Alarm | I&M Canal's 175th (Patch Graphic)

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Tinley Park Family In Cancer Battle Gets New Roof, Good News
Thanks to a nonprofit, a Tinley family was given a sorely needed new roof, as their son, 6, fights cancer and the family catches its breath.

Violins From Holocaust To Be Featured In Illinois Philharmonic Finale
Partnership with Violins of Hope hosted by JCC Chicago gives historic violins another chance to sing, with the IPO.

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I&M Canal Celebrates 175th Anniversary
The canal route has been preserved as a National Heritage Area, the country's first.

Intruder Who Filmed Sleeping Victims In Bolingbrook Gets 13 years
“This sick individual videotaped people sleeping in their own homes,” State's Attorney Jim Glasgow said of Zacharie Brown.

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Student Hugging Staff Set Off Emergency Alarm: District 135
Center School in Orland Park was on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after the emergency notification system was triggered.

Life In Prison For Bank Robber Who Shot, Killed Tinley Park Man
An Indiana man who shot a Tinley Park man serving as security guard during a bank robbery was sentenced Friday to 2 consecutive life terms.

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