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

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Posen Clerk Speaks Against Bear Traps After Cat Found Crushed
According to Village Clerk Melanie Steele-Myers, public works officials found the cat stuck, screaming in a bear trap Thursday.

Jussie Smollett To Serve 150-Day Sentence In Protective Custody
Under state law, the former "Empire" actor could cut his sentence in half with good behavior and be released after 75 days.

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F45 In Frankfort, Park Ridge Collecting Donations For Ukraine
Ukrainian-born Yana Tymoshenko owns the two fitness training facilities. She's sending donated items to Ukraine to help those in need.

'There For A Reason': Manhattan Woman Rescued By Village Trustees
Keen eyes and quick thinking by two Manhattan Village Trustees may have helped save a woman's life.

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Hands of Doomsday Clock Stay At 100 Seconds Before Midnight
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine keeps the University of Chicago’s Doomsday Clock the closest it has ever been to the apocalypse.

Pair Of Horses Escaped, Strolled Down Orland Park Streets: Video
According to a resident who posted a video of the horses on social media, the pair were seen Sunday night near 143rd Street and 80th Avenue.

Everything Tied To Madigan Deserves Scrutiny, Including Pritzker
KONKOL COLUMN: Try as he might, Gov. Pritzker can't erase his administration's cozy relationship with indicted former House Speaker Madigan.

Orland Park Board OKs No Confidence Vote On Kim Foxx
The board called on the Cook County State's Attorney to resign and passed a resolution attributing rising crime rates to Foxx.

Manhattan PD Supporting Special Olympics With Polar Plunge
The Hawaii-Five-O team will take the plunge Saturday as part of their fundraising for Special Olympics Illinois.

Real Estate

Wow House: Unique, Storybook Home Hits Market In New Lenox
Wow House: Frankfort Home Features Heated In-Ground Pool, Hot Tub
Wow House: Walk-In Safe Room In Mokena Home On Huge Wooded Lot
Wow House: Animal Lover's Dream Home On 10 Acres In Manhattan

OMGPD

Markham Woman Had Gun Making Tools In Her Home: Sheriff
Bail Set At $1M For High School Student Accused of Shooting Teen
2 Men Accused of Street Racing Lamborghini, BMW In Tinley Park
Woman Carjacked In New Lenox During Police Pursuit: Police
No Arrests Following Thursday Car Thefts, NL Carjacking: Cops
Olympia Fields Man Charged In 2020 Waukegan Carjacking, Shooting
2 Brothers Charged In Fatal Shooting Of WGN Security Guard
No Lockdown At Oak Forest High School After Online Rumor Spreads
2 Men Stabbed In Fight Outside Steger Bar, Police Said
No Injuries After Cop's Gun Discharges During Orland Park Arrest
Man Stole Keys From Lot Where He Bought Car, Later Crashed It: PD
Pedestrian Dead In Tinley Park Crash: Police
Man Arrested, Charged In Midlothian Murder, Ending 3 Month Search

READING LIST
Worth A Look

Former Orland Park Village Trustee Running For Cook County Board
Moraine Valley Hosts 36th Annual High School Art Exhibition
Oak Park Ave Home Painted With Phrases, Symbols Gets Painted Over
Orland Park Police Donate Extra Bulletproof Vests To Ukraine
Family Raises Money For Tinley Park Grad Injured In Car Crash
Orland Park Resident Pleads Guilty To Gambling Ring Charges: Feds
Worth Township Seeks Day Camp Counselors For Summer 2022
St. Catherine and St. Gerald Parish Carnivals Coming Back In 2022
I-294 Bridge Work Starts Monday At Roberts Road, 87th Street
Orland Park Doctor Prescribed 'Dangerous' Drug Combo: DEA
New LW West Principal Approved By D210 Board of Education
Palos Area Service Clubs Step Up To Aid Ukrainian Relief
New Lenox Homeowners Get $1.57M Back In Tax Rebates: Village
F45 In Frankfort, Park Ridge Collecting Donations For Ukraine
NAWS Pet Of The Week: Casey
Oak Lawn Spartan Johnny McGowan Ends Year With 79 Three-Pointers
Flossmoor Brewery Makes Special Beer To Support Women In Brewing
Chicago Heights Library Gets Grant For 'Innovative' Summer Plans
MiraCare To Open Tinley Park Mental Health Center For Children
Outdoor Café Leases OK'd For 3 Downtown Frankfort Restaurants

IN MEMORIEM

South Suburban Death Notices, Week of March 7
Carol Ann Rizzo (nee Haering)

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