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Christmas House | Targeted Shooting | Robbery Victim Lied | Runner-Up

PLUS: Windy City ThunderBolts Host 2023 All-Star Game | Discrimination Lawsuit Involving Mokena Police Chief Settled | Metra vs. Car | Obits

PLUS: Windy City ThunderBolts Host 2023 All-Star Game | Discrimination Lawsuit Involving Mokena Police Chief Settled | Metra vs. Car | Obits
PLUS: Windy City ThunderBolts Host 2023 All-Star Game | Discrimination Lawsuit Involving Mokena Police Chief Settled | Metra vs. Car | Obits (Mary Compton/Patch)

Miss a day, miss a lot. Let's get all caught up with the Top Southland Stories for Nov. 29.

Tinley Park Christmas House Continues To Grow While Helping Community
The popular holiday display includes more than 200,000 lights and takes up three lots but also provides financial help for Together We Cope.

Victim Lied About Being Robbed At Gunpoint During Sale: Police
Police said a person who said he was robbed while selling a phone never saw a gun and that he was actually selling prescription medicine.

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State Runner-Up Finish For Lincoln-Way East Football Team
The Griffins lost to Loyola Academy, 3-13, in the championship on Saturday.

Midlothian Woman Hospitalized After Car Struck By Oncoming Metra Train
The 50-year-old driver was taken to Christ Hospital after officials said her vehicle was struck by the train on the Metra Rock Island line.

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Homewood Man, 25, Shot To Death In Suspected Targeted Shooting: Police
Darion Duncan was found dead in his car with multiple gunshot wounds, police said, and investigators have no suspects at this time.

Discrimination Lawsuit Involving Mokena Police Chief Settled For $200K

A former Joliet police officer who sued the city for racial discrimination by the department and chief Brian Benton will receive a lump sum.

Windy City ThunderBolts To Host 2023 Frontier League All-Star Game
The Frontier League's mid-summer classic returns to the Southland for the first time in 20 years July 12, with many pre-game events planned.

South Suburban Death Notices, Week of November 28
South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

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