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Charges in Cold Case and Candidates on Health Care: What You Missed

Welcome back to the week. Here's what happened in and around Mokena over the last few days.

Weekends are slow days across the Internet, as readers selfishly spend time with their friends, families and other loved ones rather than continually re-check their favorite sites.

But the news doesn't stop, so here are a few of the stories you might have missed over the last few days.

The Will County Sheriff's Office charged Mokena man Marcus D. Jones, 31, in the 2001 shooting death of Terrance Chandler near Joliet. New evidence came to light in this cold case, they said.

Find out what's happening in Mokenawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

As part of our Election Central look at tomorrow's primary, we asked candidates in the 1st Congressional District (Mokena's new district since ) where they stood on President Barack Obama's health care plans. Here's what they said.

When a Matteson church recently welcomed into its sanctuary, Hannon said he thought it was an endorsement. The pastor differs. Read about this disagreement Hannon calls a misunderstanding and Hannon's opponent calls a lie.

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