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Patch Roundup: Police Shoot Man in CVS Parking Lot; Oak Forest Man Wins $325K in Lottery Thanks to Wife
Homer Glen Drowning Victim, 3, Found Way to Unlock Front Door • Orland Park Man Gets Probation in Child Porn Case • 8 Neglected Pit Bulls Rescued from South Suburban Home • US Marine Veteran Receives Hero's Welcome Escort
By Ryan Fitzpatrcick (Editor)
Here are some of the top stories from the past week in Patch's south suburban region:
Palos—Homer Glen Drowning Victim, 3, Found Way to Unlock Front Door—Three-year-old drowning victim, Nathan Kackert, managed to unlock the front door while everyone was asleep and wander into a neighbor's in-ground pool.
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Homewood-Flossmoor—Assault Weapons Banned in Homewood—Just hours after Illinois became the last state to legalize concealed carry, Homewood's Village Board members tackled the issue of a ban on assault weapons.
Orland Park—Orland Park Man Gets Probation in Child Porn Case—Eric Holt must also register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
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Tinley Park—Polite Nude Man Startles Woman—A man who entered a stranger's Olcott Avenue apartment completely naked may have been drunk or high, according to a witness.
Chicago Heights—8 Neglected Pit Bulls Rescued from South Suburban Home—Amanda Wise, 29, is charged with one count of animal cruelty, eight counts of owner's duties and one count of obstructing a police officer for originally providing officers a false name.
Oak Forest—Oak Forest Man Wins $325K in Illinois Lottery Thanks to Wife—A reminder from his wife ensured Celso Rivera bought the winning ticket. Find out what the couple plan to do with the money.
Oak Lawn—Ex-Priest Convicted of Child Sex Assault Set for Jail Release—Former priest convicted of molesting Chicago Ridge altar boys set for supervised release from Wisconsin mental health treatment facility.
Evergreen Park—Former Blackhawk, Evergreen Park Native Chelios Inducted to Hockey Hall of Fame—Just in time to ride an exceptionally high wave of hockey infatuation throughout the area, Evergreen Park native and former Chicago Blackhawks captain Chris Chelios was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Beverly-Mt. Greenwood—Police Shoot Man In CVS Parking Lot—A firefighter is in recovery after he was shot by police after he made a gesture to indicate he had a weapon.
Frankfort—US Marine Veteran Receives Hero's Welcome Escort—Lincoln-Way East graduate, U.S. Marine Cpl. Jack Jacobsen, received a hero's welcome home July 3. He served seven months in Afghanistan.
Mokena—Mokena Man Pleads Guilty in Crash that Killed Two—Joseph E. Slattery, 27, pleaded guilty in Will County Court to three counts of aggravated DUI that resulted in the death of two in Peotone Township.
New Lenox—Sinkhole Opens Up, Woman Injured—The ground gave way and took Tina Sanchez with it.
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