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Oak Lawn man accused of urinating outside Chicago Ridge mall
An Oak Lawn man was charged with disorderly conduct after he urinated in front of patrons dining in an eatery at Westfield Chicago Ridge Shopping Centre. Ronald J. Bain Jr., 49, of the 9000 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, was arrested at 4:45 p.m....Tags: Police Arrests, Police, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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Voice of the People
Endless cycle of violence I am 13 years old and may not know much about the world. I am confident of one fact, however: Violence leads to more violence. When I read that the Israelis were planning on making more "demonstrations" in order to halt the...Tags: Christianity, Dan Walker, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Tucson
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Burnside shooting kills 1, wounds 1
A man was fatally shot and another wounded Sunday afternoon as they walked in the Burnside neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, police said. Xavier Lawrence, 20, of the 1000 block of East 93rd Street was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak...Tags: Burnside, Police, Murder, Crimes
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Irene C. Henry, 1917-2008: Pioneered home care for mentally disabled children
Tribune reporterDoctors in 1942 told Irene C. Henry to institutionalize her baby girl, born with Down syndrome, because the girl was hopelessly handicapped and probably wouldn't live more than a few years. Mrs. Henry disregarded the doctors and instead helped start a...Tags: Tinley Park, Music Theater, Disability, Theater
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John P. "Jack" McCambridge, 1921-2008: WW II soldier was part of D-Day operation at Omaha Beach
Tribune reporterWorld War II veteran John P. "Jack" McCambridge never talked about his war experiences, though he was one of the soldiers who stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day—not even when he asked his son to go with him to see the movie "Saving Private Ryan." "He...Tags: Family, Hospitals and Clinics, Coca-Cola Company, World War II
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Oak Lawn squad car struck in DUI case, cops say
A Summit man was charged with driving under the influence and damage to village property after he was found passed out in his car while it was in gear with the engine running in Oak Lawn, police said. Eduardo Prado, 25, of the 7600 block of West 62nd...Tags: Vehicles, Police Arrests, Police
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Oak Lawn teen girls involved in altercation, police say
A 17-year-old Oak Lawn teen and three underage girls were charged with battery after they allegedly pushed and struck another girl in Chicago Ridge Mall, police said. The minors were charged as juveniles while eight other girls involved in the...Tags: Police Arrests, Police
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Man used snow shovel in assault, police say
An Oak Lawn man was charged with battery after striking a 21-year-old man with a snow shovel, police said. Brian Piszczek, 18, of the 10900 block of Jodan Drive, was arrested last week after the victim confronted him outside Piszczek's home for...Tags: Vehicles, Police Arrests, Police
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School board president resigns from Oak Lawn Community High School District 218
The school board president for Oak Lawn Community High School District 218 has resigned after seven years as a board member and five as president. Michael Stillman of Oak Lawn, a partner at a Chicago law firm, said in a recent news release that he was...Tags: Blue Island, National Government, High Schools, Schools, Government
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Dr. James G. Brosnan, 1939-2008: Dentist on South Side and in Oak Lawn for 44 years
Tribune reporterFor more than 40 years, Dr. James G. Brosnan saw generations of patients in his dental practice on the South Side of Chicago and in Oak Lawn, fostering a sense of community much like the one found in his home neighborhood of Beverly. "A handful had...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Clubs and Associations, Beverly, Death and Dying, Georgetown
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How Chicago suburbs handle potholes
Orland Park: Public Works Director Pete Casey said the weather has "wreaked havoc" on the roads, and workers are filling the craters as fast as they can. "We've gone from snow to ice to snow to freezing temperatures to warm temperatures to potholes," he...Tags: Naperville, Evanston, Downers Grove, Waukegan, Rolling Meadows
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Politics in Illinois: a recession-proof industry. --E. K. March Oak Lawn
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