Fire injures two adults and infant at Portland Ave four-flat
A 2:30 p.m. fire at 1527 Portland Ave Chicago Heights left two adults and a 5 month old infant injured and the building heavily damaged. Louise Kelly and Emma Woods treated and released. Brandon Kelly moved to Wyler Children’s Hospital in stable condition. Cause undetermined and smoke detectors absent. A car theft ring was reported nearby with multiple thefts and police actions.
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Portland Ave
Chicago Heights
Louise Kelly
Emma Woods
St. James Hospital
Brandon Kelly
St. James
University of Chicago
Wyler Children’s Hospital
Theft reports sweep Hazel Crest residences and garages
Thieves struck Hazel Crest with multiple property thefts. An answering machine and glass figurines worth 500 dollars vanished from a second floor apartment in the 2200 block of 171st Street between Thursday 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 p.m. A bicycle disappeared from an open garage on Ridgewood Avenue in the 17800 block between 2:50 and 3:15 p.m. Sunday. Another bicycle was stolen from an unlocked garage on Smoketree Court in the 3100 block Tuesday evening.
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Hazel Crest
171St Street
Ridgewood Avenue
Smoketree Court
Man charged with DUI after pe a vehicle crash
Robert Wyatt, 23, of 4530 W 181st Place, was charged last Saturday with drunken driving, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and driving without proof of insurance after his car ran off a page in the 4600 block of 187th Street, police said.
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Robert Wyatt
181St Place
Pe A
187Th Street
Poice
Hazel Crest Reports Car Theft Ring Feared
Hazel Crest police reported several car thefts this week in Hazel Crest Proper. A car was stolen around 5:30 a.m. last Saturday in the 16700 block of Orchard Ridge and later found partially stripped in Harvey. Another car was taken between midnight Saturday and 12:20 a.m. Sunday in the 16900 block of Shea Avenue.
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Lincoln Avenue
Crane Avenue
Hazel Crest
Orchard Ridge
Harvey
Shea Avenue
Cops Crack Down On Drug Suspects In Suburban City
Police in Country Club Hills reported several arrests for possession of illegal substances during the week. Tommy Woodruff, 21, of 18843 Chestnut Ave, faced charges of marijuana possession and felony cocaine possession on Thursday. A 13 year old Hazel Crest boy was named in a juvenile petition for marijuana possession and unlawful delivery in the same incident and was released to guardians.
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Country Club Hills
Tommy Woodruff
Chestnut Ave
Hazel Crest
Burglaries Reported On 175th Street In Homewood
Two cars on West 175th Street were burglarized last weekend. One car in the 2200 block was entered between 4 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday with eight fishing rods four reels and a tackle box stolen. A second vehicle in the 2100 block was also broken into. A change purse with 14 cents and a hospital parking permit were missing.
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175Th Street
West 175Th Street
Calumet City seeks Chicago man in motel shooting death
Calumet City police hunt a Chicago man linked to the killing of 22 year old Jeff Couch after a shooting at the Econo Lodge Motel on East End Avenue. Couch died from a gunshot wound as a car containing several people fled onto I-94 toward Chicago. Three suspects were later released and no further details were provided as the investigation continued.
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Calumet City
Chicago
Econo Lodge
East End Ave
Terry Boyer
Interstate 94
93Rd Street
Stony Island Avenue
Couch
Boyer
Henry
Skip” Urbanek
Steger Man Wins 203700 on Fortune Hunt TV Show
Emmett McVey of Steger won 203700 on the Illinois Lottery TV game show Fortune Hunt. He was one of six contestants on July 17 and 24, aiming to pay bills and buy a house. The program offers a 100000 grand prize weekly and a possible 500000 career total.
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Emmett McVey
Steger
McVey
South Holland Prepares Centennial Year of Celebration
South Holland marks its centennial after a century of growth with Labor Day weekend events and a yearlong series of programs led by Public Relations Director David Janke. A kickoff for organizers is planned at South Suburban College on Oct 22, with a May 12, 1994 centennial ball at Olympia Fields Country Club and a roast by the South Holland Business Association on Aug 2, 1994. The village plans family oriented activities, block parties, and a commemorative video selling around 15 dollars.
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South Holland
Janice
South Suburban College
Olympia Fields Country Club
Harold Gouwens
South Holland Business Association
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Tody
Michael Hoague
Park Lane
Alsip
177Th Street
Cypress Avenue
Matthew Stewart
186Th Place
Windsor Lane
Provincetown Drive
Man
Homewood
Jeff Couch
Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office
Beth Behl
David Janke
Janke
Star Newspapers
Ieeee
At&t Bell Laboratories
Audiologic Associates
W. Lincoln
Olympia Fields
Calumet Avenue
Munster
Harrison
Merrillville
Financial Federal
Financial Federal Trust & Savings Bank
S. Western Ave
Sibley Blvd
Joliet
N. Larkin Ave
Chicago Ridge
W. 95Th St
W. 183Rd
Orland Park
Orland Square
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