Teen charged with felony unlawful gun possession in Car Search
Country Club Hills teen 17 in a van with three youths faced felony unlawful possession of a firearm after a Network Three gang unit found a loaded handgun during a search near his Hazel Crest home. Wilson and two others were taken into custody. Wilson held overnight with a $5000 bond. Other youths released. Martial fireworks, car theft, forgery, and retail theft reports follow in area notices.
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Terrell Wilson
Peach Grove
Hazel Crest
Wilson
Network Three
Sixth Circuit
Markham
Hillcrest
Marian Catholic High School
Rich South High School
Country Club Hills
168Th Street
Glen Oaks
Oie
West 182Nd Ace
Ford Heights Woman Indicted for Infant Murder in Curling Iron Burn
Otisha Johnson, a 22-year-old Ford Heights resident, was indicted for murder in the death of her 6-month-old daughter Dejah Stewart. Initially charged with aggravated battery after the Nov 28 incident, the charge was upgraded following a Medical Examiner's report. Johnson, held without bond, faces a Jan 5 court date. The alleged burns occurred between 3 and 9 am as she allegedly burned the child and left to buy crack cocaine, leading to fatal injuries at St James Health Centers in Chicago Heights.
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Matteson
Phillip Harris
Timberlane
Willow and
Allemony
Country Club Hills
J.C. Penney’s
Lincoln Mall
Latanya Duncan
Glenoak Drive
McAllister Nursing Home
Tinley Park
Duncan
J.C. Penney
Kohl
Chicago Heights
T. J. Maxx
Ricky Dumas
Mason Court
Ford Heights
Cook County
Tim Touhy
Otisha Johnson
Dejah Stewart
Touhy
Johnson
Stewart
St. Jameson and
Car jack attempt ends with suspect custody after chase
A Chicago Heights man reported being car-jacked at 3 15 a m near 14th Street and Wentworth Avenue. Olympia Fields officers pursued the maroon Ford Explorer and arrested the suspect who offered to trade the vehicle for cocaine. No charges filed yet as the case remains under investigation. Also, a Sauk Village man suffered a leg gash at the Ford Plant when a hydraulic line struck him. treated and released. A Chicago Heights man was stabbed in the hand amid a police scene on East 24th Street. the man refused aid and yelled profanities. A 18 year old from Arnold Street was arrested for cannabis possession after a police stop at 15th and Fifth Streets. A Lynwood man was shot with a BB gun on Lake Wood Avenue near 200th Street. the assailants fired and fled. The victim was treated at St. Margaret Mercy South Hospital.
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Lynwood
Chicago Heights
14Th Street
Wentworth Avenue
Olympia Fields
Mark Fazzini
Eileen Payonk
Western
Route 30
Fazzini
Payonk
Cellular One
Shell
Harvey
Ford Motor Plant
14Th St
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital
Charles W. Howell
Arnold Sr
15Th
Fifth Streets
Howell
Sixth District
Markham
Lake Wood Avenue
200Th Street
St. Margaret Mercy South Hospital
Star Newspapers wins two firsts in SNA 1995 contest
Star Newspapers earned two first place awards in the 1995 Suburban Newspapers of America editorial competition, totaling six Star prizes. Top honors included Best sports section edited by Alan Macey and Best editorial page edited by Lester Sons, with third place for Best coverage of local business and economic news and Best editorial writing by Sons. Honorable mentions covered Outlook 95 and a notable photo by Warren Skalski. Awards will be presented January 19 in Chicago.
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Star
Suburban Newspapers of America
The
Alan Macey
Lester Sons
Paula Carlson
Sons
Tinley Park Park
Mel Reynolds
Bloom Township
Outlook 95
Mike O’neal
Warren Skalski
U.S
Canada
SNA
Chicago
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Country Club Lane
Veer
S. Halsted
Nalysis
Net
American Express Financial Advisors Inc
Financial Advisors
George Duggs
CFP
Frances Puucues
UFP
CPA
Nelson’s Cift
Dixie Hwy
Flossmoor
Barry Klippenstein
Monee Road
Park Forest
Klippensteins, Inc
Harwood Ave
Homewood
the Star Newspapers
Nutrition For the
the Star
Otto Blvd
the Star All Star
Candlelight & Forum Theatres
Harrah’s
Pizza Hot Burger King
Hot Dogs Brown's
Chicken & Pasta
Baskin Robbins
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