Fire damages 124 year old Tav ern on the Green in Frankfort
A 124 year old building at 20 W Kansas St in Frankfort lost its top half in a Wednesday morning blaze. Fire Chief Jim Grady said about 50 firefighters from Frankfort and nearby communities battled the fire, which started around 6 26 a.m and was under control by 7 50 a.m with dousing at 8 30 a.m. No injuries were reported and preliminary inspection blamed an electrical origin from faulty wires in the rear. balloon and balloon framed construction hindered firefighting efforts.
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Frankfort
Jim Grady
Kansas St
Grady
Mokena
New Lenox
Orland Park
Tinley Park
East Joliet Township
Manhattan
IIT Officer Honored for Rescuing Newlyweds in Chicago
Chicago Heights resident John Rapchak and partner Officer Benjamin Kistler received the Chicago Police Department’s Annual Citizen’s Committee Officers of the Year Award for ending a home invasion at a high rise on 3140 S. Michigan Ave. They found a bound woman and a beaten man, nabbed masked suspects, and recovered a hidden gun. The couple, IIT students, later returned to South Korea. one suspect, Wayne Williams, remains at large. Rapchak, with prior commendations, anticipates a Medal of Valor from the 21st District.
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Chicago Heights
John Rapchak
Illinois Institute of Technology
Rapchak
Benjamin Kistler
Chicago
Chicago Police Department
Citizen’s Committee
Kistler
S. Michigan Ave
IIT
Rapchack
Fender
Harrisburg
Downstate
Williams
New York
South Korea
21St District
State Troopers Aid Stranded Families With Vouchers
Illinois State Police and the Salvation Army run Project Hope issuing vouchers for meals lodging gas and auto repairs to motorists in distress. Vouchers can be used at service stations restaurants and motels and bills go to the Salvation Army.
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Illinois
Project Hope
Illinois State Police
Salvation Army
Terrance Gainer
Exotic Plant Club Meets at Dolphin Lake Facility
The Exotic Plant and Garden Club will gather at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Dolphin Lake Field House on 183rd Street and Governors Highway in Homewood. Ken Nelson will present a nature movie “The Magic of the Dunes in Indiana and Colorado.” Public invited. information at 798 1133.
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Exotic Plant and Garden Club
Dolphin Lake Field House
183Rd Street
Governors Highway Homewood
Indiana
Colorado
Ken Nelson
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Governors State University
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Expo Center
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Exotic Plant Club
PTT Ta
Mrs. Santa
Santa
POS
Mountain
Dougla
Scandinavia
Bolingbrook
LSS
Joly Santa
Editio
Val
Bristol
Bridgeview
S.harlem
H & LaGrange
Otand Sq
Merrillville
Lincoln Hwy
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