Lynwood delays vote on Joe Orr Road extension plan
Lynwood trustees postponed action on a resolution to back a three lane Joe Orr Road extension west of Torrence Avenue to Burnham Avenue. Mayor Fleming cited need to inform residents and meet with property owners before any decision. The measure ties to better east west access, I 394 access, and airport access while Main Street Corridor delays push this separate project.
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Former resident found safe after Utah disappearance
Former Chicago Heights resident Todd Ambrosini 24 disappeared Monday near Moab Utah after his four wheel drive got stuck in a desert area called Top of the World. He returned Tuesday night unharmed and refused interviews as Grant County authorities continue to investigate the disappearance and search effort.
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Chicago
Moab
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Ambrosini
Laurie
NAACP Fund-Raiser at Balmoral Park
South suburban residents will attend an NAACP fundraiser at Balmoral Park Crete racetrack on August 15 to aid the Park Forest branch. Led by Willie Rush the committee promises a lively evening with a 4 30 p.m. park opening buffet at 5 p.m. and races at 6 30 p.m. Tickets cost 20 dollars with prizes donated by local businesses and 747 4468 for more information.
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Glenwood man held on $150000 bond for multiple purse snatchings
Michael Lewis, 37, of 1114 Park Ave., was arrested after a spree across Glenwood Homewood Chicago Heights and Ford Heights. Bond set at $150000. He allegedly snatched purses from women at several locations including a restaurant parking lot and a bank. Victims reported license plates and details to police.
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Chicago
Lansing
Michael Lewis
Park Ave
Ava Tornincasa
Lewis
Halsted St
Stolen Homewood Stereo Speakers From Park Concession Stands
Police report theft at Homewood baseball fields on 1100 Ridge Road with speaker wires cut and equipment taken from the concession stand and two fields. Loss exceeds 500 dollars.
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1100
Ridge Road
Break‑in at Design Line Hair Fashions on Dixie Highway
A Homewood business owner reported a break in at Design Line Hair Fashions 17538 Dixie Highway between 3 p.m. Saturday and 7:35 a.m. Sunday with an undetermined amount of cash and checks taken. Police found a .32 caliber pistol during a routine pat‑down of Gibson who faces court Sept 9 at the Sixth District Courthouse in Markham amid ongoing investigation. Chicago Heights police seek two men in a drive-by shooting that injured one man Saturday evening in the 1300 block of 5th Avenue. two to three shots were fired into a crowd of three or four, with the victim treated and released at St James Hospital.
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Markham
Chicago Heights
5Th Avenue
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights Man Charged After Curfew Check
A Chicago Heights man Timothy T. Gibson, 18, of 338 Concord, arrested and charged with unlawful use of a weapon after police stopped several people at 15th and Thorn streets during an early Tuesday curfew check. The incident occurred at 1:25 a.m., according to a police spokesman.
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Concord
15Th
Thorn Streets
Hazel Crest Teens Arrested After Park Fight
Nine Hazel Crest residents aged 14 to 21 faced disorderly conduct charges for public fighting near Wolf Park in the 17000 block of South Locust Drive. An 18-year-old was charged with battery for allegedly striking a police officer during the mass arrest. No names were released.
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Wolf Park
South Locust Drive
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