Heat wave sparks fires across towns as two men collapse
Fire officials warn of extreme heat and dry conditions causing grass and rubbish fires in South Holland Dalton Riverdale and Riverdale areas. Two men aged 32 and 41 died after heat collapse. Dozens of grass fires reported from June 30 to July 6 with multiple addresses and incidents including vehicle and building fires. Authorities urge reducing outdoor activity and avoiding direct sun.
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South Holland
James Wiley
Wiley
154Th
Greenwood
Thornwood Court
166Th
School St
Redeemer Lutheran Church
173Rd St
Route 6
Grand Trunk Railroad
Ellis
167Th
Merrill
Lincoln Oasis
Dalton
Sibley
Michigan
Ramada Inn
K-Mart
Calumet
Calumet Expressway
Lincoln
Dobson
Irving
Jack Larson
Riverdale
44Th
Dearborn
140Th
Racine
Stewart
136Th Pl
138Th
Tracy
144Th
Wentworth
Lowe
139Th
Hypertension screening expanded for seniors in Thornton Township
The Dalton South Holland Junior Women's club with the South Cook County Heart Association launched a bi monthly hypertension screening program in Thornton Township. St John the Baptist Harvey and other sites will host tests noon to 2 PM with 21 doctors available for referrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton-South Holland
South Cook County Heart Association
Thornton Township
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Donna Ramusack
Ramusack
Eileen Carney
R.N
Annette Hughes
Lorie Kruger
Mary Oesterreich
Agnes Burhans
Janice Minton
la Verne Macknick
Anne Blank
St. John the Baptist Church Hall
158Th
Emerald
Dixmoor
143Rd
Robey
Calumet City Memorial Park
153Rd
Wentworth
Calumet City
St. Suzanna Church Hall
Richard Carleson
The
Heart Association of
South Cook County
Dalton- South Holland
Carleson
Dalton-South Holland Junior Women’s Club Health Committee
Lester Wilson
Riverdale Halsted bridge weight limit tightened to ten tons
Riverdale police enforce a ten ton load limit on the Halsted street bridge over IHB tracks as a deterioration prompts planned future replacement. State officials train local officers for truck weighing and cite moving violations ranging from ten to five hundred dollars fines.
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Illinois
Riverdale
Halsted Bridge
138Th St
Illinois Department of Transportation
Pete Sanders
Halsted
State of Illinois
Illinois State Police
District 4
Riverdale Depar
Tment
Delbert Pearce
John Sommers
Ronald Bonneau
Halsted St. Bridge
138Th
Ashland
147Th St
Sibley Blvd
IHB
Former area newsman and school board president dies
Anne DeRitter of Dalton died July 3 at St. Francis hospital Blue Island. A former area newsman and 14 year member and seven year president of School District 148, he was born May 21 1890 in Riverdale and was a retired printer. He co owned Kinney Hood printing and earlier owned The Pointer. Survived by wife Ella daughter Jean Hastings and two grandchildren. Services were at Brown Funeral Home Dolton officiated by Rev James Bishop.
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Anne DeRitter
Dalton
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
DeRitter
Riverdale
Ella
Jean Hastings
James Bishop
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of
Dolton
Brown Funeral Home
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Thornwood Drive
173Rd
Don Meyer
Belleville
Ontario
Halsted Street Bridge
Kinney-Hood Printing Company
DeRidder
Pointer
Kinney-Hood
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