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Forest preserves provide only some of the recreational opportunities in this southwest suburb. Read more about Oak Forest, IL.
Forest preserves provide only some of the recreational opportunities in this southwest suburb. Read more about Oak Forest, IL.
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Cook County applies again to convert Oak Forest Hospital to clinic
Clout StPosted by Erika Slife at 1:12 p.m. The Cook County Health and Hospital System has filed a second application to turn Oak Forest Hospital into a regional health center --- this time with 24-hour service. "Obviously, this will further enhance...... -
Editorial: Roseland Community Hospital needs to vastly improve quality of care to survive
Illinois officials hurried to the rescue of Roseland Community Hospital recently with an emergency infusion of $350,000. That was enough to keep the doors open a while longer at the distressed Far South Side hospital. You may wonder: Why is dead-broke...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics
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Oak Forest: Where town meets country
Special to the TribuneLong walks through the winding forest preserve or the tree-lined streets near her Oak Forest home are a favorite pastime for resident Donna Bos, who also enjoys the city's easy access to transportation, nearby grocery and drug stores and "hard-working,...Tags: Libraries, Realty, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Personal Service
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Colleen Nevin
Longtime Lead resident Colleen Nevin, 82, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital in Deadwood following a recent illness. Bettie Colleen Burt rum was born July 23, 1930, at Galena, Kan., to Harry and Wanda (Cure) Burtrum. She...
Tags: U.S. Army, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Human Interest, American Legion
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Glass art work honors donors at Silver Cross
Donors aren't the only ones being touched by a recently created cut-glass donor wall featuring wind-swept leaves at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox. The creative work of art commissioned by Sheri Law Art Glass Ltd. in Homer Glen is engaging the...Tags: Navy Pier, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Human Interest
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Orland Park, Homer Glen police blotter: April 16
The following items were taken from Orland Park and Homer Glen police records. Orland Park A 52-year-old Crown Point, Ind., man was charged with felony theft March 22 after he allegedly returned a stolen engagement ring to a restaurant on the 16100...
Tags: Criminals, Wars and Interventions, Theft, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice
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Oak Forest teen faces DUI charge in accident that left one paralyzed
Tribune reporterAn Oak Forest teenager has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence after she hit another car head-on, paralyzing the other driver. Erica Gallardo, 19, was given a $50,000 bond by Judge Laura Sullivan in Cook County bond court on...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Law and Justice, Steger
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Teen inventor eyes entrepreneurship
As early as 12, Jonny Cohen was called an inventor. Now, at 17, he's already headed toward a new title: entrepreneur. As a seventh-grader, the Highland Park resident conceived GreenShields — a curved wing atop school buses to decrease drag and...
Tags: Invention and Innovation, Chicago Tribune, Illinois Department of Transportation, Engineering, Technology
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Tinley Park, Orland Park homes standing strong despite housing crisis
A recent study shows that Tinley Park and Orland Park homes have retained more value than other cities through the housing crisis although the suburbs continue to struggle after the market crash. "It's a little bit of good, a little bit of not so great,...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Mokena, Tinley Park, Real Estate, Homes
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Markham man charged in Tinley Park shooting
Tribune reporterA fatal shooting outside a Tinley Park convenience store last week stemmed from a Craigslist website transaction to swap electronics goods that turned into an argument when the victim and assailant met to close the deal, Cook County prosecutors said...Tags: Entertainment, Lawyers, Justice System, Apple iPhone, Crime, Law and Justice
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School cashier credited with catching thieves now charged with stealing deposits
Tribune reporterA high school cashier who helped police catch three women after a theft from the southwest suburban school last month has herself been charged with stealing nearly $10,000 in bank deposits from the school, authorities said. Cheryl L. Becker, 54, of Oak...Tags: Finance, Theft, Economy, Business and Finance, Prosecution, Orland Park
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Oak Forest man, 76, charged in Orange Line fondling, lewdness cases
Tribune reporterA 76-year-old Oak Forest man arrested this week for masturbating on a CTA Orange Line train was linked by Chicago police to the fondling of a 15-year-old girl as she rode the same line earlier this month, Cook County prosecutors said today. William...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, CVS Corp., Chicago Transit Authority, Lawyers
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