VIDEO: From New Cigarette Tax to Child-Sex Conviction, Residents Chime in on Local Stories
Find out what Lincoln-Way community members have to say about recent Southland topics in Patch's Man on the Street feature.
Man on the Street is a video segment that lets Lincoln-Way area residents voice their opinions on local news stories and topics.
Questions discussed in this first video include:
- How do you feel about the new state tax on cigarettes; more than doubling what it previously was?
- Do you think 10 years in prison is a fair sentence for Brandon Bergthold, the Frankfort Township man who was convicted recently for trying to buying sex with a minor?
- Where do you go to stay cool in the Lincoln-Way area during the summer?
- Has the opening of the new Silver Cross hospital in New Lenox affected your life?
- What is the most unique engagement proposal that you have ever witnessed?
What are your thoughts on these topics? Share them in the comments section here or in the original articles.
If you have any ideas for topics in the Man on the Street segment, e-mail them to david.hansen@patch.com.
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