Community Corner
What Made Headlines From Feb. 6-12
Frankfort's Lions Club celebrates 70 years, the Village Board lets Durbin's Pizza sell alcohol, and Tinley Park animal shelter is raided. Plus, a (snow) shark lurks in Mokena.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“As I got older, it seemed the less people played in the snow. I guess this kind of gives me a chance to play in the snow.”
--Jon Fisher, the Mokena resident who used all the snow in his yard to .
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IN THE NEWS
Arts
- columnist Myra Eder surveys what's going on in.
- , which are on display at Monkey Mind Art Studio & Gallery.
Business
- Our Chowdown Showdown put .
- Patch Picks gives you at with that special person.
- Our new Bites Nearby feature looks at restaurants all around the South Suburbs. This week, .
Government
- at its new Frankfort location.
- Will County takes extra steps to .
Neighborhood News
- during the birth experience.
- .
- Our Viewfinder photo gallery captured .
Opinion
- On the third anniversary of the Lane Bryant killings, discusses how such .
- columnist Caroline Hoag talks about .
- In the new MomTalk Q&A, offering advice to parents.
- columnist John Petrosky shares how .
Police & Fire
- In the local police blotter, , thanks to the blizzard.
- Our checks out in a look at the Southland's crime reports.
School News
- Our new Whiz Kid feature puts the spotlight on , who won the Judge's Choice award at the state speech contest.
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Sports
- .
- It was an up-and-down week for Lincoln-Way North's girls basketball team. On Monday, , but they bounced back Tuesday to .
- Also in girls basketball, .
- In boys basketball, Lincoln-Way East held off Joliet West. Throughout the season, the Griffins have been coming together on both ends of the floor, and .
- , and Claire Hillier, Kaitlyn Neiheisel and Emma Moris all advance to state as individual at-large qualifiers for the co-op.
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Weeks Lincoln-Way East's girls basketball team has held the No. 2 spot on .
GOOD WEEK FOR ...Frankfort Lions Club
The local chapter .
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BAD WEEK FOR ...
Dazzle's Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary
, removing more than 100 animals that were living in unsanitary and unheated conditions, sometimes without food or water. The sanctuary's director, Dawn Hamill, faces animal cruelty and neglect charges.
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