A Bridgeview man was found shot to death early Monday after police answered a call of a man down on South Oketo Avenue.
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Comings & Goings: After 66 years, American Sale is clearing out
Tinley Park-based American Sale Corp. Is holding a massive liquidation sale ahead of its transfer to new ownership next year.
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Garcia helps Midway Airport land $5.5M federal grant
U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-4th) announced last week that Chicago’s Midway International Airport will receive $5.5 million in federal grant funding for taxiway and pavement improvements.
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Cyclist dies after hit-and-run in Garfield Ridge
The cyclist who died after being struck by a truck Sept. 14 in Garfield Ridge has been identified as 54-year-old Juan Martin Marquez Luna.
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8-year-old dies from injuries in Bridgeview scooter accident
An 8-year-old boy who was struck by a car near 92nd Place and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview on Sept. 11 died from his injuries on Sept. 17.
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Man charged in attempted gas station robbery in Orland Park
A Michigan City, Ind., man was charged Wednesday with attempted armed robbery after he was shot while allegedly attempting to rob a customer at gunpoint Tuesday morning at a Shell station at 151st Street and Harlem Avenue, Orland Park police said.
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Customer shoots would-be robber at Orland Park gas station
A man pumping gas Tuesday morning turned the tables on an armed man attempting a holdup by shooting the would-be robber in Orland Park. Police said a man with a gun approached the victim at the Shell gas station at 151st Street and Harlem Avenue about 9 a.m. Sept. 15 and tried to rob him. […]
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Aviation Showcase celebrates Ford Hangar’s 100th anniversary
The 100th anniversary of the Historic Ford Hangar in Lansing will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Expo & Aviation Showcase.
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Bridgeview firefighters to climb SeatGeek stairs to honor 9/11 victims
Bridgeview firefighters will honor the 343 New York City firefighters who perished during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center by climbing the stairs inside SeatGeek Stadium.
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Comings & Goings: Halloween season stores return
Halloween is more than seven weeks away, but Spirit Halloween stores have already begun celebrating the season of the witch by opening stores across the south suburbs.