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Woman’s daughter, son-in-law killed in fire: ‘I believe my baby is gone’
Everlina Hill sat on nearby steps, crying and praying, as she waited for official word of what she correctly suspected in her heart: that her daughter and son-in-law died in an early morning fire in their Chicago Heights home.
Chicago Heights police blotter
CHICAGO HEIGHTS
CAR BURGLARY: A car stereo and CD player were stolen May 10 from a car in the 1500 block of Schilling Avenue.
CAR BURGLARY: A wallet was stolen May 11 or 12 from a car in the 100 block of Mildred Lane.
THEFT: …
Forest Trail hoops places at state
Forest Trail School’s seventh-grade boys basketball team took third place out of 400 teams in the Illinois Elementary Sports Association (IESA) championship tournament. The team finished the season with a 26-2 record. The seventh-grade team also was the South Suburban Junior High School Association Conference …
Community Sports Calendar (East) for May 19, 2013
Here is a look at sporting events in the SouthtownStar’s East region, which includes Beecher, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Crete, Flossmoor, Glenwood, Homewood, Matteson, Monee, Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Richton Park, Steger, and University Park.
PSC center goal: help businesses get tollway work
The Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Illinois Community College Board, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced plans to develop new programs and provide services to small businesses in the construction industry, including firms owned by minorities and …
Crete Public Library hosts shredding event
The Crete Public Library Shredding Event was held in the library’s parking lot last month. Pro Shred Security, a document destruction company, set up a mobile shredding vehicle for patrons’ personal document shredding. The shredded paper was taken away for recycling. Staff report …
Vickroy: Guiding knight: Lab gets woman where she needs to go
Up concrete stairs, around giant flowerpots and through throngs of bustling commuters, Kathy Austin makes her way to work each morning. Though she is virtually blind, only able to distinguish contrasts of light and dark, she makes getting from her home in the leafy suburb …
Chicago Heights pita plant has major expansion
Holding a small crucifix in one hand and clutching a clump of basil dipped in holy water in the other, George Kaloudis walked Thursday alongside an array of ovens in a Chicago Heights pita bakery. The blessing of the hulking machine with holy water by …
Chicago Heights police blotter
CHICAGO HEIGHTS
DUI CHARGE: Armando Ortiz, 30, 1314 Shields Ave., Chicago Heights, was charged with drunken driving after a May 4 stop at 16th Street and East End Avenue, police said.
DOMESTIC BATTERY: Thomas Puckett, 51, 1314 Vincennes Ave., Chicago Heights, was charged with domestic …
Youth program at Prairie State draws 200
More than 200 youths attended the second annual Youth Impact Day sponsored by the National Council of Negro Women South Suburban Chicago Section recently at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights. The topic of this year’s conference was “Passing the Torch to Future Generations.” Greetings …
Academics (East) for May 12, 2013
Here is a look at what Southlanders from the SouthtownStar’s East region are accomplishing in school. News includes Lansing, South Holland, Country Club Hills, Homewood, Flossmoor, Park Forest, Crete, Olympia Fields, Harvey, Dolton, Calumet City, Chicago Heights and Richton Park.
Zion Lutheran competes at track tournament
Students from Zion Lutheran School in Beecher recently competed in the South Suburban Lutheran Athletic League Track Conference at Tinley Park High School. For two months, 21 athletes in third grade and higher practiced for two to three events for the competition. Track coaches included …
South Suburban College names Harris Player of the Year
South Suburban College men’s basketball player Michael Harris (East Chicago Central High Scool) was named National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Player of the Year. This is the first National Player of the Year during head coach John Pigatti’s tenure. It is also …
Chicago Heights police blotter
CHICAGO HEIGHTS
DOMESTIC BATTERY: Jonathan Donaldson, 22, 1930 Adams St., Chicago, was charged with domestic battery after an April 27 incident at the Olympic Village apartments, police said.
DUI CHARGE: Adam Alcantar, 31, 1318 Emerald Ave., Chicago Heights, was charged with drunken driving, speeding, driving …
Vickroy: Pennies from an angel to help special-needs dancers
At face value, the penny is worth next to nothing. But for those who believe in the power of serendipity, the penny can be priceless.
As her sister, Linda, lay dying in 2000, Cathy Epstein-Faxel and her mother wondered how they might honor the 29-year-old’s …
PSC names one of its own president
The Prairie State College board didn’t have to look far for its new president.
The board selected a PSC graduate who has resided in the Southland her entire life and has worked at the college since 1995.
“I’m elated, honored, really,” said Terri Winfree, 52, …
