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Steger talks turkey amid visit by unusual bird

Steger resident Kate Pohrte remembers first spotting the village's most notorious recent resident roughly a mile southwest of the intersection of Chicago and Steger roads. "It was something you don't see every day," she said of the large bird believed to be a wild turkey. Pohrte said Monday that...

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  • Thornridge legend Townsend Orr hired as T.F. South boys basketball coach

    Townsend Orr's journey back to the Southland as a boys basketball coach started with a reunion. Early in the spring, the former Thornridge standout got together with coach Mike Flaherty and some teammates from the 1988-89 Falcons team that was a Class AA state quarterfinalist. "We were just hanging...

  • Local roundup: Amanda Rizzo, Ally Corcoran carry Marist in sectional semifinal

    Local roundup: Amanda Rizzo, Ally Corcoran carry Marist in sectional semifinal

    Over the course of the season, junior forwards Amanda Rizzo and Ally Corcoran have developed from role players to go-to scorers for Marist. Both came through with big efforts Tuesday night, scoring less than three minutes apart in the second half to lift the third-seeded RedHawks to a 2-0 win over...

  • Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, May 24

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    Things started shaky Monday for senior pitcher Dan Vos and his Chicago Christian teammates. By the end, though, Vos and the host Knights were doing what they've done most days this season: dominating. Seven of the first 10 hitters Vos faced reached base. None of the final 14 did, though, as the Trinity...

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  • Top suburban stories of 2016

    Top suburban stories of 2016

    From former House Speaker Dennis Hastert reporting to prison to charges against the widow of disgraced Fox Lake cop Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, here are the top stories of 2016.

  • Historic Balmoral Park

    Historic Balmoral Park

    Historic Balmoral Park in Crete, which has hosted horse racing since 1926 when it opened as Lincoln Fields, will be forced to close next year due to a decision by the Illinois Racing Board.

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  • Pets of the week

    Pets of the week

    The Thursday Community Star prints adoptable pet information weekly. PAWS Animal Shelter 8301 W. 191st St., Tinley Park, 815-464-7298, www.pawstinleypark.org Animal Welfare League 10305 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, 708-636-8586, www.animalwelfareleague.com Tender Loving Care 13016 W. 151st St.,...

  • All aboard: Joliet Rocket steamin' into town

    All aboard: Joliet Rocket steamin' into town

    If you hear the train a comin' rollin' round the bend, you will witness history in motion. And if you act fast before tickets sell out, you can step aboard one of the country's few remaining operational steam locomotives for a roundtrip ride and vintage theme party like no other. On June 17 and 18,...

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    Cycling events feature nature, history and lunch

    If you have a free Saturday morning and can bicycle up to 10 or 12 miles per hour for some 30 miles, Bike & Dine Lockport will steer you along scenic and historic trails and feed you, too. The sixth annual series will be June 10, Aug. 12 and Sept. 9. Each guided ride starts in downtown Lockport...

  • Midwest Motet Society season with two performances

    Midwest Motet Society season with two performances

    The Midwest Motet Society closes its 2016-17 season by performing at two locations. "Part Songs Across Space and Time" is set for June 4 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Park Forest and June 11 at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Munster, Ind. "We do all this work and then we sing it once," said Marie Grass...

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    Speak Out

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    Parker: An orb, a sword and a slap

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    Speak Out

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  • Miller: Senate Democrats' refusal to pass a 'real' property tax freeze will be a gift for Rauner

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    Democrats have been privately grumbling for a while now that Gov. Bruce Rauner isn't truly interested in good faith negotiations on a balanced budget with economic reforms to end the two and a half year Statehouse stalemate. But Senate President John Cullerton spent days and days negotiating the...

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  • Chicago Heights police respond to shooting incident: investigator

    Chicago Heights police respond to shooting incident: investigator

    At least half-a-dozen Chicago Heights police vehicles converged on the 1600 block of Aberdeen Street Monday afternoon in response to what one investigator said was a shooting. A nearby resident said police were on the scene when he arrived home from work at 3:45 p.m. The resident said it is not...

  • Family of teen slain in Markham sues Backpage

    Family of teen slain in Markham sues Backpage

    The mother of a 16-year-old Chicago girl found dead in a Markham garage on Christmas Eve has filed suit against Backpage.com, the classified website where sex ads featuring the teen were allegedly posted. In a suit filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court, Yvonne Ambrose, who said she believes...

  • Frankfort man charged in expressway shooting, officials say

    Frankfort man charged in expressway shooting, officials say

    A Frankfort man was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm for his alleged involvement in an expressway shooting last fall, according to Illinois State Police. Allante James Sewell, 23, was arrested Tuesday by Will County Sheriff's Police and is currently in custody at the Will County jail...

  • 3 people arrested after $1 million worth of cocaine allegedly found in vehicle

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    Three people face felony charges Tuesday after being accused of being in a vehicle with 20 kilos of cocaine valued over $1 million, according to a Will County Sheriff's office statement. Jorge Vargas-Moreno, 31, of Chicago, Bulmaro Castelan-Diaz, 35, of Chicago, and Yolanda Tavira-Berrum, 22, of...

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