Monday, May 21, 2012
Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki said police are looking at an anti-racism group as the source of the attack.
Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki said police believe those involved in Saturday’s mob attack inside a local restaurant came from a group called Anti-Racist Action. Zabrocki told the Chicago Tribune the police are examining the possible connection with the group and that they also believe the target of the attack was a gathering of white supremacists. The Anti-Racist Action website posted a response Saturday to Patch’s coverage of the mob-style attack at Ashford House that officials say included 15 to 18 black-clad people that targeted a specific group. Eyewitnesses told Patch the attackers were armed with bats and hammers. The website's post credited the attack to a group of “anti-fascists” who directly targeted the gathering. Ashford House …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
State Sen. Maggie Crotty (D-Oak Forest) is a newsmaker this week. She is pushing for a state-wide system for mental health services that would be created by an Illinois bill.
Maggie Crotty, the Democratic state senator from Oak Forest, is pushing for legislation that would create a statewide system for mental health services. Crotty is teaming with the Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois on the measure. This group originated the legislation, which would allow the Department of Human Services to create the plan. “Each person who suffers from a mental health disorder is unique and requires different levels of care and attention,” Crotty said. “I am working to ensure that there are choices available for those seeking out mental health services.” Read more about Crotty and the piece of legislation.
Taco Bell trip gone bad, driver stranded on a median, driver hits house. This week's roundup of Southland drunken driving arrests.
TINLEY PARK May 15: Federico Garcia, 34, of the 13900 block of Walter Drive in Midlothian, was charged with improper lane use, driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal transportation of alcohol and driving without a valid driver's license. Police pulled over Garcia in the 16100 block of Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park after he was reportedly swerving in his lane, nearly striking other vehicles on the roadway. Police found a can of Modelo beer in the cup holder, according to the report. Garcia told them that was the only beer he'd drank that day but then failed field sobriety tests, police said. He refused to give a breath sample at the Tinley Park Police Department. Police found an empty beer can in the bed of Garcia's truck, they …
Patch asked for our readers' recommendations on the golf course with the best greens, and after two weeks of voting, Prestwick Country Club came out on top.
Local golfers' favorite courses have mastered the combination of greens speed, undulations, trueness of roll and firmness. You're looking for the course without ball divots, uneven green speeds and the dreaded dead patches. We asked for readers' picks of the best greens in the Southland, and after two weeks of voting, ladies and gentlemen, Patch has a winner. Our Patch readers say Prestwick Country Club has the most-loved greens in the area. The Frankfort country club offers greens one reader called, "manicured to perfection." The greens at Prestwick will make you cry. They are rolled to perfection. They break in ways that seem impossible. They are, by far, the best greens I have played. — Greg M. Prestwick CC has a GREAT course. Big trees…
Mitt gets endorsements from those who insisted he was unfit.
You aren't able to hit the links as often as you would like, and there are just some courses you know to avoid because those drives? They get you every time. Which courses offer the most intimidating drives?
You're standing on the first tee. You didn't get in quite as many practice shots as you would have liked. Ahead, you see nothing but treelines and bunkers on both sides of the fairway. All you can hope is that the ball flies straight and you don't slice into a bunker or hook into the woods. When it comes to playing a round, golf courses in the Southland range in difficulty from "I got this," to "How in the heck...?" Your favorite courses offer the perfect mix of straight shots and tough doglegs, but Patch wants to know which course's drives leave you holding your breath after the ball leaves the tee? Which course offers the most intimidating drives around? Reviews count for half of the overall score in determining a winner. The reviews and…
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Ten people were injured in the Saturday afternoon attack. Three were hospitalized.
Updated at 8:52 p.m. A group of ‘anti-facists’ are being credited with Saturday’s mob-style attack inside a Tinley Park restaurant. An anti-racist website posted a response to the Patch story "Police: Mob Attacked Specific Group of People Inside Tinley Park Restaurant." The post states that “a group of 30 anti-fascists descended” on the restaurant “where the 5th annual White Nationalist Economic Summit and Illinois White Nationalist Meet-and-Greet" was reportedly taking place. “These anti-fascists are committed to shutting down and attacking any racist, nationalist or fascist organizers or individuals that they encounter,” the post states. Tinley Park police have not confirmed the claims. Updated at 8:06 p.m. Police are holding five people…
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Oak Forest held its 2012 Prom at the Odyssey Country Club in Tinley Park on Friday. Post your own photos and share some memories. How did it go? Was it everything you hoped it be?
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A former Oak Lawn-area physician faces a sex abuse criminal trial and possible civil action after accusations that he touched patients. Two Frankfort sex crime cases muddle on and more in this week's court case review.
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. OAK LAWN — Looking slender in a conservative dark suit, former Advocate Christ Medical Center physician Rajat Prakash was back in court on Thursday for a status hearing before Cook County Judge Maureen Daly in Bridgeview. The doctor faces a misdemeanor battery charge that he fondled a 32-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis while she was in a semi-conscious state. A second woman has accused Prakash of forcing her to touch his penis while sitting in his car to discuss her medical case in a Starbucks parking lot in Oak Lawn last November. Prakash was charged with felony criminal sexual abuse by force on May 4, following a months-long …
During the second phase of pool construction at the Hufnagl residence in New Lenox, the pool base is going down—85-100 bags of Pool-Krete—in preparation for the liner to be installed on top by the Aqua Pools team.
Andy Hufnagl and his wife, Angela, decided to put a 20x44 in-ground pool in their back yard, in part so their daughter, Autumn, could train and play with her friends. Autumn is a member of the Lincoln-Way Gators swim team. The Hufnagls live in New Lenox. During the second phase of construction, the Aqua Pools team spent a day putting the pool base down in preparation for the liner to be installed on top. The job of troweling—spreading 85-100 bags of Pool-Krete—fell on the shoulders of Tom Eiler. He said he has worked on more than 1,400 pool projects since Aqua Pools opened for business in 1978. Jim Eiler Jr. serves as vice president and chief salesman for the family-run business, which operates throughout the Southland. "After the liner is…
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