Christmas Day Fire | Remembering COVID Victims | Double Tragedy

Chicago Heights IL

26 December, 2020

4:23 PM

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Miss a day, miss a lot. Let's catch up on the week: Chicago Heights Public Library Accuses Former Officials Of Mishandling $440KLibrary officials have directed attorneys to attempt to recover more than $400K in civil court and make a criminal referral.15,000 Dead In Illinois: Remembering Those We Lost To CoronavirusHere at Patch, we know your friends, families and loved ones are more than numbers. We want to help you share their stories.Mom's Cookie Recipe Brings Cheer To Sad Coronavirus ChristmasKONKOL COLUMN: A Facebook stranger's request for mom's famous sugar cookie recipe reminds why some Christmas traditions are worth skipping.Christmas Day Fire At Palos Hills Apartment Displaces 56 PeopleRed Cross volunteers are assisting those displaced by the fire. Find out to where to call for help.Friends Seek Help For South Side Family Hit By Double TragedyWeeks after her husband's unexpected death, a mom suffers a second tragedy when her son, Mt. Carmel student Isaiah Wade, 15, is gunned down.Marie Newman Appointed To House Transportation CommitteeCongresswoman-elect Marie Newman appointed coveted seat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure before swearing in on Jan. 3, 2021.D230 Appoints Illinois' 1st Arab-American High School PrincipalCurrent Andrew High School Vice Principal, Abir Othman, is the next principal of the school. Wow! Houses$618K Lemont Home Built In 1962 Totally Remodeled$599K Homer Glen Home On Corner Lot With 3-Car Garage$475K New Lenox Home With Colorful Garden, Updated Kitchen$479K Frankfort Townhome With Heated Sunroom, Custom Kitchen OMGPDPool Liner Installer Charged With Home Repair Fraud2 Men Accused of Possessing Stolen Car Taken In Armed CarjackingFrankfort Police Seeking Info About Attempted Ruse Burglary On York Town RoadPalos Area Getting Clobbered With Fraudulent Unemployment Claims READING LIST WORTH A LOOK Bloom Township Holiday Food Basket Distribution Jumps 50% in 2020Local business owner engineers mask donation to Franciscan HealthFrankfort KidsWork Children's Museum In Dire Need Of FundsNew Lincoln-Way East Principal Named For Next School YearFormer Sen. 'Hollywood' Hendon Drops COVID-19 Song, 'Rona Money'Coronavirus Tests Mandatory On United Flights From UK To ChicagoElection Postmortem: The Pillars are Frayed But Still StrongLockport Man Publishes Mystery SeriesHoliday Pet Photos: IL Patch Readers Show Off Their Festive PetsOak Lawn Project Fire Buddies Give Boost To Boy Battling LeukemiaLockport District 91 Board Of Education Names New SuperintendentOrland Township Distributes Gifts To Over 200 FamiliesOne Tinley Park Donates $1,000 To PAWS Of Tinley ParkOak Lawn Children's Museum Hosts Online Rockin' Noon Year's EveTinley Park Approves A Collective Bargaining Agreement For PoliceGuinness World Records Set In 2020 In IllinoisEPCHS Senior Nellie O'Grady Receives Chick Evans ScholarshipBremen High School District Makes 600 Holiday Cards For SeniorsSeven Lemont Student-Athletes Make College Commitments'Party Of Lemont' Announces Candidacy For April ElectionAdvocate Children's Distributes Vaccines To Frontline StaffEPCHS Student Chosen for ILMEA All-State Honors ChorusSmith Crossing Residents Donate Gifts To Manteno Veterans' HomeMask Mandate Fails In Orland Park, AgainPalos Hospital Gives First COVID-19 Vaccines To EmployeesSisters Collect 800 Christmas Cards For Nursing Home ResidentsMarist Senior Patrick Coogan Will Play Football For Notre DameTerry Vorderer Faces Opposition In Oak Lawn Mayor's RaceCar Caravan Brings Holiday Cheer To Smith Village ResidentsTeen Center Reinvents New Year's Eve Tradition For StudentsOrland Doctor Receives 'Chiropractic Physician Of The Year' AwardOrland Park Revokes Sky Zone's Business License After September Incident IN MEMORIEMDonna TanisAnnette H. Hallagan (nee Kiddoo)John M. Seleb Sr.Noreen C. Goldrick ALSO ON PATCH Learn how to create a Patch user account Like us on Facebook: Beverly-Mt. Greenwood • Mokena • Chicago Heights • Manhattan • Homer Glen-Lockport • Evergreen Park • Oak Lawn • Orland Park • Tinley Park • Oak Forest • Palos • New Lenox • Homewood-Flossmoor • Alsip-Crestwood • Frankfort • Lemont