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Week In Review: Grenade Scare, Boston Thoughts and Flooding
In the past week, you may have missed stories about whether records should've been released, sentencing in a sex assault case, other court cases dragging on, phones banned in courthouses and others in Orland Park and nearby.
MONDAY
Orland Park Runner Wants Justice After Boston Marathon Explosions
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Anthony Catalano ran in the Boston Marathon Monday and was about six blocks away from the finish line when two explosions tore through the area, killing three people and injuring over 130 others.
Local Yankee Runners Not Hurt in Boston Marathon Explosions
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Runners from Orland Park, Palos Heights, Lemont, Tinley Park, Homer Township, Chicago and other nearby areas were not near the finish line when explosions tore through the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon.
Drifter Gets 30 Years For Sex Attack on 83-Year-Old Good Samaritan
A homeless drifter was sent to prison on a 30-year sentence for the brutal assault of a woman who fed him and tried to find him shelter
Should D135 Have Released Records from Park School Parapro Hearings?
Orland School District 135 released accounts from closed session hearings, where employees were told why they were being fired, to the public. The teacher’s union is taking legal action, saying the district had no right to release them.
Drifter Gets 30 Years For Sex Attack on 83-Year-Old Good Samaritan
A homeless drifter was sent to prison on a 30-year sentence for the brutal assault of a woman who fed him and tried to find him shelter.
TUESDAY
A hearing in the Allan Kustok murder case was postponed when no one brought Allan Kustok to court.
WEDNESDAY
New Ghost Rider Lawyer Receives ‘Voluminous’ Discovery
Attorney Brad Telander received documents from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office during his second hearing representing a 22-year-old man from Orland Park, accused of taunting police on a motorcycle while videoing the escapades.
Cook County Courthouse Electronics Ban Now In Effect
Cell phones, laptops and tablets are banned from county courthouses, except for the Richard J. Daley Center.
THURSDAY
Images of Flooding in Orland Park and Palos Areas
People in Orland Park and Palos can share their flood pictures here in our gallery.
Judge Says Former Firefighter Facing Sex Charges Can't go to Atlanta
A former Orland firefighter charged with possessing child pornography and trying to chat up a 13-year-old girl online won't be able to take a trip to Atlanta.
FRIDAY
Replica Grenade Found on Bus Forces Sandburg Evacuation
Police on the scene late Friday afternoon determined that the replica found by a student was inert and not a threat.
Students Tweet Through Sandburg Grenade Scare
As Carl Sandburg High School was evacuated after a replica inert grenade was found on a school bus Friday, students on the ground tweeted updates. Here is what they said.
SATURDAY
Amazing Photos of April's Floods in the Chicago Area
Hopefully you're beginning to recover from the massive flooding of recent days. Here's a collection of the gee-whizziest photos on Patch from across the Chicago area.
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