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Patch Roundup: Suicide Claims Southland Firefighter, Hair Extensions Stolen in Armed Robbery

Man Dies After Falling Off Ladder • Negotiations Ongoing for Orland Man Jailed on Sex Charges • DNA Tests Reveal Oak Lawn Native Isn't Who He Thinks He Is

Compiled by Patch Editor Ryan Fitzpatrick

Here are some of the top stories from the past week in Patch's south suburban region:


Palos—Man Dies After Falling Off Ladder—The 50-year-old man was working in Palos Hills when it happened. 

Beverly-Mt. Greenwood—Store Robbed of Money and Hair Extensions, Surveillance Photos Released—Chicago Police are currently searching for two people they believe were involved in the armed robbery of a beauty supply store Monday morning.  

Orland Park—Negotiations Ongoing For Orland Man Jailed on Sex Charges—The man allegedly molesting—and exposing himself to—his girlfriend's teenage daughter while in Orland Park and in Palos Hills. 

Evergreen Park—Mariano's Is In: Upscale Grocer Coming to Evergreen Park—The popular new grocery store could complete construction and be open for business in December 2014. 

Oak Lawn—DNA Tests Reveal Oak Lawn Native Isn’t Who He Thinks He Is—A baby-snatching case thought solved since the mid ‘60s is now unraveled—leaving a former Oak Lawn man searching for his true identity. 

Tinley Park—Police Holding 'Person of Interest' in Tinley Park Fatal Hit-and-Run—Charges are pending against a suspect in the Wednesday night crash that killed a man in his early 60s who was visiting from India, police said. 

Homewood-Flossmoor—FEMA Makes Over $100K Investment in Flossmoor Fire Department—The money comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. 

Chicago Heights—Franciscan Alliance Seeks Buyer for St. James HospitalAfter sustaining significant operating losses despite $300M in improvements, Franciscan Alliance is looking for a new organization to take the reins of their two Illinois facilities. 

Oak Forest—Reservoir Suicide Victim Identified as Midlothian FirefighterA Midlothian firefighter committed suicide Tuesday in a Cook County Forest Preserve, after leaving a public note on Facebook for friends and family to read. 

Mokena—Mike Ford’s Resignation from M159 Board Viewed as a Loss—At least one fellow board member, Patrick Markham, said M159 is losing an experienced board member. 

New Lenox—Concert Complaints Come Across Loud and Clear at Pre-Council Meeting—Local residents from at least a dozen miles around expressed their dissatisfaction with noise levels generated from the EDC Concert over Memorial Day weekend. 

Frankfort—Frankfort Firefighters Douse Blaze in Prestwick—Nobody was reported injured in a bedroom fire that began sometime after 1 a.m.

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