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  1. My fondest minor league baseball memoryRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | Examiner.com

    ... year, like so many seasons before. At the time I was living in the far northwest suburbs. Making the trip south to Crestwood, Illinois, to visit the Thunderbolts was a real chore. Given the fact that Chicago is notorious for having "construction ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  2. Founder of anti-violence organization passes away

    Wednesday Nov 11 | School Bus Fleet

    ... a brief illness. "She was a very caring person," Nancy Bruce, manager of Alpha School Bus Company Inc. in Crestwood, Ill., told The SouthtownStar . "She loved the students." Johnson, pictured in the photo in the back row, third from the right, ...

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    Related Topix: Tinley Park, IL

  3. Food pantry plenty busy, but space tight Read the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | Daily Southtown News

    ... e years, the home for Operation Blessing has been a converted garage next to a body shop on Midlothian Turnpike in Crestwood.

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  4. Mildred WilliamsRead the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | Hattiesburg American

    CRESTWOOD, Ill. - Services were Oct. 31, 2009, at Sweet Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Petal for Mildred Williams, 77, of Crestwood, Ill., who died Oct.

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  5. Governor Quinn Salutes Fallen Illinois ServicememberRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Illinois Government News Network

    ... Soldiers. The village was nominated by Cpl. Russel Zohfeld of Company G, 634th Brigade Support Battalion based in Crestwood. Also at the event, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion presented awards to Midlothian resident Frank Bock ...

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    Related Topix: Midlothian, IL, US National Guard, US Military

  6. Caring bus driver started group opposing violenceRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Chicago Sun-Times

    Cynthia Johnson had a giant smile that matched the size of her heart. "She was a very caring person," said Nancy Bruce, manager of Alpha School Bus in Crestwood, where Ms.

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  7. What's the best part about owning an older home?

    Friday Oct 30 | Chicago Tribune

    ... store stocker You can get brick instead of aluminum siding. And I think they're built better. Clay Lyons of Crestwood , tow truck driver Historic homes often have brickwork instead of vinyl or aluminum siding. Shawna Schmitt of Midlothian , store ...

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    Related Topix: Oak Forest, IL

  8. Mildred WilliamsRead the original story

    Friday Oct 30 | Hattiesburg American

    CRESTWOOD, Ill. - Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Sweet Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Petal for Mildred Williams, 77, of Crestwood, Ill., who died Oct.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  9. Troop tribute salutes families

    Oct 26, 2009 | Chicago Sun-Times

    ... Guard. Peart was one of about 85 soldiers recognized Sunday morning during a Freedom Salute ceremony at the Crestwood Armory in Robbins. Members of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery were recognized for their service in Afghanistan. ...

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    Related Topix: US National Guard, US Military, Robbins, IL, Autos

  10. 85 Illinois soldiers honoredRead the original story

    Oct 25, 2009 | WAND-TV Decatur

    ... in Afghanistan. The soldiers of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery are to be recognized on Sunday at Crestwood armory in Robbins in south suburban Chicago. Officials with the Illinois National Guard say the Freedom Salute Campaign will ...

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    Related Topix: Robbins, IL

  11. Haunted cemetery gets makeover - Bachelor's Grove ghosts clean up their act

    Oct 22, 2009 | Examiner.com

    ... "Lover's Lane, Hooked Maniac" urban legend. Beyond the legends and stories is a condemned, pioneer cemetery in Crestwood, IL that has been the victim of large scale desecration, neglect and vandalism for years. Enter Pete Crapia! Pete Crapia's ...

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    Related Topix: Tinley Park, IL

  12. South Side girl endangered by overheated flashlight toyRead the original story

    Oct 20, 2009 | WBBM-AM Chicago

    ... despite the switch being off, Pavoni said. Assuming it was just a lemon, Pavoni returned to the Target store in Crestwood to buy a replacement flashlight. But when she went to pay, the clerk said the computer check-out system indicated that the ...

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    Related Topix: Midlothian, IL

  13. These Halloween flashlights sold at Target stores are fire hazards.

    Oct 13, 2009 | Cbs2chicago.com

    ... the bed, scaring Emily. Brandi says the flashlight was purchased from a bargain bin at the Target store in Crestwood. She tried to alert the local store but she says, "They had nothing at all to say." After getting no explanation at the store, ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Halloween, Fire, Midlothian, IL

  14. 8-vehicle crash kills man in CrestwoodRead the original story

    Oct 2, 2009 | CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

    A Country Club Hills man was killed in an eight-vehicle crash early Thursday in southwest suburban Crestwood, police said.

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    Related Topix: Country Club Hills, IL, Cook County, IL

  15. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn demands answers from state EPA on Crestwood's 2-decade use of tainted wellRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 21, 2009 | Seattle's WB

    Gov. Pat Quinn is demanding answers from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency about why residents of south suburban Crestwood weren't notified that the village had pumped drinking water contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals for more than two decades.

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    Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Bobby Rush

  16. Cook County Board bans video gambling -- againRead the original story

    Oct 6, 2009 | WGN-TV Chicago

    ... Quinn's capital plan depends in part on the collection of taxes on video gambling. Commissioner Joan Murphy, D-Crestwood, was among the commissioners who joined Moreno, saying she supports video gambling in the county as a means of raising revenue. ...

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    Related Topix: Cook County, IL, Chicago, IL, Games, Poker

  17. Cook County Board bans video poker

    Oct 6, 2009 | Daily Herald

    ... a common complaint of his that commissioners didn't know the full effect of the ordinance if passed. Democratic Crestwood Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy argued that "right now, we need revenue." Gorman called it "hypocritical" and said that it ...

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    Related Topix: Games, Poker, Cook County, IL, Riverside, IL, Orland Park, IL

  18. Frontier League holding a fall workout in OctoberRead the original story

    Oct 3, 2009 | Examiner.com

    ... League is represented by only one team: the Windy City Thunderbolts . The Thunderbolts play in south suburban Crestwood, Illinois. They also have accomplished something that no baseball team in the Chicago area has done for some time. They won ...

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  19. Charges In Fatal Crestwood CrashRead the original story

    Oct 4, 2009 | MyFoxChicago

    A south suburban man on parole for a 2006 reckless homicide was charged Saturday with allegedly slamming into several vehicles Thursday at a Crestwood intersection, killing a Country Club Hills man and injuring several people.

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    Related Topix: Country Club Hills, IL, Markham, IL

  20. Suspect in deadly accident in courtRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 4, 2009 | ABC7 Chicago

    The man charged in a deadly crash in Crestwood appeared in court Sunday. Authorities say Bruce Dozier, 52, pf Markham faces charges of reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence of drugs, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving while under the influence of drugs and operation of uninsured motor vehicle.

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