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Frankfort bar keeps liquor license - SouthtownStar
A manager at Chicago Blu, who declined to give her name, said the Texas Hold 'Em tournaments, which began a few weeks ago, will be stopped. “It wasn't gambling,” she said. “It was free to play.” Ducay said the bar owners also were fined $1000 because ...
CFD not billing for some ambulance service? - SouthtownStar
Now, a veteran paramedic who asked to remain anonymous has described other ways the city is losing money. Every day, ambulances assist patients with diabetes, giving them dextrose or sugar water. When a patient's blood sugar rises but he declines to go ...
Markham police suspend officer over invalid FOID card - SouthtownStar
At the time, he possessed a valid FOID card, but the state later revoked it after discovering his conviction, a source said. Under state law, no one can possess an Illinois FOID card if they've been convicted of domestic battery in another jurisdiction ...
Police: Teen used hammer to kill parents - SouthtownStar
The injuries suffered by Granat's parents, John and Maria Granat, were so severe that investigators initially thought they had been shot, the source said. Police believe Granat's mother was sleeping when he attacked her in his parents' bedroom late ...
Cops angry over delay in charging suspected cop killer - SouthtownStar
“Point blank, they told us she left town (Friday) morning and won't be around for the press conference,” a source said. The prisoner was questioned Thursday night and admitted to police and prosecutors that he intended to rob the officer July 18 when ...
Chicago cops question teen in commuter death - SouthtownStar
A teenager convicted of robbing a woman near a Chicago rapid transit stop was being questioned Thursday regarding a similar crime March 28 in which a robber knocked down a 68-year-old woman, causing injuries that led to her death, sources said. ...
Teen's death leaves many questions - SouthtownStar
A homicide detective in Chicago speaking on background said rarely does someone outside the family step forward and volunteer information on shootings unless the victim is what police call a “good victim,” an innocent bystander unconnected to gangs or ...
Man run down, killed on Southwest Side - SouthtownStar
A source said two people are in custody after what started out as a carjacking. When the victim chased after the carjackers, he was run over with the vehicle, the source said. Raul Medina, 41, was intentionally struck by a vehicle about 12:30 am in the ...