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Ku Klux Klan on Suburban Recruiting Drive: Patch Roundup
SOUTHLAND REVIEW: Another Mariano's • Accused Groper Can Visit Med Schools • Tide Looks Like Candy • Business Profiles
After New Lenox residents began to find pamphlets in their driveways touting membership in the KKK, a Klan leader told Patch his organization is making great strides in recruiting members in the area. And he says the Klan is also doing neighborhood patrols at night.
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The area's most rapidly growing grocery chain will break ground on its newest location, 2601 West 95th St., on Oct. 31. Mariano's Fresh Market will be built at the former Webb Chevy site.
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The son of Frankfort doctor Kishor Jain is planning to attend medical school, and Will County Judge Robert Livas decided Jain could travel so his son can visit schools. Jain, 60, accused of groping five female patients, faces 10 counts of felony criminal sexual abuse, five counts of misdemeanor battery, and a single count of criminal sexual assault.
Erica Johnson's grandson almost died after mistaking the colorful product as candy. Johnson, of Homewood, is demanding the company that makes Tide laundry detergent pods change its packaging.
Lemont High Elects Special-Needs Students to Homecoming Court
In a story that captured national attention at Aol.com, four of the school's eight students elected to Lemont's homecoming court this year are special needs students, including queen Becka Konicki, who has Down syndrome.
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- Negotiations Continue for Ex-Firefighter Accused of Teen Sex Chat
- South Sider Threatens to Burn Diploma of First Black Harvard Grad
In the Business Spotlight
- New Gourmet Deli at Grape & Grain, the Boutique Wine and Beer Shop
- D'Masti Catering Continues Long History in South Suburbs
- High School Lawn-Mowing Grows into Oak Professional Maintenance
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