Extra Extra: Oak Park Man Allegedly Fakes Report On Own Beating, Robbery
By Jon Graef in News on Dec 7, 2013 10:15PM
- Oak Park police said a 35-year-old man allegedly falsified a police report of his own beating and robbery. He was arrested Wednesday. [Oak Leaves]
- Speed limits on the Illinois Tollway are largely ignored. Also, there is no Santa Claus. [Trib]
- Convicted mob bookmaker Carl Dote has had good luck with the village government of Melrose Park. [Sun-Times]
- Here’s an amazing gallery of photos from the construction of Lathrop Homes. [Picasa]
- Cook County homeowners who received property tax reductions they didn’t deserve in recent years have until Dec. 31 to pay up or face fines and even liens against their properties. [Sun-Times]
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