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Let’s catch up on your week in headlines across the Patch Chicago network.

Real Nurses Needed for ‘Chicago Med’ Shoot

  • If you’re a nurse, here’s your chance to be in a network TV show.

NHL Yet to Conclude Inquiry into Patrick Kane’s Conduct

  • The Chicago Blackhawks all-star wasn’t arrested or prosecuted for rape, but three months later the NHL has yet to clear him.

Jailed On Child Porn Case, Joliet Man Now Charged With Raping Child

  • The 66-year-old man raped a child over the course of nearly two years, according to a criminal complaint.

Melodie Gliniewicz Could Still Get Disgraced Cop’s Pension, Expert Says

  • A grand jury this past week indicted Melodie Gliniewicz on money laundering charges tied to her late husband’s embezzlement scheme.

Judge’s Son Locked Girlfriend in Trunk After Taking $70 to Buy Coke ‘For Both Of Them’ - Report

  • The sheriff’s department completely wiped Judge Carla Alessio Policandriotes out of the reports they withheld for more than a year.

Drugstore Employees Tied Up In Shocking Pharmacy Heist

  • More than $20,000 worth of drugs and two bottles of Crown Royal were stolen from the Beecher pharmacy.

Baby-Killer Back in Court, Gets Shot at Shorter Sentence

  • The Elwood man was doing life for killing his girlfriend’s baby but will get a chance at a shorter sentence.

President of Embattled South Suburban School Board Up and Quits

  • Kevin Molloy left the Lincoln-Way high school board a day after a Chicago Tribune story quotes him as saying he was totally unaware of what was happening in the district. Molloy says he’s tired of people being mean to him because the district no longer has the money to keep its new school open.
    with: ‘My Personal Life No Longer Was a Personal Life’: Molloy

Jay Cutler Dissed in Northbrook Woman’s Obituary

  • Elizabeth Porter Bowman loved the Cubs, Blackhawks and Bears - but not their current quarterback.

Plainfield Hero Posthumously Honored for Helping Elderly Woman

  • Dennis C. Hunke was among 24 recipients who were awarded Carnegie medals, given to those who risked their lives to help someone.

Steven Avery’s Lawyer Says Prosecutor ‘Gives Vampires a Bad Name’

  • Kathleen Zellner has been adamant on Twitter about Steven Avery’s innocence.

Chicago-Bound Jet Touches Down in London on Three-Fifths of its Landing Gear

  • Pilot turns back after 2 hours over the Atlantic Ocean and safely lands at Heathrow Airport on only three sets of wheels.

Peeper Charged With Planting Video Camera in Ex-Girlfriend’s Home: Police

  • The Winnetka man is accused of planting a small video camera in a Palatine woman’s home.

High School Bowling Coach Gets 6 Years For Sex With Teen

  • The former volunteer bowling coach is headed for prison.

Lockport HS Teacher Treated to Unforgettable Night with ‘The Boss’

  • Todd Elkei has dedicated himself to thousands of students—he got a little something in return last week, with tickets to Bruce Springsteen.

Tennis Pro Says Priest Abused Him in New Jersey

  • Lake Bluff resident David Ohlmuller says he was abused several times more than 30 years ago at a Catholic Church.

Evanston Has ‘A Long History of Doing the Right Thing’: Mayor

  • Elizabeth Tisdahl says the city’s $5,000 donation to Flint is “the right thing to do.”

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