🌱 Why a Lansing resident faces serious gun and drug charges now
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In today's newsletter:
- Why a Lansing resident faces serious gun and drug charges now
Also on today's calendar: Southside Musky Hawks Annual Swap Meet and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Breezy and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 49 degrees.
- Saturday: A little morning rain; windy, temps: high: 57, low: 37.
- Sunday: Breezy with variable clouds, with a high of 52 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Southland crime: Public indenceny in Mokena, shots fire in Harvey, and more (chicagotribune.com) — A Lansing resident is among several people facing serious felony charges in recent Southland crime reports, including weapons and drug offenses tied to an April 2 arrest. The roundup also details separate incidents such as shootings, reckless driving, public indecency at a Mokena library, and ongoing homicide and child exploitation investigations across nearby suburbs. 
📸 Around Lansing
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Southside Musky Hawks Annual Swap Meet
5201 W 115th St, Alsip
9:30 am -
Free Film Festival: A Taste of Theatre International Film Festival 2026
South Holland Public Library, 16250 Wausau Ave, South Holland, IL, 60473 in the Community Room,
10:00 am -
Brunch in the Garden at Alsip Nursery
Alsip Home & Nursery, 20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
Saturday April 25
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Other local events
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Serena Hills Choir Concert
Serena Hills Elementary School , 255 Pleasant Dr , Chicago Heights
6:00 pm -
Parker Junior High School Seventh and Eighth Grade Band and Jazz Ba
Parker Junior High School , 2810 School St , Flossmoor
6:30 pm -
Flossmoor Hills Family Wellness Night
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School , 3721 Beech St , Flossmoor
6:00 pm -
Oak Lawn JV Softball @ TFSHS
Thornton Fractional South High School , 18500 Burnham Ave , Lansing
4:30 pm -
Laugh Now Wine Later Comedy Night
S.L Wine Bar , 3224 Ridge Rd STE 105 , Lansing
7:30 pm -
Mother's Day Extravaganza
Serbian Social Center , 18550 Stoney Island Ave , Lansing
1:00 pm
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Tuesday April 28
Sunday May 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
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PreSchool Prom
Parker Junior High School , 2810 School St , Flossmoor
6:00 pm -
Reaching for the Stars Gala
Wind Creek Chicago Southland , 17300 Halsted St. , East Hazel Crest
6:00 pm -
Men’s Baseball Home Doubleheader vs Bryant & Stratton College
South Suburban College , 15800 State St , South Holland
12:00 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
BLOOM TWP HSD 206 , 100 W 10th St , Chicago Heights
12:00 pm -
Serena Hills Choir Concert
Serena Hills Elementary School , 255 Pleasant Dr , Chicago Heights
6:00 pm -
Men’s Baseball Home Game vs Triton College
South Suburban College , 15800 State St , South Holland
3:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
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🗞 Nearby News
Calumet City
- Put the Phone Away or Pay (calumetcity.org)
Dolton
- Man Barricades Himself Inside Car, Dolton Residents Asked To Avoid Area Of 'Active Incident': Village (patch.com)
- Cook County judge to consider sanctions against plaintiffs in sexual assault lawsuit involving Dolton, Thornton Township (chicagotribune.com)
- Americans continue to feel drawn to Pope Leo, first American pontiff, a year after election (detroitcatholic.com)
Tinley Park
- Game On! Tinley Chamber's 'Bag Crawl' Back Again On Oak Park Avenue (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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