Facebook Threats Prompt Palos Cops and Shepard High to Act

Shepard High School Responds to Student's Arrest Over Facebook Death Threats

School officials say there was never a gun in the school, just the threat of harm. And now a teen is in jail. On Palos Patch.

Nature in Action: Photos Capture Hawk Killing Squirrel in Oak Lawn

Squirrel didn't have a prayer in these photos submitted by a member of the Patch community. On Oak Lawn Patch.

Stolen Vehicle Leads Cops to Home Burglary Ring

A vehicle reported stolen after a Sept. 8 burglary in Evergreen Park led to the arrest of four people in connection with several area break-ins. On Evergreen Park Patch.

Chicago Neighborhoods That Suck

Which neighborhood is "the nation’s greatest living monument to failure and public intoxication"? Ask a Cubs fan. On Beverly-Mt Greenwood Patch.

Guess Who? Olive Oil Charm

"I would have to say that most of our customers are unaware that we have olive oil bottled from our hometown of Ripacandida, Italy, and shipped to good old, Tinley Park." Want to know the business owner who said it and where to get his olive oil? Visit Tinley Park Patch.