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John Lauzon and Charles Kovel missed each other by a couple weeks on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima. Lauzon, from Orland Park, served as flight crew chief on a C47 plane that picked ...

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Uncle. Sister. Grandfather. Neighbor. The odds are fairly high that one of those people—or somone else you know—has served in a branch of the U.S. military. On Friday, Nov. 11, t...

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The perfect weekend activity can be just as difficult to find as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster or a Chicago highway without traffic. Have faith! Patch has come to the rescue with the bes...

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Just because fall is officially here doesn't mean picnics are hibernating until spring. Members of St. Julie Billiart Roman Catholic Church are inviting Tinley Park residents and oth...

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After U.S. Marine veteran Craig Miller lost nine of his men in the Middle East in 1987, he thought he was done with death in the military. But in 2009, the Oak Forest man and chairm...

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When U.S. Army veteran Paul Dillon came back from Vietnam, nobody seemed to notice."Now, it's a wonderful thing to see everybody caring," said the Tinley resident, who owns a Chicago-base...

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A lively crowd gathered in downtown Tinley Park on Sunday to give a hero's welcome to one of our country's finest—and most deserving—military veterans. Friends and family members sur...

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Although Jimmy Hunter has never served in the military himself, he does everything he can to properly honor those who have."There's nothing I can do to pay them back for the freedom they'...