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Did Superman Spill the Beans on Walmart's Southland Plans?

Website contest gaffe the quirkiest story in a week that featured business news and a dognapped pittie.

During a special promotion for an advance screening of the movie Man of Steel, Walmart listed the closest store location for residents of 60477 in the field at 191st Street and Harlem Avenue. Mayor Ed Zabrocki says Walmart has been interested party in the property just south of Interstate 80 and the Brookside Marketplace shopping center but no deal with anyone is set. 

Walmart called it SuperCenter 4698. In May, Walmart offered customers a chance to pick up tickets at their local store for a special June screening of the Superman movie. A spokeswoman at Walmart said it was a glitch, and the Harlem-and-191st location should not have been listed on the promotion page. On Tinley Park Patch

Orland Man Pleads Guilty in Teen Sex Chat Case

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Kevin Skaritka, of Orland Park, thought he was sending nude photos of himself and sexual messages to a 14-year-old girl. But he was corresponding with a copy, and now he's headed to prison for two years. On Orland Park Patch

Shelter Dog Finds Home, Only to Be Dognapped From Back Yard

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A 35-pound "loving and friendly" pit bull mix adopted from the Chicago Ridge Animal Welfare League shelter was taken from the back yard of his new home last month, and Welfare League staffers are doing all they can to try to get him back. On Oak Lawn Patch

Stars Raise Money for Alicia's House Food Pantry

Scott Schwartz, the beefy man who played Bruiser in Ocean's 11 and pretended to knock around pretty boy George Clooney, was in town Saturday to support Alicia's House Food Pantry through its celebrity golf outing and dinner. Find out what Schwartz likes to do when he's in town and why he supports Alicia's House. A Town Square post on Chicago Heights Patch by community member Mary Compton

Optimo Hats to Purchase Old Beverly Firehouse

Optimo Hats, maker of high-end and custom headwear, will be moving into the old Beverly Firehouse at 1700 W. 95th St., which has been vacant for two years. Plans for renovation of the historic two-story building were praised last week by the alderman. On Beverly Patch

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