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Sports Shoots and Slander Suits: Weekly Recap

A look back at Chicago Heights Patch stories, Mar. 20-26.

With Election Day rapidly approaching it's no wonder the vast majority of the conversations in our comments cache were about the candidates.

Here's a quick look at what you may have missed last week.

One of the more unusual election revelations last week was the Olympia Fields Park District instructing voters their ballot referendum due to a miscalculation in the amount of a property tax increase.

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On the Chicago Heights side of things, mayoral candidate Joseph Faso, the Rev. Lawrence Blackful Jr., and a slew of other candidates and clergy members called for an at City Hall due to concerns about possible voter fraud and electioneering.

But wait... There's more.

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Mayoral candidate and Chicago Heights CPA David Gonzalez is reportedly , his campaign manager Alan Cottrell, Friends of Joseph A. Faso and the Integrity Party, claiming his opponent's campaign ads are slanderous and libelous.

Shane's, a Chicago Heights pawn shop that's still kicking after being in business for more than 55 years, proved that local businesses can bring policy change and growth when .

Another positive highlight of the week: the debut of "Preps in Motion," our new sports photo gallery series. This week we got to see the Blazing Trojans' season opener against Chicago Christian.

Last week's Remarkable Resident with a bunch of kids. Oh, calm down. It's not as bad as it sounds.

The was full of excitement as it mentioned a pepper spray ambush and a horseshoe attack. It also showed what can happen when you invite the wrong friend over for a slumber party.

Of course there were plenty of other amazing stories on Chicago Heights Patch last week.

Next week we'll find out where some of the election candidates stand on the issues. We'll also take a look at some of the changes you can expect April 5.


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