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Lauren Traut

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Lauren Traut

    'For Our Boy': Nearly 2,000 Shirts Sold, Community Support Overflows For Family Of Late New Lenox Teen (opens the original)

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    NEW LENOX, IL — The stands lining the football field at Lincoln-Way Central will be splashed in red Friday with a specific message, a heartwrenching show of support remembering one of their own. Nearly two weeks after the death of Lincoln-Way Central senior Brennen Saele, 17, the community continues to uplift his family in ways that have left them speechless. Saele died Sept. 19 after suffering from a rare condition that rendered him fragile internally. Like his mother Genesis, Brennen was diagn

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Lauren Traut

    'Play For Meg': Softball Tourney Fundraiser To Benefit Beloved Tinley Woman, 37, In Breast Cancer Fight (opens the original)

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    CRESTWOOD, IL — The community is rallying for a beloved Tinley Park native amid her breast cancer fight, with a softball tournament fundraiser set for Saturday, Oct. 3. Meg Malito, 37, was a veteran bartender at JW Hollsteins in Tinley Park and now works as a paraeducator at Kirby District 140's Millennium Elementary School in Tinley Park. Her work behind the bar endeared her to many, friend Alysse Bagley told Patch, and at the school she "continues to inspire and spread her positivity." Malito

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Lauren Traut

    Woman Covered In Blood Shows Up At Police Station After Being Stabbed By Neighbor: Park Forest Police (opens the original)

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    PARK FOREST, IL — A 34-year-old Park Forest woman was arrested Sept. 26 after allegedly stabbing a neighbor multiple times during an ongoing dispute, police said Monday. The attacker told police she couldn't remember how many times she had stabbed the woman, prosecutors said in a petition to deny pretrial release. At 5:16 p.m. on Sept. 26, officers were summoned to the lobby of the Park Forest Police Department for a 39-year-old woman who had arrived covered in blood. Police say officers learned

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Lauren Traut

    Inspired By Their Mother And 'All-Time Hero,' Tinley Park Woman & Brother Take On 'The Amazing Race' (opens the original)

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    TINLEY PARK, IL — A brother-sister duo inspired by their mother's strength in raising them put their sibling bond to the ultimate test. Jaime Tribo, 33, and her "much, much older" brother Cody Langlois, 35, won a spot in the intensely competitive, adventure reality TV competition in which teams of two race around the world for a $1 million grand prize. The teams—who have a pre-existing relationship like spouses, dating partners, parents and children, co-workers or best friends—take on various ch

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Lauren Traut

    'Just A Good Soul': Family, Community Mourn New Lenox Teen After Death From Rare Condition (opens the original)

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    NEW LENOX, IL — If Brennen Saele could see how his community is showing its love for him, he'd likely flash that bright white smile that was the envy of many. The death of the Lincoln-Way Central senior, 17, has sparked an outpouring of compassion and support across his hometown—evident in red ribbons tied around trees lining the streets. Saele died Sept. 19 after suffering from a rare condition that rendered him fragile in some ways—and resilient in others. Like his mother Genesis, Brennen was

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