Crime & Safety

Week in Review: Resident Arrested for Unlawful Weapon Use, O'Laughlin Family Speaks Out

A look back at some of this week's top headlines.

A Burr Ridge resident and cab driver was pulled over in Homewood for a traffic violation. What they found in his car led them to arrest him for unlawful use of a weapon.

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When it rains, it pours. A Burr Ridge resident lost her job, her husband was then hospitalized and her mother diagnosed with terminal cancer. She shares about navigating the rough road and what helped her make it to the other side.

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This last week Kelli O'Laughlin would have turned 15. Five months after the teen was brutally murdered in her own home, her family wrote this letter to the public.

The discussion continues over teacher salaries in light of the strike notice filed by a Burr Ridge teachers union. In this letter to the editor, the writer addresses what he feels is overcompensation for teachers who earn a Masters Degree while teaching.

Lawyers for the man convicted of murdering a co-worker at in came before a judge last week to ask for a reduced sentence.


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