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Chicago police officer killed in Tinley Park traffic accident
An off-duty Chicago police officer was killed early Saturday morning after a traffic accident at the intersection of 179th Street and LaGrange Road in Tinley Park.
Both drivers were transported to Silver Cross Hospital, where the officer was pronounced dead.
The other driver was transferred to Loyola University Medical Center for further treatment of his injuries.
His condition is unknown at this time.
The Tinley Park Police Department’s Accident Investigation Team is still working the scene.
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His award winning columns can be found at www.HANANIA.COM Subscribe FREE today
Hanania also writes about Middle East issues for the Arab News, and The Arab Daily News criticizing government policies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Hanania was named "Best Ethnic American Columnist" by the New America Media in November 2007, and is the 2009 recipient of the SPJ National Sigma Delta Chi Award for column writing.
Email Ray Hanania at [email protected].
Follow RayHanania at Twitter
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