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Chicago Tribune
5 days ago
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Shea Glotzbach scores twice on dropped third strikes, earns save as Lemont gets past Oak Forest. ‘Found a way.'
Lemont's Shea Glotzbach might want to forget this game, but he will always remember it. The senior third baseman went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts at the plate Thursday. He also made two straight errors in the field and then gave up a run during the only inning that he pitched. And he still was the difference-maker. 'He's one of our best players on our team for a reason,' Lemont coach Brian Storako said of Glotzbach. 'He didn't have a great day at the plate. We all know that. We all saw that. 'But he found a way to make a difference. That's all we ask those kids to do. It they don't have their best day, they have to find a way to make a difference.' On two of those strikeouts, Glotzbach reached on dropped third strikes and scored both times as Lemont survived for a 7-6 win over Oak Forest in a Class 3A St. Laurence semifinal in Burbank. Glotzbach, a Missouri-St. Louis recruit, earned the save by pitching out of a jam in the seventh inning for Lemont (29-7-1), which plays at 11 a.m. Saturday for the sectional title against St. Laurence (33-5), which beat St. Rita 5-0 in the other semifinal on 12 strikeouts by Jimmy Benson and two hits, two runs and two RBIs from Cory Les. Jacob Parr added two hits and three RBIs for Lemont, while Brett Tucker doubled home a pair of runs in the first inning. Nick Reno picked up the pitching win, allowing two runs in five innings. Kevin Sullivan had three hits for Oak Forest (23-14-1). Vince Webber drove in two runs. Even with everything he went through, Glotzbach was happy about Thursday's win. Lemont finished second in the state last spring in Class 3A and was focused on taking another step. 'It's about doing anything to win,' Glotzbach said. 'It's all about winning. It's not about stat padding or anything like that. Me striking out and getting on base — that's all I can do. 'I can't go back and retry, so I have to take my opportunities and make the most out of them.' While Glotzbach was grinding out his unique game, teammate Matthew Devoy pitched an unconventional sixth inning. Devoy, who is also going to Missouri-St. Louis, entered with no outs and two runners on. He struck out the first two batters he faced, hit the next, walked two more and struck out the final batter. 'I executed against the first two hitters,' Devoy said. 'But there was one call that did not go my way and I didn't take it the right way. 'I started to aim my pitches. I short-armed the ball and walked a lot of guys, but I'm just happy that my teammates had my back.' Devoy was impressed with how Glotzbach was able to bounce back from all of the adversity and pin down the victory for Lemont. 'I really knew Shea was going to get it done,' Devoy said of Glotzbach. 'He didn't allow any of the mistakes he made in the entire game affect him on the mound. 'He's always been a stone-cold guy.' Glotzbach's confidence was tested in the fifth inning when he was charged with back-to-back errors. On the next play, he fired a high throw that the 6-foot-5 Parr brought down at first base before a collision with an Oak Forest runner. 'They were just messed up plays and reading the ball wrong,' Glotzbach said. 'I was trying to do too much and was thinking too much. 'I know myself and I know I've been there before, so I knew I could come back and do better.'
CBS News
5 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car overnight in Oak Forest, police say
A pedestrian was killed overnight after being hit by a car in Oak Forest, Illinois. Oak Forest police said officers responded to the crash around 1:46 a.m. near the 150th block of southbound Cicero Avenue. Police and fire crews provided medical assistance to the pedestrian, who was later taken to South Suburban Hospital, where they died. The identity of the victim was not released pending notification of the family. Police said the crash was not a hit-and-run. Investigation into the crash remains ongoing by the Oak Forest Police Department along with the South Suburban Major Accident Reconstruction Team. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Investigator Lowisz by email at dlowisz@
CBS News
02-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Second man charged in deadly beating of man found dead in Oak Forest, Illinois, home
A second man was charged in connection with the deadly beating of another man who was found dead inside a home in Oak Forest, Illinois, last month. Rashee Wyrick, 32, of Chicago, was arrested on Saturday by the Illinois Department of Corrections and the U.S. Marshals Service's Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. He was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder. Oak Forest police said around noon on May 23, the victim, identified as 53-year-old Edwar Lewis, was found unresponsive inside a home in the 15500 block of Long Avenue. He died from blunt force trauma after being battered with an unknown object. Michael Protho of Chicago was previously charged with one count of first-degree murder. A criminal complaint said that he unlawfully entered the home and battered Edwards. During a court appearance on May 27, prosecutors detailed the narcotics found in the home, including cannabis and mushrooms. They said the victim, Lewis, who had been living in the home for about a year, had a strong connection to narcotics sales, and Protho was seen leaving the home with large garbage bags. Wyrick is due to appear in court on Tuesday at the Bridgeview Courthouse.
CBS News
27-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Suspect charged with beating south suburban Chicago man to death has violent record
Michael Protho, the man charged with beating and killing a man in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Forest last week, appeared in court for the first time on Tuesday. It also turns out that CBS News Chicago interviewed a victim of Protho's in the past. Protho, 30, stands charged with the murder of Edward Lewis, 53, this past Friday. Oak Forest police said around noon this past Friday, May 23, Lewis a man later identified as Lewis was found unresponsive in a home in the 15500 block of Long Avenue. A criminal complaint said Protho "made unlawful entry" into Lewis' residence, and "battered Lewis with an unknown object, resulting in his death by blunt force trauma." In court Tuesday, prosecutors detailed the narcotics found in the home — cannabis and mushrooms. They said the victim, Lewis — who had been living in the home for about a year — had a strong connection to narcotics sales, and Protho was seen leaving the home with large garbage bags. CBS News Chicago took a closer look at Protho's background, and found reporter Derrick Blakley interviewed a victim of his back in August 2012. World War II Navy veteran Porter B. Cross, at the time about to turn 88, was robbed and beaten and left on the pavement in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood, while walking home from playing the Lottery. The robbers smashed his glasses, knocked out his hearing aid, and broke his dentures in the assault. They took Cross' wallet, but it had no money in it. He had about $27 in cash in his pocket, but the robbers did not get that money. "I don't know what happened," Cross said at the time. The aftermath of the robbery was caught on camera. "They hit from behind," Cross said at the time. Protho, then just 17, was one of two people charged in the attack. He pleaded guilty and received an eight-year prison sentence. CBS News Chicago found subsequent cases in Protho's record — felony possession of a firearm in 2018, and possession of a firearm with prior convictions and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in 2019. But those charges were dropped. Protho will stay behind bars until his next court date. "There's an interesting legal word for a defendant like this; couple words, actually — career criminal and a recidivist — and he clearly is both," said CBS News Chicago Legal Analyst Irv Miller, "and when a judge is deciding whether to detain a gentleman like this, there's really no hesitation in the part of any judge to lock him up pending trial." Oak Forest Police Chief Scott Durano said his department has nothing else to share right now. Protho will be back in court on Friday, June 13.
CBS News
27-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Chicago man charged after Edward Lewis found dead in Oak Forest, Illinois home
A Chicago man has been charged after a death investigation was launched when a man was found dead in a home in Oak Forest, Illinois. Oak Forest police said around noon on Friday, May 23, officers and fire officials were called to a home in the 15500-block of Long Avenue for a report of an unresponsive person. When they were there, they found a man dead inside a home. The man was identified as 53-year-old Edward Lewis of Elburn, Illinois. Police launched a death investigation and announced Monday the Cook County State's Attorney's Office had charged 30-year-old Michael Protho with one felony count of first-degree murder. Protho was due in court Tuesday. Cook County records show Protho had previously spent time incarcerated in 2012 and 2018. Police have given no further details about the incident that led to Protho's arrest, nor about him or the victim.
