Patch Flash: Domestic Abuse Up on North Shore in Bad Economy

says one domestic violence services organization. At a time of economic instability, the number of domestic violence cases has risen nearly 30 percent for Shalva, a Chicagoland domestic violence organization. Some counselors have dubbed "financial" abuse as a more prevalent issue, especially along the North Shore.

An Arlington Heights, bicyclist who witnessed a man robbing an elderly woman while he was biking home from work along a Chicago street helped police nab the alleged culprit after he chased after the man on his bike. But Eric Puetz, 51, who bikes the 21 miles between the Logan Square bicycle shop where he works and his suburban home daily said his bike is the hero.

Though south looms large. "Giancana lived quietly in Oak Park," Chicago Public Radio blogger, historian and Oak Parker John R. Schmidt in a new WBEZ blog post. "He didn't bother his neighbors, and they certainly didn't bother him." Giancana bought the home in April 1945. The home is the site of "Momo's" unsolved 1975 murder — one of the Outfit's most notorious hits.

Vernon Hills resident Jamie Lono was cut from Team Cee Lo after a battle round with his good friend Jamar Rogers last night. Lono said the experience made him a man and he told Cee Lo Green that his coaching was not in vain.