Crime & Safety

Story of the Week: New Lenox Girl Saves Mom in Diabetic Coma

A New Lenox Brownie from Troop # 107, Alex Sheridan, has gotten lots of media attention since news broke that she came to her mom's rescue.

In case you missed it, 9-year-old Alex Sheridan, a third grader at is being called a hero for saving her diabetic mother after a harrowing ride that ended in a car crash in Frankfort. The little girl's story has hit the airwaves too. So far it's been featured on ABC, NBC and WLS Talk Radio.

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