Ashley Rueff

Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed that the state bolster its own troubled finances by freezing the amount of state income taxes shared with local governments at 2012 levels, which could...

The Orland School District 135 board voted 5 to 2 last week to fire three staff members following the investigation of an alleged incident that took place in an early...

Consolidated High School District 230's school board voted to approve $1.7 million in building and facility upkeep at its three schools during a meeting at Stagg High School in Palos...

After hearing concerns from restoration advocates, the Cook County Forest Preserve District has finished plans for a 4.5-mile looping bike path in the Orland Grassland. The forest preserve district has...

A 17-year-old Orland Park girl died three days after she was struck by a vehicle while walking in a roadway in Olympia Fields, authorities said. Rosabel Gutierrez, of the 15100...

A 19-year-old Burr Ridge man who admitted to consuming alcohol, cannabis and a controlled substance before allegedly causing a fatal crash early Tuesday was ordered held on $250,000 bond during...

A 19-year-old Burr Ridge man had a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit for someone over age 21 when he hit a car head-on, killing its driver near...

Orland Fire Protection District officials are waiting to see if prosecutors indict a firefighter charged with reckless homicide before pursuing their own disciplinary measures against him, according to the district's...

Orland Park Public Library officials are asking patrons to deal with some mild inconveniences over the next several weeks as they ready a new catalog system expected to improve customer...