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Markham man charged in October Country Club Hills double homicide

December 19, 2021 at 9:25 a.m.

Country Club Hills detectives and a violent crimes fugitive task force from the FBI on Wednesday arrested a 21-year-old Markham man they said is responsible for the deaths of two...

Life goes local: ‘The Game of Lemont’ riffs on classic board game while offering boost in business skills

December 16, 2021 at 3:03 p.m.

In the Milton Bradley classic board game The Game of Life, players move from start to finish, experiencing a variety of life events along the way in hopes of making...

Angie Trobaugh, a program coordinator for the Forest Preserve District of Will County, explains the plan for the Soup-er Chili hike around the fire during an event in Mokena.

‘Everyone here are my friends’: Cold season hikes offer camaraderie, exercise and sometimes even mystery soup

December 15, 2021 at 5:06 p.m.

Reader discretion advised: The following anecdote may be disturbing to food snobs with weak stomachs. For a few years, the Forest Preserve District of Will County's Soup-er Chili Hike asked...

Buck was one of three horses that were dicovered emaciated at farm in Sauk Village.

Potbellied pigs and emaciated horses rescued from farm near Sauk Village

December 10, 2021 at 6:13 p.m.

Two organizations are trying to help a pair of potbellied pigs and three horses after Cook County Animal and Rabies Control rescued them Thursday morning from a farm near Sauk...

From left, NFL lineman Michael Schofield, Olympic gold medalist Kendall Coyne Schofield and Oak Forest firefighter Kurt DeGroot talk to children last year at a Project Fire Buddies gathering at the Oak Forest fire station.

Southland charities sharing the NFL spotlight on Orland Park player’s shoes: ‘I was blown away that they would think enough of us to put us on those’

December 9, 2021 at 12:29 p.m.

It had to be the cleats. The Cincinnati Bengals were bested 41-22 Sunday by the Los Angeles Chargers. It is quite possible the Bengals' defenders were caught looking at the...

Homewood Village Manager Jim Marino, right, at a Sept. 24, 2012 Village Board meeting with village attorney Chris Cummings and Mayor Rich Hofeld.

Homewood’s village manager of nearly a decade takes job as Crest Hill city administrator

December 7, 2021 at 6:20 p.m.

A longtime Homewood village manager will take his skills to Crest Hill for a job he said will offer him new opportunities and challenges. Crest Hill announced it will appoint...

Beekeeper Mike Rusnak, of Glenwood, presses the back of one hand to the observation hive at Plum Creek Nature Center in Crete Township to check for a warm spot near the center of the cluster. Rusnak maintains hives at the forest preserve as well as other areas around the region.

‘A peaceful endeavor’: Longtime beekeeper shares his passion for pollinators, locally produced honey

December 3, 2021 at 12:50 p.m.

He's been doing it for two decades, but beekeeping was not Mike Rusnak's first passion. In fact, beekeeping was a byproduct of what he really loved doing — hunting for...

Video gaming not just a diversion as Southland esports athletes display their skills on NIU’s varsity team

December 2, 2021 at 5:05 a.m.

As a kinesiology major in his senior year at Northern Illinois University, Orland Park's JJ Mitra knows he is probably not going pro as a video gamer. There just is...

Gregorio Abraham pulls back a panel under the hood of a vehicle as he and another Cook County sheriff's office mechanic change a difficult to reach bulb.

Cook County sheriff’s mechanics say free light repair events provide opportunity to support community

November 19, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

Manuel Zavala has been working on cars since he was a teenager. "It's all I do," he said. Four years ago, he started doing it for the Cook County's sheriff's...

Wilson Vazquez asked state, local and school officials Tuesday to do more to protect children crossing 127th Street in Blue Island. His daughter Lanayah is a sophomore at Eisenhower High School who was struck by a vehicle Oct. 1.

Parents of Eisenhower High School students hit by vehicles demand action to address 127th Street safety

November 17, 2021 at 12:32 p.m.

Several parents turned up the pressure on public officials Tuesday during a public forum designed to address a stretch of 127th Street that includes Eisenhower High School and Memorial Park...

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