Sketches released in fatal home invasion
Will County sheriff's police have released sketches of two of at least three men sought in a New Lenox Township home invasion in which the owner died, possibly of a...
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Courthouse clerks walk in protests
About 170 clerks in Cook County's Bridgeview and Markham courthouses staged a half-day work stoppage Monday morning to protest what union leaders described as unfair labor practices involving a handful...
Death sought in slaying of 4
Will County State's Atty. Jeff Tomczak said Wednesday he is seeking the death penalty for a Momence man charged with the May 31 murders of his ex-girlfriend and three others....
1-day strike slows, but does not halt county business
From the Criminal Courts Building to the Cook County morgue, government moved a bit slower Thursday as more than 3,000 county workers staged a one-day strike. At Traffic Court, speeders...
DUI is revived against official
The Illinois Appellate Court on Tuesday revived a 2000 drunken driving charge against Orland Hills Public Works Director Michael Worley, reversing a trial court judge's order to quash the arrest...
Tardy winter finally checks in
It didn't take the Chicago area long to shake weeks of warm-winter rust and reacquaint itself with the pain of dealing with snow, or at least the threat of it....
Muslims brace for misplaced blame
As news of Tuesday's terrorist acts spread among Chicago-area Muslims, their reaction was twofold: horror and outrage at the devastation, and concern that they would somehow be held responsible--no matter...
COUPLE ARRESTED IN FRANKFORT BANK HEIST
A suburban woman, threatening to have hidden a bomb in a Frankfort bank, held up the bank for $2,300 while her husband and young son waited outside in the getaway...
FORUM TO FOCUS ON ISSUES RELATED TO LAKE WATER SWITCH
Frankfort will hold a public forum Tuesday to discuss the March 21 referendum question that will seek voter opinion on whether the village should switch to Lake Michigan water. The...
SPELLING COMPETITION ENTERING ITS 21ST YEAR
Spelling master Bill Smith, a retired school superintendent armed with a dictionary, will oversee his 21st annual Orland Open Spelling Bee next weekend. Contestants of all ages can register early...