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Retired schoool teacher and Steger resident Jean Smart talks with friends as the city of Chicago Heights held hearings in the Steger Community Center on the planned closure of St. James Hospital, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. (John Smierciak/baiduhai Media Group)

Chicago Heights pols criticize hospital plan, official agrees to meetings

May 21, 2019 at 6:19 p.m.

The president of Franciscan St. James Health has agreed to meet with residents in south suburban communities most affected by the proposed closing of the Chicago Heights hospital "as long...

Orland Park duplex plan praised

June 16, 2018 at 9:55 a.m.

An Orland Park-based builder's plan to build eight one-story brick duplexes southwest of the intersection of 167th Street and Wolf Road has earned praise from the village's Plan Commission. The...

Orland Park townhouse proposal raises concerns

May 21, 2019 at 6:18 p.m.

A townhouse development proposed for a mile northwest of Harlem Avenue and Wheeler Drive has drawn flak from neighbors worried about the potential for excess water runoff, parking problems and...

Darien police search for gunman after man wounded in Wal-Mart

May 22, 2019 at 9:03 p.m.

Police are searching for a gunman who wounded a man in a Darien Wal-Mart on Thursday night. The shooting was not random, Darien police Chief Greg Thomas told reporters outside...

Some nearby homeowners are upset about the height and appearance of the arch at the 84th Avenue entrance to the Tinley Park Park District's dog park.

Some Tinley Park residents want dog park arch removed

May 21, 2019 at 6:17 p.m.

Some residents of a Tinley Park subdivision are unhappy with a 24-foot-high arch at the entrance to the Park District's dog park, saying it detracts from their subdivision and they...

Indiana man killed in Chicago Heights industrial accident

May 21, 2019 at 6:16 p.m.

The mother of a 41-year-old Cedar Lake, Ind., man killed Wednesday afternoon in a Chicago Heights industrial accident remembered him Friday as a family man who loved his work. Deborah...

One of two cars struck by an SUV suspected of hitting two girls as they walked on a Chicago Heights sidewalk on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015.

Police: Two girls struck by SUV while walking on sidewalk

May 21, 2019 at 6:15 p.m.

Chicago Heights police say two young girls struck by an SUV while walking on a sidewalk early Wednesday afternoon escaped serious injury. The two were walking on Euclid Avenue, near...

Metra Executive Director Don Orseno, left, and Homewood Village Trustee Ann Colton check out the Ventra mobile app as demonstrated on a smartphone held by Metra spokesman Mike Gillis.

Initial repairs to Homewood Metra station are done

May 21, 2019 at 6:15 p.m.

Standing on the Homewood Metra station's platform Tuesday afternoon, Metra Executive Director Don Orseno said the commuter rail service is "going out of the Stone Age and into the 21st...

Tinley Park aims to attract trendy restaurants downtown

May 21, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

Restaurants serving craft beers and specialty liquor and wines could find Tinley Park's downtown a lot friendlier, thanks to proposed changes in village ordinances and liquor licensing. The Plan Commission...

Man charged with dogfighting following arrest at South Side home, police say

May 22, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

A 57-year-old Chicago man was charged with dogfighting following his arrest Friday at his home on the South Side, police said Monday. Cook County sheriff's police took Larue Jackson, 57,...

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