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The Dixie Highway Brewery Trail Oktoberfest is set for Saturday at Blue Island Beer Co.

Dixie Highway Brewery Trail caps first year with Oktoberfest in Blue Island

October 17, 2019 at 1:10 p.m.

The beer may be local at Saturday's inaugural Dixie Highway Brewery Trail Oktoberfest, but the food, music and even some costumes will be straight out of Old World tradition. An...

Tinley Park police Sgt. William Devine stands with his son, CJ, 13, during the Tinley Park Truck Convoy benefitting Special Olympics Illinois on Saturday.

Cops, truckers unite for 10-mile convoy in giant fundraiser for Special Olympics

October 15, 2019 at 2:01 p.m.

At one point Saturday morning a convoy of 90 semitrucks accompanied by several police squad cars with lights flashing stretched for 10 miles along area expressways, according to Tinley Park...

With demolition imminent, Queen of Peace alumnae gather for one last goodbye

October 14, 2019 at 1:37 p.m.

Colleen Murphy Manika told her fellow alumnae gathered outside Queen of Peace High School in Burbank on Sunday that if they wanted to come back that evening they would be...

Mokena man charged with threatening Will County employee

October 12, 2019 at 12:52 p.m.

A 69-year-old Mokena man was arrested Thursday and charged with threatening an employee of the Will County Clerk's Office after he learned that his polling place had changed, sheriff's police...

Tip one back at the library while learning about beer in Lockport

October 11, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

For one night this month, you'll be able to grab a beer with your books at the public library in Lockport. The Lockport branch of the White Oak Library District...

Orland Park Open spelling champ takes title after tackling ‘tercentenary’

October 8, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Brian Prosapio of Crestwood said having family members nearby during Orland Park's 41st annual Spelling Bee last weekend helped him stay calm as he tackled the last two words in...

Staff Sgt. Michael Looze, along with his family and dog, Nova, are greeted by Maj.Meghan Groth-Prepura during a recent Operation Patriot Paws fundraising event in Frankfort.

National Guard officer rescues dogs from high-kill shelters, gives them homes with returning veterans

October 7, 2019 at 2:42 p.m.

When Maj. Meghan Groth-Prepura would come home from one of her multiple deployments in the Middle East, the first thing she wanted to do was snuggle with her dog. "Coming...

New Mokena gravesite marker tells the story of pioneer who helped expose treachery of Benedict Arnold

October 2, 2019 at 4:54 p.m.

Charles Denny served several small stints in a militia at and near West Point during the American Revolution between 1777 and 1780 and unwittingly helped unravel the treason of infamous...

A small car was left abandoned and half-submerged in flood water along South Cedar Road near West Laraway Road in New Lenox over the weekend.

South suburbs officials warn not to drive on flooded streets

September 29, 2019 at 11:13 a.m.

Authorities were warning motorists Sunday not try to drive on flooded roads, especially where the road is marked closed. Several roads in the south suburbs were closed over the weekend...

Car thief struck Palos Hills police officer while fleeing, police say

September 28, 2019 at 12:14 p.m.

A Palos Hills police officer was struck by a stolen car earlier this week as the driver fled from the scene, according to police. Police were called to the 7900...

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