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‘This time it was an actual boa’: Frankfort police rescue, revive 6-foot snake

May 22, 2019 at 12:02 a.m.

When the Chicago Reptile House in Orland Park received a call from Frankfort police last week about a large boa constrictor snake they had found, employees there were a bit...

Organizers said the summit for minority business owners attracted more than 400 attendees Friday in Robbins.

Hundreds attend minority business summit in Robbins

May 22, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.

After coming back home from serving in the U.S. Navy in 2013, Kendrick Boyd dreamed of starting a business but had no idea how to go about it. “I’m definitely...

Waukegan man killed in crash, woman and child injured

May 24, 2019 at 12:45 a.m.

A 21-year-old Waukegan man was killed in a crash Saturday on Peterson Road near Route 137 in Libertyville Township, police said. The man was driving a 2013 Mazda 6 westbound...

3 teens charged with beating, robbing another teen in Palos Hills, police say

May 22, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.

Three teen boys were charged with felony counts of robbery in Palos Hills after they allegedly beat another teen and stole his shoes, according to police. Police said they responded...

"I paired the lighter beers with the lighter flavor cookies and the heavier beers with the heavier flavors," said Flossmoor Station brewmaster Ryan Czaja.

Flossmoor restaurant offers beer-and-cookie flights for Girl Scout fundraiser

May 22, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

Matching the right beer with a particular Girl Scout cookie is an art form for Ryan Czaja, head brewmaster at Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery. But it’s an art that...

Flossmoor Black History Month project promotes local businesses, links to trailblazers from the past

May 21, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.

A Black History Month initiative in Flossmoor is connecting local businesspeople with their counterparts from the past, linking their stories to a heritage of trailblazing entrepreneurship while also hoping to...

Historic Mokena home built by Civil War veteran suffers ‘demolition by neglect’ due to termite and water damage

May 21, 2019 at 11:58 p.m.

One of the first homes in Mokena, which was built and lived in by a Civil War veteran, was demolished last month despite the efforts by local historians to save...

Daphne Rios, a volunteer with Cache Creek Animal Rescue, walks a dog for the organization inside Alsip Home and Nursery in Frankfort

Plants and animals combine to create ‘tropical oasis’ at greenhouse in Frankfort

May 21, 2019 at 11:57 p.m.

As the cold, snowy winter seems to stretch on and on, a local business offers an escape from the bleak gray of the waning days of February. Alsip Home and...

Special Olympics athlete Susan Olson participates in a game of bocce during the annual event Saturday in Frankfort.

Recognizing special abilities: Olympics event in Frankfort has drawn athletes from throughout area since 1984

May 21, 2019 at 11:57 p.m.

The first Kiwanis Special Olympic Games in 1984 in Frankfort drew eight athletes. On Saturday, that number increased tenfold for the event’s 35th edition at Lincoln-Way East High School. The...

An Illinois State Police trooper was injured during a chase that started Saturday night in Dolton.

State trooper hurt during car chase, foot pursuit after carjacking in Dolton

May 21, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

An Illinois state police trooper was injured pursuing a suspect who allegedly stole a vehicle out of Dolton early Saturday morning, police said. They said the trooper located a vehicle...

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