Palos Heights woman killed after being struck by Metra train in Mokena
A 23-year-old Palos Heights woman was struck and killed by a Metra train during rush hour Thursday at the Hickory Creek station in Mokena, according to a report by the...
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Matteson School District 159 places superintendent on leave, begins search for replacement
School board members in Matteson are moving on from the district’s superintendent just over two years after she was hired, officials said. The Matteson Elementary School District 159 board, which...
Fishing show fundraiser at Tinley Park High School lauded as ‘best little show around’
Marvin Jacobs might have found what he was looking for this past weekend maneuvering a kayak around in the swimming pool at Tinley Park High School. That’s where the 26th...
Attackers severely beat 60-year-old veteran, steal his SUV: Hazel Crest police
A 60-year-old Army veteran was attacked Wednesday night as he was exiting his vehicle in Hazel Crest, according to police, who added that the attackers stole the man’s 2018 Nissan...
64-year-old woman killed in hit-and-run crash; Summit police investigating
Summit police are investigating after a 64-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in what police described as a hit-and-run crash that took place Thursday morning. Hilda Hernandez,...
In Frankfort, polar vortex temperature swings make for better whiskey
Brothers Phil and Dan Casey were thinking about opening a craft brewery a few years ago, but there was a potential drawback. The market was saturated, so to speak. So...
Increased flooding, hotter summers in Southland a consequence of climate change: federal report
Amid the cold and snow of the dead of winter in the Southland, wet spring weather and hot summer days hardly seem like worrisome consequences of global climate change. But...
MLK day prompts hundreds to act in Flossmoor
Hundreds of volunteers fanned out around Flossmoor in day of action Monday to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Village officials helped organize 18 projects, including three...
Southland father, son and even sometimes granddaughter take the stage together as Elvis
Donning a wig of glorious black hair and a black leather suit Ron Tutor, Jr., 53, of Tinley Park, waits backstage for his father, who is impersonating the ‘70s era...
Activists gather in New Lenox for a snowy annual women’s march
A little snow didn’t stop about a hundred determined demonstrators from gathering in New Lenox Saturday for the third annual Women's March. “I’m out to support women and to support...