Brush with icy disaster turns into Arctic Dip fundraiser in Homewood
Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld couldn’t think of a much a better way to commemorate the day he accidentally fell into an icy pond than to invite others to experience that...
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‘I think I just never grew up’: Oak Forest native pursuing pro wrestling dream one body slam at a time
After graduating from Oak Forest High School a few years back, Kylie Rae promised her parents she would attend college if she didn’t find another career worth pursuing. That pursuit...
‘Labor seemed like a lifetime’: Southland hospitals welcome first babies of New Year
The first baby reported born in the new year in the south suburbs was at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Little Eli Jordan was born at 12:27 a.m....
Lockport man syncs Christmas light show at his house to radio broadcast
On a small street in a sleepy subdivision, several carloads of families park in front of a home every night during the Christmas season and prepare to be dazzled. What...
Palos Park police warn of phone scam targeting veterans
Palos Park police are warning residents of a telephone scam in which a caller claims to represent the Veterans Administration and then requests money or personal information. "A Palos Park...
Cars lined up for miles outside national cemetery Saturday as thousands came to place wreaths on graves of veterans
As hundreds of volunteers and thousands of visitors packed Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery on Saturday for the 11th annual laying of wreaths there by the nonprofit Wreaths Across America, organizer...
Country Club Hills theater treats first responders to day at the movies in response to nearby shooting incidents
Sgt. Mike Wilson, a detective with the Country Club Hills police, joined colleagues and others Saturday for a film and some quality time with his family. It was refreshing to...
Evergreen Park-based sorority chapter takes pride in community service
More than a decade after her college days, Jennifer Henderson said her sorority has been encouraging her and others to give back to her community and surrounding areas. “It definitely...
Man posing as ComEd worker steals $50 in quarters from Palos Park Dunkin Donuts: police
A man posing as a utility worker burglarized a Dunkin Donuts shop in Palos Park and a store employee Friday night, police said in a bulletin post. They said a...
Former Bear Otis Wilson irked by local brewery’s Oatis Wilson IPA limited release
As former Chicago Bears linebacker Otis Wilson signed autographs Sunday at Square Celt Ale House in Orland Park, bottles of a beer called Oatis Wilson were being poured at the...