Frank Vaisvilas – Page 27

Cayden Monahan, 2, of Jolie, watches the trains during an open house Saturday at the Chicagoland Lionel Railroad Club in New Lenox.

‘Trainaholics’ get their fill with a mile of model track at Chicagoland Lionel Railroad Club in New Lenox

May 21, 2019 at 11:19 p.m.

From an “L” train traveling through of downtown Chicago to a freight train delivering tanker cars to the Citgo oil refinery in Lemont, the locomotives chugging through an array of...

Prajapati Rohit, a store clerk at Stop N Go Liquor at 5214 159th St. in Oak Forest, said the store sold $2,500 worth of Mega Millions tickets on Friday. Somebody won $1 million from the drawing.

Oak Forest store sells $1 million Mega Millions ticket

May 21, 2019 at 11:19 p.m.

One person who bought a Mega Millions ticket at a store in Oak Forest for Friday’s jackpot is now $1 million richer. Prajapati Rohit, a store clerk at Stop N...

The golden rainbow trout swims at the Sag Quarry East in Lemont on Thursday, Oct.18, 2018 after release.
This is part of the District's Rainbow Trout Program carried out by the Forest Preserves of Cook County and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai).

Cook County just dumped 7,500 pounds of rainbow trout into area lakes. Within a few weeks, most will be gone.

May 21, 2019 at 11:18 p.m.

As fish farmers dumped 7,500 pounds of rainbow trout into select Cook County Forest Preserve District fishing holes this week, a district official explained why they’re going through the effort....

New cycling and skating track in Frankfort pays tribute to longtime parks proponent

May 21, 2019 at 11:18 p.m.

A new structure erected in Frankfort already is drawing cycling enthusiasts as well as fans of skating and skateboarding to the village. Officials there liken the new attraction to a...

3 injured when shots fired into vehicle on I-57 in Markham: state police

May 21, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.

Three people were injured by gunfire early Saturday morning in an incident that shut down Interstate 57 in Markham much of the early part of the day, according to the...

Car stolen with 2 babies inside; infants later found abandoned in south suburban alley: police

May 21, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.

Richton Park police are looking for a person who stole a car Friday afternoon with two babies inside and later left the children alone in an alley in Riverdale. The...

Devin Spellman, the great-great nephew of Harry "Bud" Carlsen stands during his funeral service Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at the Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.

‘The promise has been kept’: 75 years later, Marine killed in World War II laid to rest

December 12, 2018 at 7:16 a.m.

In a slow and steady pace, seven U.S. Marines in funeral detail saluted their fallen comrade as they lifted the recently discovered remains of World War II Marine Tech. Sgt....

South suburban volleyball coach impresses judges on ‘The Voice’

May 21, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.

After appearing on the television talent show “The Voice,” Melinda Bussie of Matteson said strangers are recognizing her around town. “I can’t hide with my big hair,” she said. Going...

Dylan Dybala, 11, of Tinley Park, wore soldier gear, including items worn by his grandfather during the Vietnam War, as he visited the traveling Wall That Heals exhibit Sunday in Oak Forest.

‘He has 58,000 of his brothers and sisters on the wall’: Traveling Vietnam War memorial evokes memories, emotions

May 21, 2019 at 11:14 p.m.

Bill Lau spent a lot of time last week with his brother, George Lau, who was killed in Vietnam in 1969. George Lau’s name was among those of 58,000 Americans...

Rebecca Peterson, 9, of Oak Lawn chases Zachary Berkholz, 9, during a Quidditch match Saturday outside the Oak Lawn Public Library.

Quidditch match in Oak Lawn brings world of Harry Potter to life

May 21, 2019 at 11:14 p.m.

Though scheduled squarely in the middle of Halloween season, the kids riding broomsticks Saturday in Oak Lawn weren’t emulating stereotypical witches. Rather, they were playing a game that originally involved...

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