Alsip man killed in crash on I-94
A 68-year-old Alsip man was killed in a crash on Interstate 94 Thursday night, according to Illinois State Police. Timothy O. Schackelford was driving northbound at a high rate of...
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Lincoln’s generals to bring Civil War stories to Orland Park History Museum event
President Abraham Lincoln found he needed more fighting generals as the Civil War dragged on. So Edward Ord, A U.S. Army captain stationed far away in San Francisco, was able...
His daughter’s murder nearly ended Andrew Holmes’ crusade against gun violence, but 5 years later he’s still at it: ‘I get out there and do what’s on my heart’
When Andrew Holmes appears on the scene after an area shooting has claimed yet another victim, he can speak from his heart to the grieving friends and relatives left behind....
‘They’re like mini-CEOs’: Girl Scouts set up cookie shop at beer pairing event
For one of their first fundraisers, members of the newly formed Girl Scout Troop 65646 set up shop last weekend in a business not usually known for cookies. Still, the...
Child grazed by gunfire in Posen
A small child suffered a non-life threatening gunshot graze wound from shootings early Sunday morning in Posen and Chicago, police said. The first shooting occurred at about 3:27 a.m. at...
Police: Thieves with stolen SUV crash on city’s South Side after chase that started in Matteson
Two people were arrested after a police chase that started in Matteson and ended with a crash into a home near 107th Street in Chicago early Sunday morning, police said....
Babies born across Chicago area on Saturday will blow out candles once every four years
A Southland baby born Saturday was among the first area newborns who will technically celebrate their birthday once every four years. Leap Day on Feb. 29 is the extra day...
Hot topic: No matter how you say it, giardiniera a Chicago-style treat
Adam Kessel wasn't all that far from Chicago, but when he tried to order giardiniera on his sandwich at a sandwich shop in Valparaiso, Ind., the server had no idea...
One decade later, the legacy of fallen Homewood firefighter Brian Carey is better training for emergency response
Every year at the end of March, firefighters and the family of fallen firefighter Brian Carey meet at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery for a memorial service. It will be 10 years...
Two found dead in Calumet City
Two men were found dead in Calumet City early Friday morning, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. Terrell Quinn, 34, of Riverdale, and Christian Simons, 27, of Chicago,...