Chicago Ridge brings naval recruits Thanksgiving dinner
Forty recruits training at the Great Lake Naval Base, who are about a thousand miles away from home, were treated to a Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings at the...
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Two Rich East alumni continue 50-year Turkey Bowl tradition
The gathering started in 1967 when Bob Look, then a football player for Rich East High School in Park Forest, got three of his friends together for a Thanksgiving morning...
Waukegan man claims CVS employee stole $1 million instant-winner lottery ticket
A Waukegan man claims in a lawsuit filed last week that a CVS employee stole his winning $1 million Illinois Lottery scratch-off card. Carlos Figueroa claims in the suit filed...
Snake needs a name: Nature center asks for public’s help
Plum Creek Nature Center is enlisting help from its online fans to give a name to its new snake. But "Snaky McSnakeFace" is not an option, according to a post...
Funeral services set for Richards High School teacher
The Richards and Shepard high school communities are mourning the loss of Lauren Lamaster, who taught social studies at both schools. Lamaster, 34, of Orland Park, died Wednesday. She recently...
TCF Bank in Oak Lawn robbed; FBI offering $1,000 reward for information
A TCF Bank in Oak Lawn was robbed Friday, according to the FBI. The man entered the bank at 10350 S. Pulaski Road at 12:52 p.m. and took an undisclosed...
Long lost Beverly memorial to be restored
Local historians want to restore a nearly 100-year-old monument that had been lost in time in the Beverly neighborhood. The monument, which memorializes those lost in war, was rediscovered in...
Thorn Creek program offers insight into nature of winter
As three children went hiking through the woods Sunday during a cold November rain in Park Forest, they learned some of the ways the creatures dwelling there prepared to survive...
5 teens arrested in Markham after alleged Hammond carjacking
Five teens were arrested in Markham Saturday after allegedly crashing a vehicle stolen from a Lyft ride-sharing driver in Hammond, police said. The incident started in Hammond, when four of...
Rauner attends General Mills opening in Wilmington
Gov. Bruce Rauner visited southern Will County Tuesday for the grand opening of a new General Mills warehouse. The 1.5 million square-foot food distribution facility, located just off Interstate 55...