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Chicago police stand in the middle of South Damen Avenue at 33rd Street while investigating a homicide Oct. 3, 2017. A 35-year-old was fatally shot.

Mount Greenwood man killed Tuesday identified

May 8, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

A 35-year-old man who was shot and killed Tuesday in the 3300 block of South Damen Avenue in Chicago has been identified as a Mount Greenwood resident by the Cook...

Harrison, a 1-year-old liver spotted dalmatian, is very close to being eligible to being shown in a championship dog show. His owner, Shannon Dobbins, of Paw Paw, presented him at the Stone City Kennel Club's all breed conformation show in Joliet on Sunday. 53: The Scottish terrier, Sean Connery, enjoys a grooming from his owner, Liz De Souza, of Madison, Wisc., at the Stone City Kennel Club's all breed conformation show in Joliet on Sunday.

New Lenox kennel club judges best pooches

May 21, 2019 at 9:29 p.m.

They're all loveable, but only a few dogs could be selected as the best of their breed this weekend in a dog show organized by the Stone City Kennel Club....

Man shot in Oak Forest

May 8, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

Oak Forest police are seeking information about a shooting that left a man wounded in the city late Friday night. Police responded to a call of shots fired in the...

Shepard High School physics teacher Brian Siever collects trash from his students Sunday along the shoreline of Maple Lake in Willow Springs.

Shepard physics students make the grade in ecology effort

May 21, 2019 at 9:28 p.m.

Shepard High School physics teacher Brian Sievers was recently canoeing on the Cook County Forest Preserve's Maple Lake in Willow Springs when he noticed items on the shoreline robbing the...

John Rusch taps a wooden keg of beer Saturday during Tinley Park's Oktoberfest, which was held this weekend for the first time in about 20 years.

After nearly 20 years, return of Tinley Oktoberfest draws huge crowds for beer and brats

May 21, 2019 at 9:27 p.m.

After a hiatus of nearly two decades, Tinley Park revived its Oktoberfest celebration this weekend with plenty of authentic beer, brats and music. "It's nice to have it back," said...

For some in the audience Saturday, the annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration held by Thornton Township helps preserve tradition by involving children in some of the rituals of the past.

Thornton Township celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

May 21, 2019 at 9:25 p.m.

A piñata giveaway and Mexican folk dancing were among the festivities offered Saturday during Thornton Township's 13th annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. "It's nice to share your culture with everyone,"...

DePaul grad’s petition calls for discounted Metra fare for college students, and it’s gaining steam

May 21, 2019 at 9:25 p.m.

An online petition calling for Metra fare discounts for college students is apparently gaining traction. The petition at Change.org was started by Cedric Ngwa, of Frankfort, in February when he...

Children play with balloons Saturday at Olivia Shorter's sickle cell awareness event in Matteson.

Matteson girl, 7, dedicates birthday party to sickle cell awareness

May 21, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

Olivia Shorter, of Matteson, decided she wanted to celebrate turning 7 years old not with a birthday party but an event that would raise awareness of sickle cell disease and...

Isabella, 7, and Charlie Muhm, 3, sisters from Chicago Heights, try funnel cake at the Sister Cities Festival in Chicago Heights on Sunday.

Chicago Heights festival celebrates diversity

May 21, 2019 at 9:22 p.m.

When Carmen Gonzalez's husband was elected as the mayor of Chicago Heights in 2011, she wanted to help create a festival to celebrate the city's residents and their diversity of...

Robbins police officer accused of making false report about abandoned baby

May 8, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

A part-time Robbins probationary police officer has been charged for his alleged role in fabricating an incident of an abandoned baby found in Matteson. Justin Jones, 23, and his live-in...

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