South Side man shot at driver trying to tow his vehicle, prosecutors say
A Gresham man was ordered held in lieu of $500,000 bail Sunday after prosecutors said he shot at a tow truck driver trying to tow his vehicle. Roderick Myers, 24,...
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Man charged with setting fire to Romeoville house being foreclosed
A man was arrested Monday and accused of setting fire to a house he owned in Romeoville that was in the midst of being foreclosed, police said. Anthony J. Hubbard,...
State spending review might delay park improvement project in Elmhurst
A habit the Elmhurst Park District has of updating an aging playground in one of its parks every year might have to be modified if a $400,000 state grant doesn't...
Candidate wants new voice to be heard on Bolingbrook board
One in a series of stories about candidates for village trustee in Bolingbrook. Longtime Bolingbrook resident Bob Jaskiewicz plainly states that he does not expect to be able to affect...
State money for local park projects remains in limbo, awaits Rauner review
On Jan. 3, in the twilight of his term, then-Gov. Pat Quinn announced that $26 million in state grants would be awarded to 75 local park projects across the state....
Lambert says he’ll address residents’ concerns if elected
One in a series of profiles of candidates running for the Plainfield Village Board. Plainfield resident and village board candidate Michael Lambert was not sure if he would enter the...
O’Rourke wants to make leap from plan commission to village board
One in a series of profiles of candidates running for the Plainfield Village Board. Ed O'Rourke has served on Plainfield's planning commission for about 10 years. Now he's making his...
South Chicago couple charged with armed home invasion
A Chicago couple have been charged with felony home invasion after prosecutors say they forced their way into an apartment in the South Chicago neighborhood Friday night and assaulted the...
Grand Crossing man held in 2013 killing near South Side gas station
A Chicago man was ordered held without bail Sunday after prosecutors said he fatally shot another man near a West Chatham gas station in late 2013. Steven Blanchard, 26, was...
Boy, 13, dies after collapsing at basketball practice in Plainfield
A 13-year-old Bolingbrook boy died Wednesday night after collapsing at basketball practice in Plainfield, authorities said. Dramon Ratcliff, an eighth-grader at Kennedy Middle School in Plainfield, collapsed while practicing with...