2 camp counselors face charges after basketball incident with boy, 6
Two Matteson men were each ordered held in lieu of $10,000 bail Sunday in connection with charges that they threw a basketball at the head of a 6-year-old and pretended...
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Prosecutors: Man robbed, dragged down street hanging from car
An East Side man was ordered held in lieu of $250,000 bail Sunday after he and another man robbed a man and dragged him down the street with his legs...
1 brother charged, 2nd sought in Berwyn man’s slaying
An Austin man was denied bail today in the murder of a Berwyn man early Thursday in what prosecutors said today was a dispute over whether the victim would give...
Chicago college students home for summer must navigate changing neighborhoods
Before he returns home to Chicago's North Austin neighborhood from college each summer, Courtney Abbott strategizes so he can safely navigate the dangerous streets where he grew up. "The first...
‘Summer’s Last Blast’ set for Aug. 24
It's always a tad bittersweet when the dog days of summer edge into August and autumn suddenly returns in September, with cooler temperatures and another Midwest winter not too far...
Plainfield reworks agreement with struggling Playa Vista
Plainfield trustees voted Monday to authorize the village attorney to start the necessary paperwork to change an agreement between the town and the owners of a struggling housing development. Playa...
‘Everybody is in shock.’ Woman charged in death of granddaughter, 8
The excuses started as far back as Easter. Relatives said there always seemed a reason why they couldn't visit 8-year-old Gizzell Kiara Ford, who was living with her grandmother. "Gizzell...
Grandmother held without bail as family recalls slain girl as smart, outgoing
Relatives recall Gizzell Kiara Ford as a smart, mature and respectful 8-year-old girl. Prosecutors said today her grandmother, Helen M. Ford, 51, of the 5200 block of West Adams Street,...
South suburban principal arrested on DUI charge
The principal of a south suburban private school was arrested on a drunken driving charge early Saturday, prosecutors said Sunday. Michael T. Zajac, 36, of Itasca, had a blood alcohol...
‘Everybody is in shock.’ Woman charged in death of granddaughter, 8
The excuses started as far back as Easter. Relatives said there always seemed a reason why they couldn't visit 8-year-old Gizzell Kiara Ford, who was living with her grandmother. "Gizzell...