For some Oak Park businesses, Marion Street overhaul has been ‘horrible’
The overhaul of South Marion Street in Oak Park is barely one-third finished, and the inconvenience has been a major strain on some merchants and not so bad for others....
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Missing Oak Park dad found safe
An Oak Park father missing since Tuesday has been found safe, a friend said this evening. Teams of volunteers have been searching for Jassen Strokosch, 39, since he disappeared. Reached...
Ex-cop charged with first-degree murder of girlfriend
Over several months, Tiheta Hinton watched her good friend and north Austin neighbor Chervon Alexander fall for the burly truck driver she was dating. An aspiring law enforcement officer, Alexander,...
Signs of progress sought as emerald ash borer plague keeps spreading
The emerald ash borer beetle has been confirmed in 22 additional suburban communities this spring as the battle against the exotic tree-killer continues, including with the newest weapon — a...
Tax-hike ballots in error, assessors say
As many as 10 referendum ballot questions affecting school, park and fire districts in suburban Cook County don't accurately reflect how much property tax bills would increase if the measures...
Family: Slaying arrest answers some questions
For weeks, Maurice Hudson's family had been wondering what happened to the 25-year-old after he disappeared from their lives. His father, Asa Hubbard, said Hudson had been acting strange, sometimes...
Suspect in slaying who fled to England held on bail
A Chicago man who left the country after being arrested in connection with an race-related October 2010 homicide is being held in lieu of $1 million bail. Maurice Hudson, 25,...
7 renters, 1 firefighter injured in South Side motel fire
At least seven people suffered minor injuries this morning in a three-alarm fire that has gutted a a motel in the Calumet Heights neighborhood on the South Side, officials said....
Oak Park student circulates list degrading female students
A group of Oak Park and River Forest High School girls and their parents are banding together to support each other and demand strong disciplinary action after a list that...
Villa Park man slain with mother in Arkansas
A man in Baxter County, Ark., killed his wife and her adult son from Villa Park before killing himself on Christmas Eve, officials said. Victor Robles, 20, was in the...