Chicago, south suburban Harvey battle over water bills
A legal battle between Chicago and one of its suburbs is turning increasingly heated, with the city accusing Harvey of "stealing" tens of millions of dollars worth of water while...
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Chicago man guilty in fatal stabbing of Indian Head Park girl
A Chicago man was found guilty Monday of fatally stabbing a 14-year-old girl nearly three years ago after she surprised him as he burglarized her family's west suburban home. John...
Closing arguments in case of girl, 14, killed in Indian Head Park home
Jurors are expected to hear closing arguments Monday in the trial of a Chicago man accused of killing 14-year-old Kelli O'Laughlin nearly three years ago after she walked in on...
Maywood fire chief rescinds ban on patriotic stickers
After making national news for sending firefighters home after they balked at his order to remove all stickers from their helmets and lockers — including American flags and memorials of...
Closing arguments likely to begin Monday in Indian Head Park murder trial
Jurors are expected to hear closing arguments Monday in the trial of a Chicago man accused of murdering 14-year-old Kelli O'Laughlin nearly three years ago after she walked in on...
Maywood fire chief: Patriotic sticker controversy blown out of proportion
Maywood's fire chief said the controversy over his order to have all patriotic and personal stickers removed from firefighters' helmets and lockers — including American flags and 9/11 memorials —...
Witness testifies to seeing man accused of killing teen the day of her murder
A Western Springs woman who saw a man clambering out of a wooded area on the day a suburban Chicago teen was fatally stabbed said she collapsed with grief days...
Chilling messages to slain girl’s parents recalled in murder trial
The day after his 14-year-old daughter was murdered inside his family's Indian Head Park home, John O'Laughlin called his daughter's voice mail. "I just wanted to hear her voice," O'Laughlin...
Chicago wants Harvey’s water collections seized
On the edge of Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood, city pipes pump millions of gallons of water a day across the Cal-Sag Channel to the scandal-plagued suburb of Harvey. For years,...
Harvey mayor refuses to testify about possible corruption
A south suburban mayor who's long pitched himself as a reformer has refused to testify about alleged corruption in his town because the answers could be used by authorities against...