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Father Matthew Litak, 28, walks down the center aisle inside Holy Name Cathedral Saturday shortly after he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Evergreen Park man ordained Saturday, to serve first Mass Sunday

May 21, 2019 at 7:06 p.m.

While his five brothers ran around during Mass, Matthew Litak would sit intently and listen. "He just was always into church," recalled his oldest sister, Michelle Ronquillo. "He would be...

Officials: Murder victim tried to stop armed robbery at store; brothers charged

May 21, 2019 at 7:06 p.m.

A Gary man tried to stop the armed robbery of a cell phone store in South Holland this week before being shot to death, prosecutors said Friday at a court...

Evergreen Park man charged with sexual assault of teenager

May 8, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

A 29-year-old Evergreen Park man is accused of forcing a 14-year-old girl into his home and sexually assaulting her, authorities said. Cook County Judge Peter Felice set bail Tuesday afternoon...

Professional lumberjack Jason Lentz watches as former professional eater Patrick Bertolettio, in front on right, gobbles down multiple slices of Aurelio's pizza at once Thursday inside the chain's Homewood eatery.

Lumberjacks compete in eating contest at Aurelio’s

May 21, 2019 at 7:03 p.m.

At 6-feet, 6-inches, Jason Lentz towers over most people, even his fellow lumberjacks. The 30-year-old West Virginia man said he would "just eat what I wanted" over the course of...

Police and fire crews responded to 119th Street and Marshfield Avenue where a man died after the car he was in was hit by a Metra Rock Island District train on the Southwest Side near Blue Island and Calumet Park on Sunday, May 15, 2016. (Brian Jackson / For the baiduhai)

Witnesses say driver killed trying to beat Metra train

May 21, 2019 at 7:04 p.m.

A 30-year-old Wisconsin man died Sunday night when he drove around railroad crossing gates and his vehicle was struck by a Chicago-bound Metra train on the city's southwest side, authorities...

Officer Joe Johnston of the Markham Police Department, Markham K9 Officer Jager, Staci Goveia, 41, of Lynwood, Officer Luke Tambrini of the Lynwood Police Department and Lynwood K9 Officer Dante stand next to a police SUV during a Saturday fundraiser in Lynwood to raise money for more protective gear for police dogs.

Fundraiser collects money to buy protective vests for K9 officers

May 21, 2019 at 7:04 p.m.

Officer Jager paused briefly between fundraiser photo ops Saturday to watch over one of his sons, who is in training to someday follow in his paw prints. A one-year veteran...

Oak Lawn man charged with neglect of elderly cousin

May 8, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

An Oak Lawn man is accused of neglecting his live-in second cousin, a senior citizen, for more than a year. Staffers at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn who...

Bullet holes dot a window and a six-pack of beer sits on the front porch of a Country Club Hills home that was the scene Tuesday of an apparent drive-by shooting in which a 41-year-old Lansing man was killed.

Man killed in apparent Country Club Hills drive-by shooting

May 8, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

Ronald Rogers had just gone inside of his Country Club Hills home after sitting on his front porch in the early Tuesday evening when he heard what sounded like a...

American Red Cross workers stand outside their office in honor of Chicago firefighter Daniel Capuano as a procession passes transporting his body on Dec. 15, 2015.

Local fallen firefighters honored by state officials

May 21, 2019 at 7:02 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner was among those who paid tribute to two Southland firefighters who died in December in the line of duty, during a memorial ceremony Tuesday recognizing several fallen...

Wendy Giles, 42, and daughter Somer Giles, 17, both of Homewood, grab concessions before walking into a Sunday afternoon screening of 'Captain America: Winter Soldier" in Orland Park.

Captain America fans pack Orland Park theaters

May 21, 2019 at 7:02 p.m.

Even though she supports Team Iron Man, Samantha Ferry donned a Captain America T-shirt for the latest superhero movie. The 22-year-old from Tinley Park said she already had seen "Captain...

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