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Sauk Village treasurer charged with embezzlement

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

Federal authorities arrested Sauk Village's treasurer Monday for allegedly looting more than $21,000 from the village's police pension fund, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. James Griegel, who was already...

Harvest Room's co-owner Carri Sirigas, a big fan of Game of Thrones, holds the theme drink" Star of the Harpy" during a dinner viewing party for the season premiere of Game of Thrones.

Palos Heights restaurant hosts special dinner for ‘Game of Thrones’ season premiere

May 21, 2019 at 6:57 p.m.

"Game of Thrones" fans across the country spent the days and weeks leading up to Sunday night's season premiere binge-watching previous seasons to catch up on the HBO fantasy drama's...

According to Illinois State Police, Steven Hudson was shot and killed Wednesday night while driving on Interstate 57 in Blue Island.

Chicago man shot dead on I-57 near Cal-Sag Channel

May 22, 2019 at 9:43 p.m.

The shooting death of a 39-year-old Chicago man Wednesday night on Interstate 57 is the first fatality in more than a dozen expressway shootings since the beginning of the year,...

Calumet Park man hit by Metra train

May 21, 2019 at 6:57 p.m.

A 60-year-old Calumet Park man was lying in between the tracks when he was struck by an Metra train early Wednesday in Blue Island, a Metra spokesman said. The pedestrian...

Andrew High briefly put on lockdown Wednesday

May 21, 2019 at 6:57 p.m.

Andrew High School was put on lockdown Wednesday morning after a kit that might be used to clean firearms was found in an school office, officials said. Police responded to...

Danny Gray, a business teacher at Thornwood High School, stands with students after being told he is a 2016 Golden Apple teaching award recipient.

Thornwood High teacher wins Golden Apple Award

May 21, 2019 at 6:54 p.m.

Danny Gray's morning at Thornwood High School on Wednesday started like most others. Students in the South Holland high school business teacher's morning class sat at their computer desk and...

Tribute for Bessie Coleman, black female aviators planned at Lincoln Cemetery

May 21, 2019 at 6:54 p.m.

Years before hundreds of brave black men as part of what's commonly called The Tuskegee Airmen flew combat missions during World War II, there was Bessie Coleman. Known as "Queen...

McDonald's employee Malik Taylor, 18, of Chicago, wears a T-shirt on Monday in Olympia Fields with the badge number of Park Forest Officer Tim Jones during a fundraiser at the restaurant for the injured police officer.

Towns rally around injured Park Forest officer

May 21, 2019 at 6:54 p.m.

The melodic tones of the Rich Central High School marching band filled the Olympia Fields McDonald's during Monday night's dinner rush. Students from the Olympia Fields school played upbeat tunes...

Officials in Blue Island have suspended the liquor license for the Premium 127 Nightclub, the scene of a Monday morning shooting.

Liquor license suspended for site of shooting

May 21, 2019 at 6:54 p.m.

Blue Island officials have suspended the liquor license for a club where a man was killed and another was injured early Monday in a shooting. A spokesman for the south...

1 dead, 1 wounded in Blue Island nightclub shooting

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

Blue Island's first fatal shooting of the year left one man dead and another injured early Monday, police said. The shooting happened just before 1 a.m. outside the Premium 127...

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