Oak Forest police officer arrested in Calif. stabbing
An Oak Forest police officer accused of stabbing a teenager in California over the weekend will be placed on leave when he returns to his home department, police said. Arthur...
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Chicago Heights factory fire under investigation
The cause of a Chicago Heights factory fire over the weekend remains under investigation, authorities said. No one was reported injured in the blaze Saturday inside a facility at 1001...
Parents, students rally to save Lincoln-Way North
A parent-led effort to prevent the closing of Lincoln-Way North High School reached a crescendo Sunday afternoon. About 200 people shouted chants of "all four schools" and "citizens won't be...
Family sues over South Holland woman’s medical care
Sandra Byrd Peterson wanted to pull her 98-year-old mother, Dorothy Byrd, out of a South Holland assisted living facility last year. That's because Byrd Peterson, who had spent 30 years...
Lawsuit claims foul on Crestwood mayor’s car allowance
A former Crestwood trustee is suing the village's mayor, claiming his bi-weekly car allowance constitutes a pay raise in violation of state law. The lawsuit filed this week in Cook...
Reconstruction team investigates Flossmoor fatal crash
An accident reconstruction team is investigating what contributed to the deaths last weekend of two people in a Flossmoor crash. Investigators removed the black boxes Thursday from two cars involved...
Snow hits the Southland
A late-winter snowstorm, bringing high winds and white-out conditions in some places, blanketed the Southland Wednesday, causing sporadic power outages, snarling traffic and forcing some schools and government offices to...
Elderly Oak Lawn man struck, killed by vehicle
An 84-year-old Oak Lawn man is dead after being struck by a sport utility vehicle Friday. Witnesses told police the vehicle was making a legal turn onto Pulaski Road from...
$1 million bail for man accused in fatal Oak Forest stabbing
A 37-year-old Alsip man was ordered held in lieu of $1 million bond Saturday accused of stabbing his ex-wife's boyfriend 25 times and killing him in the driveway of the...
Homewood Chocolate Fest draws bake-off competitors, sweets lovers
Three-year-old Eme Mae Matthys carefully doodled stick figures and other designs onto a plain white chef's apron Saturday afternoon. The Flossmoor girl was part of a crowd estimated at 1,200...