Berwyn mom indicted in child endangerment, animal hoarding case
A Berwyn mother accused of endangering her children and hoarding animals has been indicted on 11 felony counts by the Cook County grand jury. The grand jury this week indicted...
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Brookfield Zoo adopts pelicans trapped in oil spill
Five American white pelicans rescued off the coast of Louisiana where the Deepwater Horizon oil spill contaminated water and wildlife are now calling Brookfield Zoo their home. The birds were...
Woman paid bail of man charged in her slaying
Less than three weeks before a retired school teacher was found dead inside her Brookfield home, she posted the bail that allowed a man she had befriended and who is...
Cicero man charged with murdering infant daughter
A 19-year-old Cicero man was charged Monday with the murder of his 3-week-old daughter, whom he allegedly threw at her crib Saturday, authorities said. Jorge Galvez was ordered held without...
Murder case outlined in Cicero fire
Landlord Lawrence Myers had a plan, prosecutors say. He intended to burn down one of his Cicero apartment buildings, collect on the $250,000 insurance policy and move to West Virginia,...
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OAK PARK Plan Commission OKs 20-story tower After four hours of debate last week, the Oak Park Plan Commission voted 6-3 to recommend approval of a 20-story glass tower for...
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OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST District 200 to find a new schools chief Oak Park-River Forest High School District 200 soon will begin searching for a new superintendent. Efforts to negotiate a...
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OAK PARK Village adding 1-cent gas tax A gallon of gas will cost a little bit more in Oak Park after Jan. 1. The Oak Park Village Board on Monday...
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
OAK PARK Store set to seek OK for parking lot The Oak Park Village Board has approved the sale of a village-owned building on South Oak Park Avenue to Pan's...
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
OAK PARK Stimulus funding goes to road work Thanks to federal stimulus funding, East Avenue will be paved from Roosevelt Road north to Garfield Street in Oak Park. The project...