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Referendums on the ballot in Calumet Park and Lynwood ask residents whether they support term limits for their local elected officials.

Voters in Calumet Park, Lynwood to weigh in on term limits for elected officials

March 12, 2020 at 1:56 p.m.

Calumet Park and Lynwood are the latest south suburban communities asking voters if they support term limits for local elected officials. Voters in both small towns will have a chance...

Calumet Park Public Library, 1502 W. 127th St.

Calumet Park mayor says referendum to dissolve library does not mean its future is in jeopardy

March 11, 2020 at 1:11 a.m.

An ominously worded referendum on ballots next week in Calumet Park asks residents whether the village should dissolve its library. The question, which has spooked some residents and confused others,...

Harvey mayor vetoes repeal of controversial ordinance that restricts liquor consumption at social clubs

March 10, 2020 at 1:28 p.m.

Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark on Monday vetoed the repeal of a controversial ordinance that imposed alcohol-related restrictions on private social clubs. Clark, who spearheaded the passage of a trio of...

Calumet City police (baiduhai file photo)

Pedestrian killed after being hit by a vehicle in Calumet City

March 10, 2020 at 2:55 p.m.

A 20-year-old man died Monday after being struck by a vehicle on a Calumet City street, police said. Officers found the victim lying in the middle of Wentworth Avenue at...

The building at 3830 W. 95th Street in Evergreen Park where Dr. Van Koinis had his practice.

Some patients of deceased Evergreen Park pediatrician lack immunity to diseases for which they’d sought vaccination, sheriff’s office says

March 9, 2020 at 5:12 p.m.

The Cook County Sheriff's Office is strongly encouraging former patients of a deceased Evergreen Park pediatrician whose vaccination practices have come under scrutiny to check their immunization status after some...

Lockport school district hired teacher who was arrested, fired from Markham job after bringing loaded gun to school

March 3, 2020 at 7:51 a.m.

A Lockport physical education teacher who recently pleaded guilty to a concealed carry violation for bringing a loaded gun into his former school omitted the incident and his consequent termination...

TF District 215 superintendent resigns to take new job in Elgin area

March 2, 2020 at 10:32 a.m.

The superintendent of Thornton Fractional High School District 215 is resigning after two years with the district to take a job in the northwest suburbs. Teresa Lance notified the school...

Customers at Avenue Flower Shop & Wine Bar play video slots and other games at the Oak Lawn business.

Oak Lawn mayor says village’s new ‘push tax’ on video gaming machines is under threat by state lawmaker, industry interests

March 2, 2020 at 7:22 a.m.

Oak Lawn is gearing up for a possible legal battle with the state's video gaming interests after terminal operators at a majority of the village's gaming establishments last week failed...

A 38-year-old Sauk Village man was shot multiple times early Friday morning in the vicinity of his residence, the Lake County, Indiana coroner's office said in a statement.

Sauk Village man shot to death

March 1, 2020 at 9:29 a.m.

A 38-year-old man was shot to death Friday in Sauk Village, officials said. Emilio Uribe Estrada, of the 1500 block of 221st Street, was shot multiple times in the vicinity...

Oak Lawn youth director had sexual contact with minor during church service project, lawsuit claims

February 28, 2020 at 11:54 a.m.

The director of youth ministries at a Lutheran church in Oak Lawn engaged in sexual contact with an underage female church member while they were together on a youth service...

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