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Oak Lawn Park District plans $13 million indoor aquatics center

February 14, 2020 at 11:25 a.m.

An indoor aquatics facility that Oak Lawn Park District officials have dreamed of building for decades may finally become a reality. Officials said this week they're moving forward with plans...

Metra strike in Hometown that seriously injured 4 was ‘predictable’ and could have been prevented, attorney says

February 13, 2020 at 4:37 p.m.

A Metra train strike in Hometown Wednesday night that seriously injured four people is "virtually identical" to a fatal 2015 collision at the same intersection, an attorney for victims of...

Chicago and Evergreen Park allege railroad operator CSX hasn't abided by a 2013 agreement meant to cut down on blocked rail crossings.

Blocked rail crossings present dangers, major delays in Southwest Side communities, Ald. Matt O’Shea tells congressional committee

February 13, 2020 at 11:46 a.m.

In the seven years since CSX Transportation assumed control of a rail line that runs through communities on Chicago's Southwest Side and adjacent suburbs, a spate of blocked rail crossings...

Oak Lawn police Chief Randy Palmer, a 22-year veteran of the Oak Lawn Police Department and an Air Force veteran, will continue to serve as the village's interim acting village manager until a permanent replacement is named.

Oak Lawn police chief to continue serving dual role as village manager, replacing Larry Deetjen who was involved in alleged hit-and-run crash

February 12, 2020 at 5:26 p.m.

Oak Lawn's police chief will continue to pull double duty as village manager for the foreseeable future, the Village Board has decided. Pleased with his performance to date and loath...

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

Cook County officials probing whether pediatrician who killed himself had been falsifying vaccination documents for patients

February 12, 2020 at 6:57 a.m.

Cook County sheriff's police are investigating whether an Evergreen Park pediatrician who committed suicide last year had been falsifying documents for parents who did not want to vaccinate their children,...

The Sky11, a strip club formerly known as The Boxxx, at 16700 S. Halsted Street in Harvey on Feb. 10, 2020.

Harvey strip club operators forced out of business by city’s new liquor restrictions plan to go to court; ‘It’s like telling Starbucks you can’t open until 5 p.m.’

February 10, 2020 at 6:07 p.m.

For years, Harvey has been known as a hub for adult entertainment. On weekends, thousands of people from around the Chicago area and beyond would converge on the city to...

A resident of the Dorchester Senior Center in Dolton walks down a staircase in 2013 at the facility.

Video gaming approved at banquet hall connected to Dolton senior center

February 8, 2020 at 11:44 a.m.

A Dolton banquet hall located in the same complex as a low-income senior assisted-living center and a planned children's day care center has been granted a license to install video...

Muslim students at Oak Lawn Community High School offer their classmates the chance to try on and learn about the hijab during lunch periods Jan. 31.

Oak Lawn High School students, faculty wear headscarves in solidarity with Muslim classmates on World Hijab Day

February 7, 2020 at 10:36 a.m.

The sight of female students traversing the halls of Oak Lawn Community High School in headscarves has become increasingly common in recent years. Samantha Razik, a school counselor for English...

Ex-Harvey cop charged in federal corruption probe allegedly fabricated criminal charges, testimony in unrelated case: lawsuit

February 6, 2020 at 3:37 p.m.

A former Harvey police officer charged last year in connection with a conspiracy to falsify police reports is now being sued for allegedly fabricating criminal charges in an unrelated case....

Harvey police recover copious amounts of drugs, cash after traffic stop

January 31, 2020 at 6:35 p.m.

Harvey police recovered hundreds of grams of heroin, cocaine and marijuana and more than $23,000 cash following a traffic stop, police said. Detectives made the sizeable bust Jan. 27 after...

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