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The McCloskeys' home in Olympia Fields is decorated with a sign and welcome mat bearing their last name.

Calumet City school board members accused of living outside district vote to attend out-of-state trip, colleagues say

February 3, 2020 at 7:55 a.m.

A married pair of Calumet City school board members who missed two meetings after the Cook County state's attorney challenged their residency in the district returned last week to cast...

Police arrest 2 minors in connection with Dolton homicide

January 31, 2020 at 3:32 p.m.

Two minors have been arrested in connection with a homicide in Dolton following a short vehicle pursuit, police said. Dolton police Chief Ernest Mobley said the juveniles, who are considered...

1 dead, 1 injured in Park Forest shooting

January 31, 2020 at 9:11 a.m.

A Chicago man was killed and a Park Forest teenager was seriously wounded Thursday afternoon in a shooting in Park Forest, police said. Park Forest officers responded to a reported...

Harvey man killed in Dolton

January 30, 2020 at 12:18 p.m.

Police are investigating the slaying of a 28-year-old man in Dolton Wednesday. Dolton police Chief Ernest Mobley said Thursday morning that details of the man's death at 15032 Minerva Ave....

Hazel Crest Police Department (Daily Southtown file photo)

Hazel Crest employees allege in EPA complaint that village contractor’s improper asbestos removal may have exposed them to health risks

January 30, 2020 at 8:05 a.m.

Hazel Crest employees who work at the old Village Hall are concerned they may have been exposed to asbestos during pre-construction work performed at the building late last year. A...

Lynwood teen shot dead after attempting to steal cellphone, police say

January 29, 2020 at 3:38 p.m.

A private cellphone sale in a Lynwood parking lot turned deadly Tuesday night after the teenage buyer tried to steal the phone and was shot multiple times, police said. The...

Ousted Harvey police chief claims dismissal was political; mayor says he wasn’t ‘the right fit’

January 29, 2020 at 8:27 a.m.

Harvey has removed its police chief four days after he was placed on unpaid leave for what the mayor said was his failure to supervise the department, his failure to...

Teacher’s aide at Oak Lawn school accused of sexually abusing student

January 24, 2020 at 9:53 p.m.

A 29-year-old teacher's aide at the PRIDE Alternative School in Oak Lawn is accused of sexually abusing a juvenile student, police said. Joshua Alexander, who appeared in Bridgeview bond court...

Harvey seeks to resume control of water operations, alleging receiver appointed to oversee department is ineffective

January 27, 2020 at 8:44 a.m.

In July 2017, with Harvey more than $20 million in arrears on its water bills to Chicago and continuing to improperly divert water funds in violation of a consent decree,...

Eddie Winters, a 25-year Chicago Police Department veteran and former Illinois state representative, was hired in May 2019 to lead the beleaguered Harvey Police Department.

Harvey police Chief Eddie Winters placed on leave after 8 months

January 24, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

The Chicago police lieutenant who last year signed on to lead Harvey's Police Department in an effort to rebuild that beleaguered force appears to be on his way out the...

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