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Cedric Nolen, a former Chicago Public Schools and Matteson School District 159 principal, resigned from CPS last year after a teacher accused him of sexually assaulting her, according to the CPS inspector general's report.

Former Matteson middle school principal resigned from past CPS job after teacher accused him of ‘nonconsensual sex’

January 9, 2020 at 1:42 p.m.

A former Matteson middle school principal hired last year without background and reference checks previously resigned from Chicago Public Schools while under investigation after a teacher accused him of "nonconsensual...

Orland Park police investigating white supremacist literature left outside homes in town

January 8, 2020 at 8:18 p.m.

Orland Park police are investigating a report that hate literature was distributed to several homes in the area, police said in a statement. Police did not say when or where...

Henry Mayfield holds a picture of his son, Army Spc. Henry Mayfield Jr., at home in Hazel Crest on Jan. 6, 2019. The 23-year-old was killed in an attack on a military base in Kenya, his mother said.

Army specialist from south suburban Hazel Crest among three Americans killed in Kenyan attack

January 7, 2020 at 6:07 a.m.

Unable to afford the cost of college, Henry "Mitch" Mayfield Jr. left Northern Illinois University after a year and joined the Army hoping to jump-start his future, his father said....

Fugitive child sex offender and south suburban restaurateur to face numerous charges after capture in South Dakota

January 3, 2020 at 5:47 p.m.

An unregistered child sex offender who allegedly operated two Thornton restaurants under an assumed name earlier this year before vanishing in July was apprehended in South Dakota and extradited to...

Detainee found guilty of sexually assaulting 52-year-old woman in Markham courthouse lockup

January 3, 2020 at 5:32 p.m.

A Dolton man already serving a 20-year prison sentence for murder has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a female detainee in the holding area of the Markham courthouse as...

A memorial in honor of Francisco Aranda, who was found dead in unincorporated Crete, is set up June 5, 2019, at the gated entrance door to Supermercado La Raza, the store he owned in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Police identify 2 people of interest in Crete-area homicide where Chicago business owner, wife were bound in car trunk and left to die

January 3, 2020 at 9:49 a.m.

Police have identified two people of interest in the case of a Crete Township couple who in June were found bound in the trunk of their vehicle and left for...

Roughly 1,500 Aqua Illinois water customers in University Park have remained under a consumption advisory due to elevated levels of lead in their water for more than six months and it's unclear when the advisory might be lifted.

More than 6 months after elevated lead levels were discovered in University Park, affected residents still don’t know when they’ll be able to consume water without restrictions

January 2, 2020 at 11:36 a.m.

Elevated lead levels continue to persist in more than 30% of sampled University Park homes more than six months after the village's water supplier implemented a program to eliminate the...

Glenwood man fatally shot in Harvey becomes city’s 23rd homicide victim this year

December 31, 2019 at 9:49 a.m.

A Glenwood man was fatally shot in Harvey over the weekend, officials said. Stefan Plummer, 22, died early Saturday morning after being shot in the 14600 block of Loomis Avenue...

Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury speaks during a press conference in June 2017.

Oak Lawn officials resist tax increases, service reductions despite credit rating downgrade over mounting pension obligations

December 30, 2019 at 10:25 p.m.

Oak Lawn's credit rating has been reduced to non-investment grade over the village's continued failure to fund its public safety employee pensions at state-mandated levels, Moody's announced last week. Despite...

Harvey unveils new, student-designed Police Department logo designed to promote community trust

December 26, 2019 at 1:30 a.m.

When Eddie Winters assumed control of the Harvey Police Department in May, shortly after a federal raid snagged two officers on corruption-related charges, one of the new chief's top priorities...

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