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Christmas Without Cancer smashes fundraising goal with support of Southland community

December 24, 2019 at 3:00 a.m.

When Gerri Neylon launched Christmas Without Cancer 16 years ago, she never dreamed the organization would take off the way it has. The nonprofit started when Neylon, a radiation oncology...

Harvey’s second homicide in as many days brings annual number of killings to 22, double last year’s total

December 20, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

For the second time in as many days, a man was fatally shot Thursday inside a Harvey home. Temell Brooks, 38, was shot multiple times on the 14800 block of...

Oak Lawn police humiliated man with invasive and unreasonable searches following traffic stop: lawsuit

December 20, 2019 at 2:15 p.m.

Oak Lawn police subjected an Oak Park man to unreasonable and increasingly invasive bodily searches after stopping him without cause as he drove through the village last year, a federal...

Husband and wife who serve on Calumet City District 156 Board do not live in district, state’s attorney alleges

December 19, 2019 at 7:57 a.m.

A husband and wife who serve together on a Calumet City school board do not live within the district's boundaries, a complaint filed by the Cook County State's Attorney Office...

Man shot and killed inside Harvey home, police say

December 19, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

A man was fatally shot Wednesday night inside a home in south suburban Harvey, police said. The victim, identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as 33-year-old Antwan Hawthorne,...

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

Oak Lawn expects to reap at least $500K from ‘penny per push’ video gaming tax, believed to be first of its kind in Illinois

December 18, 2019 at 9:31 a.m.

A first-of-its-kind tax on users of video gaming machines in Oak Lawn is expected to generate in excess of $500,000 annually, officials said. The "push tax," which is akin to...

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Christmas Without Cancer smashes fundraising goal with support of Southland community

Harvey’s second homicide in as many days brings annual number of killings to 22, double last year’s total

Oak Lawn police humiliated man with invasive and unreasonable searches following traffic stop: lawsuit

Husband and wife who serve on Calumet City District 156 Board do not live in district, state’s attorney alleges

Man shot and killed inside Harvey home, police say

Oak Lawn expects to reap at least $500K from ‘penny per push’ video gaming tax, believed to be first of its kind in Illinois

Money collected for Calumet City PTA fundraiser goes missing, superintendent says

Oak Lawn to pay $100K and possible attorney costs for former village manager charged in hit-and-run crash

Oak Lawn trustees vote 4-2 to prohibit cannabis businesses

Oak Forest family settles lawsuit with 13 south suburban communities over 2017 police raid