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Lynwood President Eugene Williams urges state law makers to reform local police and fire pension systems in a 2014 file photo.

Village of Lynwood sued over $1.2 million in late insurance payments

May 21, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

A municipal self-insurance association has filed suit against Lynwood, claiming the south suburb is more than $1 million behind on its annual risk management service fees. The Illinois Municipal League...

Matteson School District 159 places superintendent on leave, begins search for replacement

May 21, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

School board members in Matteson are moving on from the district’s superintendent just over two years after she was hired, officials said. The Matteson Elementary School District 159 board, which...

Retired correctional officer dies after attack outside Hazel Crest home

May 21, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

A retired state correctional officer who was critically injured after being attacked outside his Hazel Crest home last week has died, police said. Keith Chamble, 60, was pronounced dead Tuesday,...

Oak Forest fires former fire chief accused of theft, forgery

May 21, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

Oak Forest terminated a veteran fire department lieutenant and former chief who faces multiple felony charges related to theft of city funds, officials said. The Oak Forest fire and police...

Retired correctional officer remains on life support following attack outside Hazel Crest home

May 21, 2019 at 11:54 p.m.

A 60-year-old Hazel Crest man remains on life support Monday after being attacked and robbed outside his home last week, a spokeswoman for the family said. The attackers, who approached...

Ford to invest $200M in Chicago Heights stamping plant, mayor says

May 21, 2019 at 11:54 p.m.

Ford Motor Company will invest between $200 and $250 million in its Chicago Heights stamping plant, Mayor David Gonzalez said. The investment, part of a $1 billion outlay for the...

Recent I-57 shootings are not connected, police say

May 21, 2019 at 11:53 p.m.

Two shootings that happened a few miles apart on Interstate 57 in the south suburbs Monday do not appear to be connected, state police said. The agency issued a statement...

Young couple who just became parents shot — 1 fatally — in Markham drive-by

May 21, 2019 at 11:53 p.m.

A young couple who just became parents were shot, one fatally, Tuesday in Markham while waiting in a car outside a friend’s home, officials said. The pair had their infant...

Jayla Shelton, 24, left, talks about her mother Tamara Clayton, 55, at her home in Country Club Hills on Feb. 5, 2019. She holds a picture of her as a child with her mother. She is consoled by cousin Kamaria Hill.

Postal worker killed in one of two I-57 shootings ‘did not have a serious enemy in the world,’ daughter says

May 21, 2019 at 11:52 p.m.

Tamara Clayton had avoided driving on the Dan Ryan Expressway due to shootings on that thoroughfare, but it was her commute to work on Interstate 57 Monday that proved deadly....

‘Your man shot my man’: Dashboard videos show intense scene after Midlothian cop shot security guard Jemel Roberson

May 21, 2019 at 11:52 p.m.

Huddled in the parking lot of Manny's Blue Room Lounge in Robbins, where moments earlier a white Midlothian police officer opened fire on a black security guard who had subdued...

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