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Chicago Heights firefighter accused of stealing from department

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

A veteran Chicago Heights firefighter is accused of stealing government funds that were earmarked for his department, according to court documents. Chicago Heights police arrested Michael Janusek, a 12-year member...

Homes on both sides of the Homewood/Flossmoor border were among those that lost power Wednesday morning, Jan. 30, 2019, for weather-related reasons, according to ComEd.

Only two dozen still without power in Southland after weather-related outages

May 21, 2019 at 11:51 p.m.

Just more than 280 ComEd customers across northern Illinois remained without power Thursday as evening approached, about a dozen of them in the Southland, a company spokesman said. Hundreds of...

Fire at Harvey senior complex displaces residents

May 21, 2019 at 11:51 p.m.

Several people were displaced following a fire Wednesday at a senior housing complex in Harvey, officials said. Fire crews responded to the Jesse Jackson Jr. Senior Housing Center, a 60-unit...

Jose Jimenez, of Evergreen Park, picked up two small space heaters at Menards on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, in anticipation of subzero temperatures across the region in the coming days.

Southland residents hit stores for supplies as historic cold front nears

May 21, 2019 at 11:51 p.m.

Southland shoppers scrambled to stock up on food items, warm clothing and road salt Tuesday as they prepared to hunker down inside for the next two nights when temperatures are...

Man charged in fatal Blue Island hit-and-run

May 21, 2019 at 11:50 p.m.

A Chicago man who had eluded police for nearly two months after allegedly fatally striking a pedestrian in Blue Island was arrested over the weekend, police said. Tarnche Wesley, 39,...

Area near 185th Street and 80th Avenue in Tinley Park on Jan. 28, 2019, following snowfall.

Record-low temperatures possible this week; some schools close preemptively

May 21, 2019 at 11:50 p.m.

Temperatures across the Southland could reach record-low levels this week as a lobe of cold air from Canada moves over the Great Lakes region. The National Weather Service, which has...

17-year-old charged in Harvey shooting that killed man, injured pregnant woman who lost baby

May 21, 2019 at 11:49 p.m.

A 17-year-old has been charged as an adult in connection with a double shooting in Harvey earlier this month that killed one man, wounded a pregnant woman and caused her...

Uncle of Orland Park mall shooting victim wants dialogue with suspect’s family: ‘I forgive Jakharr’

May 21, 2019 at 11:49 p.m.

The uncle of slain Rich Central High School senior Javon Britten has a message for the family of the man being held in connection with the fatal shooting of his...

Ex-Posen mayor accused of embezzling village funds

May 21, 2019 at 11:49 p.m.

The former mayor of Posen has been charged with embezzling village funds during his final two full years in office, according to a federal indictment. Donald Schupek, who served three...

Tinley Park middle school evacuated after bomb threat

May 21, 2019 at 11:48 p.m.

Students were evacuated from Central Middle School in Tinley Park Wednesday after a bomb threat was found written on a bathroom wall, officials said. School officials called in the threat...

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