Woman killed in Lansing shooting
A woman died early Sunday morning after being shot outside the LA Fitness in Lansing, in what police said did not appear to be a random act. The victim, whose...
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Feds started probing source of $6M used to fund Harvey library expansion mere weeks after 2015 groundbreaking
Less than three weeks after Harvey Public Library District officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for their multi-million-dollar library expansion in 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation into...
Cash-strapped Harvey library has tax revenues withheld over pension funding failures
The Harvey Public Library, which recently reduced hours and slashed staff pay because of cash flow problems, has been missing out on property tax revenues since late April for failing...
For years, there’s been no financial oversight at the Calumet Park library. Now the state is getting involved.
A south suburban village library that for years had questionable oversight has been referred to the Illinois Attorney General’s office for review, the agency said. Greg McCormick, the Illinois State...
‘Trayvon Martin before Trayvon Martin’: 63 years after slaying, Emmett Till still visited daily at Alsip cemetery
In the Alsip cemetery where dozens of historically significant black Americans are laid to rest, the mausoleum of Mamie Till-Mobley is arguably the most prominent. “Her pain united a nation,”...
Days after cop committed suicide at South Side station, another officer collapses and dies there
Grief counselors have been sent to the Calumet District police station on the Far South Side after a veteran officer collapsed and died Tuesday morning, two days after another officer...
Palos Township trustee says she won’t resign a year after Facebook comments about Middle Eastern immigrants ignited protests
In the year since protesters began picketing Palos Township board meetings to demand Trustee Sharon Brannigan resign for incendiary Facebook posts she made about Middle Eastern immigrants, little has changed....
In first public address, new Oak Lawn fire chief addresses labor strife, says departmental change must happen
Oak Lawn Fire Chief Michael Mavrogeorge is well aware of the contentious history that exists between his new employer and the rank-and-file members of the department he’s been charged to...
Payment dispute between District 123 and special ed co-op threatens to disrupt student’s placements
For years, Emilia Santiago has sought a school that could meet her son’s special needs. The Oak Lawn mother sent him first to Kolmar Elementary in District 123, then to...
State police investigating death of detainee at Markham lockup
A 35-year-old man arrested Friday by Metra police on a trespassing warrant was found dead the next morning in his cell at the Markham lockup, officials said. A correctional officer...