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City of Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg, during a City Council Meeting at Harvey City Hall on Feb. 8, 2016.

Harvey cuts deal for $1.3M in withheld taxes, escapes financial crisis for now — but city still owes millions

May 21, 2019 at 10:34 p.m.

Behind on paying its waste hauler and in danger of missing payroll, Harvey scrambled this week to reach an agreement to access a portion of the $2.35 million in tax...

Teacher charged with attempted murder in Tinley Park was being paid simultaneously by 2 school districts

May 21, 2019 at 10:32 p.m.

A Joliet middle school teacher charged with attempted murder in Tinley Park last summer shortly after accepting a new job in Cicero received paychecks from both districts for the first...

Evergreen Park school board will allow new principal to address anonymous misconduct accusations, district says

May 21, 2019 at 10:31 p.m.

The newly hired principal at an Evergreen Park middle school will meet privately with school board members in the coming weeks to address concerns about his past conduct that surfaced...

Betsy Clarke, president of the Juvenile Justice Initiative, is seen in a 2015 file photo. Clarke said she is a defender of protecting the privacy of justice-involved youth, but applying the Juvenile Court Act to shield police is contrary to the spirit of the law.

State law that keeps juvenile records private also shields police from scrutiny, advocates say

May 21, 2019 at 10:25 p.m.

When state lawmakers strengthened the Juvenile Court Act a few years ago, they said they believed it would protect children. Minors caught up in the criminal justice system should not...

Hazel Crest school board president with decades-old felony conviction can continue to hold public office, court rules

May 21, 2019 at 10:28 p.m.

A longtime Hazel Crest school board member’s decades-old felony conviction for possession of a stolen vehicle does not disqualify him from holding office on a board of education, an appeals...

Sandra Flowers, director of the Harvey Public Library, resigned Monday, May 15, 2018, rather than accept a 34 percent reduction in salary.

Director of cash-strapped Harvey library resigns rather than accept $30K pay cut

May 21, 2019 at 10:26 p.m.

Harvey's library director and her assistant have resigned rather than accept the salary reductions imposed on them last week as a cost-cutting measure. Director Sandra Flowers said she and an...

Harvey Library Board members recessed during their meeting Thursday, May 10, 2018, to crunch numbers and discuss cuts to employee salaries.

Deep in debt and behind on bills, Harvey library board slashes employee salaries by 34 percent

May 21, 2019 at 10:24 p.m.

The Harvey library board approved "drastic" cuts to employee pay and part-time worker hours Thursday in a belt-tightening measure it hopes will buoy the library until late August when its...

Couple accused of kidnapping, ‘pimping’ 13-year-old girl in Lansing pleads guilty

May 21, 2019 at 10:23 p.m.

A couple accused of "pimping" a 13-year-old girl in Lansing pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony counts of trafficking and involuntary sexual servitude, the court clerk's office said. Ambrosia Clemons, 37,...

Harvey family settles wrongful death suit with Ingalls for $4M, lawyer says

May 21, 2019 at 10:23 p.m.

The family of a Harvey woman who suffered severe brain damage and later died after going into cardiac arrest at Ingalls Memorial Hospital shortly after giving birth to twins in...

Teacher charged with attempted murder subbed at Cicero middle school while out on bond, records show

May 21, 2019 at 10:22 p.m.

A Tinley Park man who was charged with attempted murder in July and accused of shooting a man seven times following a traffic dispute has been teaching at a Cicero...

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