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The water tower in Dolton, as seen in a file photo taken Monday, May 11, 2009.

Chicago sues 2 south suburban towns, claiming they diverted millions designated to pay past due water bills

May 21, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

Two south suburbs that for years have owed millions in past due water bills to Chicago have been improperly diverting money designated to pay those debts in favor of funding...

Acting president of Providence Catholic officially taking over after predecessor retired amid investigation

May 21, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

The Rev. John Merkelis, who had been serving as the acting president of Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox since the school's former president retired in December amid a...

Off-duty Dolton cop threatened woman with gun during domestic dispute, prosecutors say

May 8, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

An off-duty Dolton police officer held a gun to a woman's head and threatened to kill her during a domestic dispute Monday, prosecutors said. Jesse Williams, 37, of Lansing, is...

Ex-Robbins cop pleads guilty in loan fraud case; agrees never to work in law enforcement again

May 8, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

A south suburban police officer accused of embellishing her hourly pay to obtain an auto loan on a used car has agreed never to work in law enforcement again, according...

Dem. state Sen. Napoleon Harris said he was considering legislative fixes after Harvey's failure to fund its pensions resulted in mass layoffs of police and firefighters.

State legislators pounce on Harvey’s pension woes to push reform; appellate court rules in city’s favor

May 21, 2019 at 10:16 p.m.

An appellate court on Monday ruled that the state comptroller should return tax revenues it had withheld from Harvey and cease garnishing the city's revenues until a dispute with its...

Ex-Providence Catholic president under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of student, police say

May 21, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

The former president of Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, whom police investigated earlier this year for "potentially inappropriate material" on his cell phone, is now under investigation for...

Mother of slain Chicago teen who was victim of sex trafficking attends White House bill signing

May 21, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

Standing beside President Donald Trump Wednesday as he signed into law an anti-online sex trafficking bill that she'd tearfully testified in support of last fall, Yvonne Ambrose experienced a mix...

City of Harvey mayor Eric Kellogg, during a 2016 City Council Meeting.

Harvey lays off 40 police and fire employees, union officials say

December 14, 2018 at 10:54 a.m.

Harvey police and fire department employees were hit with major layoffs Tuesday, one day after an adverse court ruling spurred city officials to convene an emergency meeting with workers. Officials...

Hazel Crest referendum proponent cries foul after residents reject ballot measure

May 21, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

An Election Day referendum that asked Hazel Crest residents if the village should be divided into six districts with one trustee elected from each district has failed, its proponent said....

The Chuck E. Cheese's at Oak Lawn Shopping Center, the scene of numerous arrests and violent incidents, closed in 2017.

Chicago developers acquire sparsely occupied Oak Lawn Shopping Center for $10.3M

May 21, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

Two Chicago developers with a considerable portfolio of luxury residential and suburban retail assets between them have acquired the Oak Lawn Shopping Center at the corner of 95th Street and...

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