South Side Catholic School Teacher With History Of Child Molestation Allegations Charged In 2...
MOUNT GREENWOOD — A teacher and tutor who recently spent 16 months working with Chicago Catholic Schools, including in Mount Greenwood and Morgan Park, has been charged by two suburban police departments. Orland Park police arrested Brett Smith, 43, Wednesday, and he was charged with aggravated criminal sexual...
State Alleges Unpaid Tips and Overtime at Illinois Eatery
Illinois has filed a lawsuit alleging a Chicago West Loop restaurant and its managers failed to pay workers earned wages, tips, and overtime in violation of state law.
2 drivers seriously injured in wrong-way crash on I-294 in South Holland: Illinois State...
Two drivers were seriously injured in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 294 in the south suburbs early Friday morning, Illinois State Police said.
Pregnant woman’s accused killer in critical condition after injuring himself in jail
A 19-year-old man charged with the brutal murder of a pregnant woman in Downers Grove has been hospitalized in critical condition, after he injured himself at the DuPage County Jail on Thursday, sheriff's officials said.
Harvey Mayor Christopher J. Clark has died, city says
Harvey Mayor Christopher J. Clark has died, the south suburban city said in a statement on Friday morning.
Oak Lawn School District 123 closed due to threat
Oak Lawn School District 123 has closed all schools Friday due to a threat
Nine-Hour Englewood SWAT Siege Ends in Apparent Suicide
A tense nine-hour police standoff in Englewood ended early Friday when a man who had barricaded himself inside a home was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to authorities. Chicago police said officers were first called around 4:30 p.m. Thursday to the 5700 block of South May Street...
FBI conducts raids on Near West Side, South Side, in west suburbs in drug...
The FBI says it's dismantled a drug trafficking organization operating across the city and suburbs.
Two found dead after house explosion in Chicago suburb
KENDALL COUNTY, Ill. - Two people were found dead after a house explosion Thursday evening in Chicago's southwest suburbs. The Oswego Fire Protection District was called at 5:02 p.m. to the 200 block of Fox Chase Drive North for a reported house explosion with people possibly trapped inside. Crews arrived...
Judge rules Cook County misspent $243 million in road funds
A Circuit Court judge ruled that Cook County misspent millions of dollars in funding for transportation.
