Alsip News

After an Alsip man tried to holdup the Chipotle he used to work for, he fled to a nearby restaurant then refused to pay the bill, authorities said.

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The man's body was found in weeds behind a small apartment building in the 7900 block of South Troy Street, police said, adding that they believe the man was shot Saturday.

SATURDAY, MAY 12 'That Was No Accident' Police were called to Target at 4140 W. 95 th St.

When officials at Nathan Hale Elementary School told him in first grade that he was being admitted to the gifted program, frankly, Germain Martinez was worried.

Attorneys for brothers accused in the Burr Oak cemetery scandal quit the case Friday, telling a Cook County judge the men could no longer afford to pay them.

SUNDAY, MAY 6 Theft at Jewel A woman described as being in her early 20s with long blond hair stole several items from Jewel, 7100 W. 127th Street, police said.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14 Warrant Arrest Police pulled over a vehicle for driving without a front license plate in the 15100 block of LaGrange Road.

Two men remain in custody following a drug bust on an Oak Forest home, Alsip police said Tuesday.

The Green Plumbing & Mechanical Code Supplement produced by the Intl. Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials is well on its way to becoming a mature code.

Police arrested a man on delivery of a controlled substance at an Oak Lawn car rental agency on April 23.

Bhrett Green, 53, was driving a motorcycle in the 12300 block of South Cicero Avenue in Alsip when he crashed into the rear end of another vehicle, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

MONDAY, APRIL 30 Harlem DUI William E. Erickson, 36, of the 11500 block of Natchez Avenue in Worth was charged with driving under the influence , driving on a suspended license and speeding.

On Easter Sunday, 8-year-old Autumn Hufnagl discovered a few surprises tucked in with the chocolates in her Easter basket.

Brad Batka from the Chicago Fire Department makes a chicken fajita during Sertoma Centre's Big Event fundraiser at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park, IL on Saturday April 28, 2012.