Burbank News

Members of a family from Burbank, Ill., say they went to a funeral home to view their 91-year-old grandmother's body but found another woman's body in her casket.

An Illinois man died July 4 at Northern Bay Resort, Strongs Prairie, in what was considered a possible drowning incident.

Cong. Dan Lipinski , with Cong. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, "rode the rails" through his district from Brighton Park to La Grange on June 17, stopping along the way for various meetings with local ...

Cong. Dan Lipinski , with Cong. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, literally rode the rails through his district from Brighton Park to La Grange on Tuesday, stopping along the way for various meetings with local ...

Louis S. Viverito Senior Center at 7745 S. Leamington Ave., Burbank, was the host site last week for the area's first senior spelling bee.

Reviewers have coined several phrases to let moviegoers know if a film is good or bad.

An Illinois man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trying to arrange sex with someone he thought was a 14-year-old Milwaukee girl.

Laurence High School , 5556 W. 77th St., Burbank, was recently recognized for her excellence in math instruction.

Wrightwood resident JoAnn Gesiakowska, a newly elected member of the Bogan High School Local School Council, was the guest speaker at the May 15 Wrightwood Improvement Association meeting, where she gave a ...

Veterans have been out on the streets the past few weekends with poppies seeking donations.

Burbank police released a sketch Tuesday of a gunman who allegedly entered a home in the 6700 block of West 81st Street on Monday, causing police to stake out the house for six hours and place local schools on ...

The neighborhood was evacuated, the schools were placed on lockdown, but in the end Burbank police found themselves in a standoff with nobody.

At about 3:45 p.m., police entered the home at 81st Street and Rutherford Avenue and found it empty, said Burbank Police Sgt.

Smoke bombs were tossed into a southwest house where a man, believed to have a gun, has been holed up for about two hours.

“I am proud of them and I congratulate them.”

Receiving the honor was junior Michael Wiencek , a resident of Archer Heights. "These young men did a great job researching and putting together their material," said John Kroc, an English instructor at St. via Southwest News-Herald

Attention customers! We moved our Oak Lawn store to Burbank... check out our new location. via WBBM-AM Chicago

“She was very missed by not only the whole team, but the whole school. We were always worried about her, making sure she was safe. We're glad to have her back”

A high school coach and teacher received a hero's welcome Friday. Students and staff at Reavis High School in Burbank surprised 1st Lt. via WLS-TV Chicago

Tony Rezko may have lived up in wealthy Wilmette, but many of the key players around him are from the Southwest Side and suburbs of Chicago. via Newsalert

“We are serious [about security]”

Fear rippled through the South Side and south suburbs this week as violent threats prompted officials from seven schools to call off classes. via Chicago Sun-Times

“Our point in making the decision to close our schools was based on our need to provide safe and secure schools for our children”

A whole suburban school district closed Thursday, the latest in a spate of violence threats and strong reactions. via Chicago Tribune