Chicago Heights News

In Chicago, Michigan Avenue follows the route of the original highway, while in Blue Island, it's Western Avenue that hews to the road's path.

Three framed pictures of Lisbet Temple's husband riding magnificent horses adorn a former chicken coop on the couple's 160-acre farm near Beecher.

Children participate inj a team-building activity during Vacation Bible School last year at Calvary Church, 16100 S. 104th Ave., Orland Park.

Events include Driving the Dixie in several suburbs, Throttle Fest Chicago at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, and Pro Championship Wrestling's Dream Night XII in Midlothian.

GOLF OUTING: Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will host its third annual golf outing at the Lincolnshire Country Club, 390 E. Richton Road, Crete.

The South Suburban Humane Society in Chicago Heights is one of 50 shelters in the Purina Cat Chow "50 Years.

THORNTON, Ill. - A northwest Indiana man died on Sunday after authorities found him running naked in the street in south suburban Thornton, and shocked him with a stun gun, CBS Chicago reported.

CountyCare Enrollment Fairs: Cook County residents who are uninsured or under-insured may be eligible to receive no-cost health insurance through CountyCare.

An Indiana man died on Sunday after he was shocked by a stun gun by authorities in south suburban Thornton, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

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Mimi Bradley Benton looks at the area in the Thronwood Apartments parking lot where her sister Toya Bradley and her boy friend Oshay Wells were murdered back in 2011 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Tuesday, May 28, 2013.

The Blue Jays selected 19-year-old left handed pitcher Daniel Lietz with the #145 pick out of Heartland Community College in Chicago Heights, Illinois.

If you're looking for events worth getting out of the house for, then Get Up and Go! has you covered Mondays-Fridays.

"We have great entertainment, and organizations come out and either vend or share information about what they're about.

9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills, 974-5500: "Gallery 2013 Juried Community Art Exhibition" will be exhibited to July 31. A reception and awards ceremony will take place from 2-4 p.m. June 1. 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights, 709-3636: "Sapphire and Crystals" will be exhibited to July 10. The show features work by 13 artists from the Chicago ... (more)

St. James' hospitals and health centers in Chicago Heights, Olympia Fields and surrounding communities needs a buyer or investor, officials with Franciscan Alliance Inc., operator of the centers, announced this morning.

The Beecher Fire Protection District reported 16 calls for the week of May 13, with a total of 277 calls this year.

27, 2015. 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills, 974-5500: "Gallery 2013 Juried Community Art Exhibition" will be exhibited to July 31.

A Chicago Heights man was struck and killed by a train early Wednesday morning, Sun-Times Media reports .

May 20: The rear passenger side window of a 1990 Plymouth van was shattered in the 300 block of North Coolidge Street, according to a report.