Chicago Heights News

MONDAY, MAY 14 Mother Beaten One day after Mother's Day, a 26-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police she got into an argument with her ex-boyfriend because their daughter got into a fight with another child.

Jesus Cruz , 26, is wanted on a driving under the influence of alcohol charge. His bail was set at $10,000. His last known address was in the 100 block of West Interocean Avenue in South Chicago Heights.

SUNDAY, MAY 13 Battery A 23-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police her live-in boyfriend of two years pushed her to the floor.

SATURDAY, MAY 12 DUI and So Much More Kiara C. Williams, 22, of the 300 block of West 100 th Street in Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police stopped her near the intersection of 14 th Street and Hilltop Avenue for turning right on red illegally, swerving and speeding, according to the report.

The Chicago Heights City Council unanimously approved adding a couple more steps to the liquor license renewal process Monday.

The Illinois House has passed legislation giving the state the power to acquire private property for a proposed expressway connecting Interstate 65 in Indiana with Interstate 55 in Illinois.

Nooner, who lives in Mokena and has his home remodeling business in Orland Park, was able to capture the attention of major retailers at the show that are planning to carry the product.

FRIDAY, MAY 11 Shooting on 12th and Otto A 22-year-old Chicago Heights man told police he was in his vehicle at a stop sign on 12th Street and Otto Boulevard, when he saw two juveniles standing on the sidewalk.

In Chicago, three bakery workers claim they're owed dough--their fair share of $118 million in winnings from the Illinois State Lottery.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 Smooth Criminal? A 41-year-old Gary, IN woman told police she met a 38-year-old Chicago Heights man on the Internet and had been talking to him for a couple of days.

Everyone from the Mayor of Chicago Heights to the superintendents of school districts 170 and 206 were present for an event that has been eight months in the making.A The Chicago Heights Park District held a special ground-breaking ceremony to begin the construction of Alex LopezA Park.

One motorist is dead and one other is wounded after a two-vehicle crash early Sunday on the Bishop Ford Expressway in Dolton where alcohol is believed to be a factor.

Gift bags waited on the platform at Chicago Miracle Temple Church in Chicago Heights.

A gas station in Chicago Heights lost nearly 3,000 gallons of gas after someone apparently tampered with the pumps and offered up better deals than $4 per gallon, according to police.A On May 5, a 33-year-old clerk at the Citgo at 590 West.

The logo for the Union Street Gallery consists of gray and white text and a red dot on a black rectangle.

Lt. Mike Rompa said the victim was working around noon May 10 in the 1100 block of West Boughton Road when "He began flirting with the victim and kept approaching her over 30 minutes," Rompa said.

The fight over a recent $118 million Mega Millions jackpot expanded Thursday after two employees of Chicago Heights bakery Pita Pan filed separate lawsuits alleging they were unfairly cut out of the winnings of a workplace lottery pool.

Two employees of a Chicago Heights bakery are suing co-workers over a $118 million Mega Millions jackpot, alleging they were unfairly left out of the winnings.

TUESDAY, MAY 8 Unwanted Nudity A 20-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police her ex-boyfriend was texting her to engage in unwanted conversation.

A Citgo gas station in Chicago Heights ran out of gas on May 5, 2012, after someone had been tampering with some of the gas pumps for two weeks, in order to allow them to pump free gas without the clerk's knowledge.