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Pat Quinn's new TV ad accuses Comptroller Dan Hynes of going to a "spa" and taking a family vacation during July's budget negotiations.

Beecher :: Crete :: Monee :: Chicago Heights :: South Chicago Heights :: Steger :: 2 charged in Chicago Hts firebombing Comments November 5, 2009 BY CASEY TONER Bail was set today for two Chicago men accused of tossing Molotov cocktails into a Chicago Heights clothing store.

Five teens were arrested last week after being linked to burglaries this summer in the Sugar Creek subdivision.

Recently I've been following coverage of some pretty extensive renovations taking place at Lincoln Mall , a long-beleagured super-regional mall in south suburban Chicagoland.A Initially I was excited at the prospect of even a modicum of success here, especially considering I've never seen the mall even close to its potential.A I first visited ...

Share + Nov 1, 2009 7:11 pm US/Central Reporting Vince Gerasole It's a taxing weekend for Cook County home owners.

* Stanislaw Oleksy , 50, of 710 Echo Ave. in Romeoville, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Wednesday on a charge of driving on a revoked or suspended license.

When Democrats go to the polls in the South Suburbs this February, they are likely to be surprised by a few names.

Has the same white deer in this video, taken last winter, been spotted nearby in the south suburbs? Or is it a different one? Muskie Ron sent this question: .the other morning while driving to work thru sweet woods in thornton i saw four deer.

It will be starting Monday October 26th that drivers should be prepared to allow extra time, and to use alternate routes, when traveling along a three-and-a-half mile stretch of Lincoln Highway, U S Route 30, from Cicero Avenue in Matteson to a quarter-mile east of Western Avenue in Chicago Heights.

Food 4 Less is in the final stages of negotiations to move into an empty former Dominick's store in Chicago Heights.

A state employee was ordered held on $125,000 bond Wednesday and charged with accepting bribes from people seeking unemployment compensation from the state.

CHICAGO - A recent study by the SouthEast Commuter Rail Development Board confirms what Crete Mayor Michael Einhorn said he's known for years - that commuter rail service to the southeast suburbs is necessary.

A state employee was ordered held on $125,000 bond Wednesday he was charged with allegedly accepting bribes from people seeking unemployment compensation from the state.

ABC 7's Roz Varon looks at the inspiring stories of Chicago breast cancer survivors during the half-hour special "Faces Of Strength," Thursday, October 22 nd at 10:35 p.m. ABC 7's Roz Varon, a 3-year breast cancer survivor, reveals the inspiration, courage and hope of Chicagoans who have confronted breast cancer during FACES OF STRENGTH, airing ...

Sales of single-family detached homes went up 7.2 percent in September compared with the same period a year ago.

Had not Bartholomew Bishop been taken to a hospital Thursday night, the man wanted for a south suburban murder might still be at large.

Troy Bell was sitting around a card table at his friend's house in Chicago Heights on the night of July 28.

Author John Wasik of Grayslake looks at writing in different ways. "Writing a column is like a sprint, you do it in a specific period of time," he said.

Two wars in the Middle East. A global recession. The neighbor's yippy, annoying dog.

Southland officers say issues with barking dogs can become so touchy, most residents prefer to have an officer confront a neighbor rather than start a conversation themselves.