Chicago Ridge News

NBC5 investigates the new scam driving away with consumer's money. It preys on a popular and legitimate type of business: ads wrapped around cars.

Members of Hannah Circle, from the United Methodist Church of New Lenox, and the church's youth group recently volunteered time and baking skills at Ronald McDonald House in Oak Lawn, baking cookies for the residents.

Marlene Walter, of Chicago Ridge, lost control of her car and struck the home in the 5400 block of State Road about 2:45 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

A Metra train on the SouthWest Service Line struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday night in Chicago Ridge in an apparent suicide, authorities said.

If you're looking for events worth getting out of the house for, then Get Up and Go! has you covered Mondays-Fridays. CHICAGO RIDGE MAYOR'S RETIREMENT: Gene Siegel will retire after 38 years.

SATURDAY MAY 18 Driver Lost Track of Vodka, Cops Say The driver of a Volkswagen Jetta was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving around 9:45 p.m. when the car was spotted swerving over the line markers on 95 th Street between Southwest Highway and 54 th Avenue, reports said.

Teens between the ages of 16 and 19 have been hardest hit by the Great Recession and weak economy, which has made finding a summer job difficult over the past five years.