Crestwood News

TINLEY PARK, Ill. - Cynthia Johnson, a school bus driver and founder of the nonprofit anti-violence organization Drivers, Attendants, Parents, Students and Schools Against Violence , passed away last month following a brief illness.

Kathy Babcock of Oak Forest , garden store manager Mine is 45 years old and I like that I can remodel it the way I want to.

Nancy Kolanowski held her granddaughter Corrine in her arms as the young girl's father received an encased American flag from his commanding officers.

The Illinois National Guard has plans to honor about 85 soldiers who served in Afghanistan.

The popular property tax rebates that once earned Crestwood the moniker the "best-run town in America" have been suspended this year, a casualty of the village's slumping economy and mounting legal costs to defend itself from water contamination lawsuits.

Toppled grave markers are a common sight. I remember when I first read about Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, it was being highlighted as one of the top 25 haunted places in the world.

Brandi Pavoni thought her 3-year old daughter Emily was safe when she put her down for a nap about three weeks ago in her south suburban Midlothian home.

Share + Oct 13, 2009 10:27 pm US/Central Reporting Dave Savini MIDLOTHIAN, Ill. It was supposed to be a special gift to make Halloween a little more safe and fun for one local family, so why did it almost start a fire in their home? CBS 2 has the exclusive story about the potential dangers of toys targeted for Trick-or-Treaters as 2 Investigator ...

What would happen if Crestwood were to declare bankruptcy?.

The famous property tax rebates that have been the pride of Crestwood for nearly two decades have been suspended, and embattled Mayor Robert Stranczek is placing part of the blame on mounting legal bills related to accusations village officials knowingly used tainted well water. Who will the community hold responsible?

Insurers for the village of Crestwood and its former mayor have denied them coverage for accusations laid out in nearly a dozen lawsuits claiming that authorities used a tainted well to supplement drinking water.

The Cook County Board stood up to 11th-hour lobbying by the video-gambling industry today and passed a ban on video poker in unincorporated areas.

A parolee charged with triggering a fatal eight-vehicle crash in south suburban Crestwood last week was ordered held on $2 million bond this morning, police said.

Charges have been filed in connection with a deadly accident in Crestwood. Authorities say Bruce Dozier, 52, faces charges of reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence of drugs, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving while under the influence of drugs and operation of uninsured motor vehicle.

Investigators at the scene of a fatal accident at Cicero Avenue and Cal Sag Drive in Crestwood.

Hundreds of school bus drivers, students and parents marched Saturday morning in the second "Stop the Violence Walk." Participants gathered at Shepard High School and followed a four-mile route that took them through sections of Palos Heights, Midlothian and Crestwood before arriving at the Alpha School Bus Co., 4702 W. Midlothian Turnpike in ...

Share + Sep 18, 2009 8:46 pm US/Central Reporting Mike Parker CRESTWOOD, Ill. Video poker, with its whirring colorful graphics and its promise of big payouts, may be coming to your local tavern soon.

State inspectors on today dug a monitoring well in Crestwood to help determine how the suburb's drinking water was contaminated with toxic chemicals.

Share + Sep 11, 2009 6:04 pm US/Central Reporting Derrick Blakley ROBBINS, Ill. Eight years after the 9/11 attacks, some local soldiers returned home to a hero's welcome.

A man and woman suffered smoke inhalation injuries following a fire in their first-story apartment Monday night in south suburban Crestwood.