Frankfort News

NuMark Credit Union will offer a free seminar titled "Women & Money: Are You Ready for a Change?" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 12 at its Tinley Park office, 8001 W. 159th St.

The Village of Frankfort honored and remembered veterans during the traditional Memorial Day ceremony held on Breidert Green on Monday, May 28.

Deciding whether to replace your roof is a little bit like deciding whether to buy a new car.

Here's a list of what's closed Memorial Day. Many stores-particularly in downtown Frankfort-are closed, but some will be open and offering special sales and discounts.

One person's clunky piece of bric-a-brac that's doing nothing more than cluttering an upstairs closet is another person's treasure.

For about three months now, village officials and the developers for Mariano's Fresh Market have been meeting to hammer out the details that would bring a location of the high-end grocery store chain to Frankfort.

A driver who police said fled the scene of a car accident and was subsequently charged with driving under the influence of alcohol was not aware he had struck another vehicle, according to Frankfort police.

THURSDAY, May 18 Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Equipment Bust Police stopped Manuel Urquizo, 17, of the 15000 block of Leclaire Avenue in Oak Forest, after witnessing him drive 40 mph in a 25 mph zone in the 192000 block of Schoolhouse Road.

As part of a campaign to promote a new sugar-free drink, 7-Eleven is giving away free Slurpees at stores across the country, including its Frankfort location , with its SlurpFREE Day on Wednesday, May 23.

Two dogs and a guinea pig were safe and sound Tuesday night after an afternoon fire in a home on West 183rd Street in Tinley Park .

According to the 2012 presidential proclamation declaring National Small Business Week , the observance is an opportunity to "celebrate the generations of entrepreneurs who have given their all to realize a dream." The Small Business Administration defines a small business as one that's privately owned with fewer than 500 employees.

A former Mokena firefighter who was arrested and charged with public intoxication while celebrating his engagement is suing a Frankfort police officer and the village for allegedly costing him his job.

Since late last year, Village of Frankfort officials have been making a point of informing the community about the ins and outs of electricity aggregation -the ability for a municipality to negotiate electricity rates for its residents.

Elsie the Gas City cow has had quite the month. First, the 36-year resident was abruptly moved from her home in front of the former Gas City headquarters to the Homer Glen residence of her owner, William McEnery.

An ex-Mokena firefighter filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday against the i»¿ Village of Frankfort and the Frankfort Police officer who the suit claims cost him his job after arresting him for public intoxication last year, i»¿ the Chicago Tribune reports .

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Currie Motors Ford in Frankfort and Operation Care Package are once again teaming up to assemble and ship care packages to military personnel stationed overseas.

A former Mokena firefighter who was arrested and charged with public intoxication while celebrating his marriage engagement is suing a Frankfort police officer and the village for allegedly costing him his job.

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.

Mark Jongsma, of Frankfort, boards an inbound train with his coffee in one hand and his lunch slung over his shoulder at the Metra Station on 80th Avenue in Tinley Park, Illinois, Tuesday, May 15, 2012.