Homewood News

U.S. Army Pvt. Najee Hull's first words to his mother after he was shot Thursday at Fort Hood were, "I'm sorry." "He thought he had disappointed me.

A man who served federal time after admitting robbing more than a dozen banks in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana is now under arrest after allegedly robbing a Lexington bank Friday morning and leading police on a four-county chase.

Whether you learned about Clarence Darrow from the fiction alized film Inherit the Wind or from more accurate historical sources, certain characteristics probably come to mind when you hear his name: tireless opponent of the death penalty, champion of the working poor, great orator.

In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the rating on the Cook County Community High School District Number 233 , Illinois' approximately $18 million in outstanding limited tax general obligation bonds at 'AA-'. The Rating Outlook is Stable.

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

Bonnie Komar, 49, 5831 W. Corey Lane, Orland Park, crashed into a parked Orland Park police squad car as an officer was directing traffic away from a crash scene Sept.

Pace is providing few details, but WBBM has learned that the suburban bus and regionwide paratransit agency maps a big reduction in service in the new year, along with two increases in regionwide paratransit fares in two months.

" - " Illinois Department of Corrections Director Michael P. Randle welcomes newly appointed members of the Adult Advisory Board.

Just as residents across the south suburbs settled into bed Sunday night, the loud, steady blast of a warning siren may have sprung them back on their feet.

At least two people were injured in a three-vehicle accident involving a police cruiser Friday afternoon in south suburban Homewood, police said.

Police continue to search for a man suspected in 11 armed robberies of gas stations in the past three weeks, most of them in the south suburbs.

Flossmoor :: Glenwood :: Homewood :: Olympia Fields :: Country Club Hills :: 2nd charged in Oly.

Flossmoor :: Glenwood :: Homewood :: Olympia Fields :: Country Club Hills :: Olympia Fields school named among nation's best Arcadia Elementary wins prestigious Blue Ribbon award Comments September 15, 2009 BY DUAA ELDEIB Supt.

In the late 1940s, a company called Lustron had lots of leftover steel as World War II ended.

Authorities are searching for a man suspected in as many as five armed robberies in the Chicago area since Aug.

Publishers Weekly, 8/6/2009 1:15:00 PM Throughout August we've been featuring kids across the country, talking about the books they're reading this summer.

Peace on Parade 2009 On CAN TV Chicago cable tv Channel 19: Thurs., Sept. 3, 9:30 pm Fri., Sept.

Anna Angelini, 105, recently moved to St. James Manor & Villas in Crete. Anna's granddaughter, Sue Carman of Homewood, recalls the many happy times spent at her grandma's house.

If things fall right, the Johnson family of Homewood is hoping an exhibit at the KidsWork Children's Museum in Frankfort will open by Sept.

Bail was set at $1 million Friday morning for a Homewood woman accused of stabbing a Sauk Village man to death in his home Wednesday.