Yesterday | Chicago Chronicle
2 sisters friend cheer hospitalized kids
Even the best of hospitals can be depressing places, especially for children who require frequent treatment.
Yesterday | Chicago Tribune
13 people shot, 1 fatally, since Sunday afternoon
At least 13 people were shot on the city's South and West sides late Sunday and early this morning, including a 71-year-old man shot by a BB gun, authorities said.
Monday | The Doings Weekly
Burr Ridge joins class-action suit over hotel tax
Burr Ridge has joined at least eight other Illinois towns in a legal fight to collect lost tax money from online travel companies.
Monday | CBS Local
Boy, 16, One Of Three Shot By Police Over Weekend
Chicago Police fatally shot a 16-year-old boy, reportedly armed with two handguns, in Englewood late Sunday night, authorities said.
A Thousand Words for June 17, 2013
Think you can write a funny caption to go with this photo for June 17? Send in yours by noon June 20, and we'll be the judge.
Museum Adventure Pass offers cost-conscious culture and fun
A great way to put your Oak Park Public Library card to work for you and save a little cash is to get your hands on a free Museum Adventure Pass.
Man shot in eye and killed in Austin
McGregory Porter, 24, was shot in the eye, and another man was shot in the abdomen during an altercation late Friday in Austin.
The shooting occurred at 2:15 p.m. in the 7200 block of South Artesian Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs.
Get Up and Go! for June 14, 2013
If you're looking for events worth getting out of the house for, then Get Up and Go! has you covered Mondays-Fridays.
Chicago Police shoot person on NW Side; 7 injured in gun violence
At least seven people were injured in shootings across the city Thursday night and early Friday.
Bob Streit Is in Center of Debates with Other Oak Lawn Trustees Oak Lawn Trustee Bob Streit arrived a few minutes late for the Oak Lawn Village Board meeting on Tuesday night.
2 dead, 10 injured in shootings
About 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, a 42-year-old man was shot to death in the 2000 block of West 70th Place, authorities said.
Robert Fogel, Nobel Laureate for Economic History of Slavery-to-Rail, Dies
Robert Fogel, the University of Chicago economic historian awarded a Nobel Prize for his data-driven reconsiderations of how railways and slavery influenced U.S. economic history, has died.
Charity briefs for June 11, 2013
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.
A Thousand Words for June 10, 2013
Think you can write a funny caption to go with this photo for June 10? Send in yours by noon June 13, and we'll be the judge.
2 killed - 1 in Dan Ryan shooting - at least 16...
Two people were killed and at least 16 others were hurt in shootings across the city since Friday afternoon, including a man killed when gunfire erupted on the outbound Dan Ryan Expressway early Sunday.
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Autopsies inconclusive for 2 men found in Lake Michigan
The identities of two men whose bodies were pulled from Lake Michigan Thursday afternoon on the North Side have been have been released, authorities said.
Mariano's coming to Evergreen Park
An upscale supermarket is coming to Evergreen Park, the latest in a series of retail developments the village has welcomed over the past two years.
Black belt is latest conquest for Park Forest boy, 7
Twenty trophies, nine medals and a Bruce Lee calendar already adorned the bedroom of 7-year-old tae kwon do sensation Tyler Maross, of Park Forest.
Hometown marks 60 years with Saturday parade
"We're a small town that's existed 60 years in between Chicago, Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn," Casey said Thursday.