South Chicago Heights News

A 12-year-old boy seriously injured in an auto accident while riding in a pickup truck with his family in South Chicago Heights more than a week ago died Tuesday morning.

No fatalities have been reported. At 6:04 p.m., a tornado touched the ground near southwestern Monee and moved northeast at 26 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.

They say you can't take it with you. While that may be true, Bill Bramanti has found a way to make sure the memory of his favorite beer will never be too far away.

Police say a man fired about 60 rounds from an assault rifle before he was arrested at a northwestern Indiana home where officers had gone to investigate a break-in. Newton County Sheriff Don Hartman says the ...

Fluffing and folding the news Death Lite A South Chicago Heights, Ill., man loves his Pabst Blue Ribbon beer so much, he's purchased a coffin painted to look exactly like a pop-top. As he has no immediate need ... via Inside Bay Area

“Why put such a great novelty piece up on a shelf in storage when you could use it only the way Bill Bramanti would use it?”

Last Update: 5/5/2008 6:00:22 PM Author: Jake Wade SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Bill Bramanti will love Pabst Blue Ribbon eternally, and he's got the custom-made beer-can casket to prove it. via 13WMAZ-TV

Glenwood village administrator Bill Bramanti's favorite beer is Pabst Blue Ribbon. He loves it.

Really loves it.

So much so that he's already had his coffin specially made, and it's designed to look like a can of the trendy brew. Bramanti isn't sick, so he doesn't plan on needing it just yet. For now he plans to use it as a cooler.

At 5-feet-9 inches tall and weighing 280 pounds, Bramanti has tried it out though.

"I actually fit, because I got in here," Bramanti, 67, of South Chicago Heights said. He threw a party Saturday for friends, featuring his coffin filled with ice and, what else, Pabst Blue Ribbon. Read more

A reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the murder of a woman last seen jogging in a forest preserve. via WLS-TV Chicago

Times Staff Report The family of a Chicago Heights woman found murdered in a forest preserve has put up $5,000 toward a reward for information that helps bring a resolution to the case. via The Times

A woman whose body was found in a suburban forest preserve lake had been beaten and her throat was cut multiple times, according to autopsy results Wednesday. via Quad-City Times

Police are searching for a missing Chicago mom after she disappeared while jogging. via MyFox St. Louis

“She talked to her sister on the drive [to the preserve], and I believe that once she started to walk or run, she was still on the phone with her”

Dozens of police and emergency workers have been combing a far south suburban forest preserve in search of a Chicago Heights woman who disappeared while jogging Sunday afternoon. via Chicago Tribune

“We are the victims of our own success”

Metra commuters could see a fare increase of 30 percent over three years, and plans for expansion to the south suburbs would be put on hold indefinitely if the agency is forced to balance its budget without ... via The Times

“You know, it was a real morale booster, a touch of home”

He paid a visit to their school Friday. Specialist James Edwards received a warm welcome at Grant School, 2712 Miller Ave., in South Chicago Heights. via WLS-TV Chicago