2 poodles dropped from 5th floor of Oak Lawn parking deck; 1 dies
A toy poodle died and another was seriously injured when they were dropped from the fifth floor of a parking deck at an Oak Lawn hospital Saturday, according to police...
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Great Lakes, veterans groups set to celebrate Armed Forces Day
Although this Saturday's Armed Forces Day is not a national holiday, it is - like the military itself - steeped in history. Though not as commemorated as Memorial Day or...
Open house event to demonstrate effects of dementia
When Orland Park resident Aishling Dalton-Kelly's mother was diagnosed with dementia, it changed both of their lives. As a result, Dalton-Kelly not only started a business to help people cope...
State police to use video surveillance on expressways to combat shootings
Illinois State Police said they will use video surveillance cameras on expressways to curb shootings on the roads. The announcement came during a Wednesday morning news conference about the arrests...
Irish Fest, Orland Days kick off festival season
The Southland's festival season kicks off Memorial Day weekend with Irish Fest, followed the next week by Orland Days. The Friday night lineup at Chicago Gaelic Park's 31st Annual Irish...
Fire causes $1M in damage to building in Park Forest, officials say
No one was injured when a building containing a garbage truck and front loader caught fire in Park Forest on Tuesday morning, officials said. Park Forest Fire Department Chief Bruce...
Fundraiser offers taste of Germany
Celebrating the best of the wurst, the Bavarian Spring Fest kicks off the festival season with a benefit for the nonprofit Crisis Center for South Suburbia. Set for Sunday ,...
New Lenox awards engineering, design contracts for new Metra station
New Lenox Village Board recently approved plans that brings the community closer to getting a new Metra station. The board approved two separate contracts May 8 for engineering and design...
Southland continues to get every senior accepted to college
One by one, all 117 members of the Southland College Prep Charter High School senior class stepped up to a map of the United States and marked where they were...
Divers find missing Schaumburg woman dead in pond near Olivet Nazarene
A college student from Schaumburg who was reported missing last week has been found dead in her car, which was submerged in a pond near her Bourbonnais school, Olivet Nazarene...