Jerry Thornton

The referendum stakes were higher than usual Tuesday in southwest suburban school, library and park districts stymied by insufficient revenues. But although some districts seeking tax increases may have been...

An audit of the Dixmoor Park District has revealed that few of the assets that the district should own can be found, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office....

A 10-year-old Park Ridge girl died Thursday from a form of bacterial meningitis, bringing to three the number of Chicago-area deaths believed caused by the virulent bacteria in three weeks....

A boil order was issued Monday because of power surges that interrupted electrical service to the village's water pumping facility, officials said. Residents were advised to boil any water used...

The Village Board has hired a firm to conduct a study on the possible purchase of the Shady Lawn Golf Course, officials said. The 27-hole course has been in business...

A 36-year-old Dolton man was indicted on murder charges Wednesday in the stabbing death of his 87-year-old grandmother. Michael Dal Corobbo appeared before Judge Will Gierarch for a preliminary hearing...

A two-year battle of waste-industry giants for license to manage the most potentially lucrative piece of land ever controlled by Will County shifted Thursday to Circuit Court, where attorneys locked...

Sauk Village police and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services are investigating the apparent accidental drowning of a 6-year-old boy who had only been placed in a foster...

At least 18 people were left homeless Wednesday after a fire destroyed a building that housed some mentally disabled people, officials said. Residents were able to flee the building before...

Police Wednesday were still looking for a second suspect in the third robbery in two weeks of a White Hen Pantry store. Police last weekend charged Eddie Allen, 38, of...