At one Oak Lawn hunt, it’s eggs for all
The children ran gleefully inside the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn, searching high and low for the colorful plastic Easter eggs hidden away by the Girl Scouts wandering through the...
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Missing Dolton nursing home resident found in Chicago
A missing Dolton man was found Wednesday unhurt in Chicago after wandering off from a nursing home group outing, Homewood police said. Thord Umbenstock, 64, a Countryside Nursing Home resident,...
Dolton nursing home resident missing, police say
A Dolton man was reported missing after a nursing home group outing, Homewood police said. Thord Umbenstock, 64, a Countryside Nursing Home resident, disappeared Tuesday afternoon from a Homewood Walmart,...
Illinois Department of Agriculture expands gypsy moth quarantine
The war with the invasive, tree-eating gypsy moth has new front lines. The Illinois Department of Agriculture last week placed four additional Illinois counties under quarantine to control the spread...
An anonymous man saved her son’s life. Now, the mom wants to find him — and pay for his dry cleaning
Mary Graham wants to find the man who saved her son's life to thank him — and pay for his dry cleaning. At a Subway in Alsip on Tuesday night,...
Man who drove into Homewood pond identified
Homewood Police identified that driver of the car that went into Dolphin Lake in Homewood as 53-year-old Larry Bowen. The Cook County medical examiner's office said the cause and manner...
Heavy early voting but slow at Southland polls, officials say
When asked where voters were, the Orland Park election judge chuckled. "Can you find any voters?" she questioned. But polling stations had a steady stream voters in Southland Tuesday for...
White Sox opening day from a bar in Morgan Park
A navy blue flag with a white L hung slack and proud on the wall of the Morgan Park White Sox bar, a triumphant symbol of the Cubs' Sunday loss...
Did plants bloom too early this year? Here are go-to gardening tips from an expert
During years with mild winters like 2017, plants sprout early. That's worried some gardeners: Did the plants bloom too early? Did the snowstorm in early March nip the buds of...
Cook County on track to break early voting record for municipal elections, clerk says
Cook County is expected to break its record for early voting for municipal elections, Clerk David Orr said. More than 39,600 Cook County residents cast their ballots as of Friday...