Zak Koeske

Alligator captured in south suburban Lynwood lake

July 31, 2020 at 3:53 p.m.

An approximately 3 1/2-foot alligator spotted Wednesday in a Lynwood lake has been captured. The Lynwood Police Department reported Friday that the reptilian, dubbed "Alex the Alligator," had been safely...

Chicago Heights man shot during robbery attempt

July 31, 2020 at 12:37 p.m.

A Chicago Heights man was shot during a robbery attempt Tuesday in unincorporated Bloom Township, police said. The 42-year-old victim told police that two people approached him on Dutra Avenue...

Homer Glen man faces child pornography charges

July 30, 2020 at 4:43 p.m.

A Homer Glen man is charged with four felony counts of child pornography for allegedly uploading and sharing child pornography, police said. Connor Jones, 23, turned himself in this week...

The Thornton Fractional High School District 215 Boar meets on April 24, 2018.

Thornton Fractional Board won’t take up change in election process in time for November referendum

July 29, 2020 at 11:18 p.m.

The Thornton Fractional High School District 215 Board declined Tuesday to immediately take up a proposal by a citizens group that supports changing the way board members are elected, effectively...

Oak Lawn promotes 23-year police veteran to chief

July 29, 2020 at 3:21 p.m.

An Oak Lawn police division chief with more than two decades of experience with the department has been named the village's next top cop. Daniel Vittorio, a 23-year veteran of...

20-year-old University Park woman killed, man wounded in Lansing shooting

July 27, 2020 at 3:07 p.m.

A 20-year-old woman was killed and a 24-year-old man was wounded Sunday in a shooting in Lansing, police said. Officers found the victims at about 9:20 a.m. after responding to...

Hazel Crest man charged with murder in infant daughter’s death

July 27, 2020 at 2:28 p.m.

The father of an infant girl who was found unresponsive at her Hazel Crest home Tuesday has been charged with her murder, police said. Vernon Reeves, 20, was charged Saturday...

FBI investigators walk out of the Harvey municipal building with boxes of evidence March 6, 2019.

Former Harvey detective pleads guilty to falsifying police report to protect acquaintances from gun charges

July 24, 2020 at 8:13 p.m.

A former Harvey detective pleaded guilty Friday to obstruction of justice for falsifying a police report regarding the recovery of a firearm in order to conceal its connection to two...

Randy Palmer, a 28-year veteran of the Oak Lawn Police Department and an Air Force veteran, announced Thursday he will step down as police chief at the end of the month.

Oak Lawn police chief to step down at month’s end

July 24, 2020 at 12:19 p.m.

Oak Lawn police Chief Randy Palmer announced Thursday he would step down at the end of the month, capping a 28-year career with the department. Palmer, who has served as...

A Country Club Hills man gunned down in Morgan Park was a suspect in the 2018 bar shooting that preceded Jemel Roberson’s death

July 23, 2020 at 8:15 p.m.

The man suspected of firing into a crowded Robbins bar in 2018 and setting off a chaotic chain of events that culminated in the death of security guard Jemel Roberson...

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