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The East Chicago Calumet Coalition Community Advisory Group says many residents didn't have a chance to speak at a November 29 hearing due to a time limit and the cleanup plan's complicated nature.
Police say what was originally reported in a community alert as an attempted kidnapping has turned out to be a consensual pickup arranged by a relative.
Joseph Williams, a candidate for alderman in the 15th Ward, said he needs to make security changes to his campaign, after a volunteer was shot in the leg while canvassing in West Englewood on Sunday.
A 16-year-old northern Indiana boy has been arrested in the killing of a 17-year-old pregnant schoolmate whose body was found in a restaurant dumpster, authorities said.
A knife-wielding man died of a heart attack Sunday, after stabbing two people at a store in a strip mall in Gary, Indiana.
A woman was beaten and robbed inside her bedroom Sunday morning in the Boystown neighborhood.
Teachers in west suburban Geneva have announced a tentative deal to end the first strike ever in District 304. However, schools will remain closed for a fifth day.
Alicia Gines somehow slipped out of her handcuffs at the Cook County Courthouse Friday.
State police said the woman became trapped after she dropped her credit card at the toll booth and, while retrieving it, left the car in drive.
Teresa Moreno, 85, is 5'4" and 160 pounds. She is described as Hispanic with brown eyes and gray hair.
Officer Michael Flisk was murdered in Nov. 2010 while processing a crime scene.
The strike, which started Tuesday, is officially over meaning that 500 school employees at 15 Acero charter schools will be back to work.
Police showed up after a 911 call when a car in the parking lot sped towards them, hitting a neighbor and one of the officers.
Two of the suspects are 15 years old. One is 16, and the other is 18.
