Bystander Praised As Hero After Rushing Into Burning Apartments
LeMont Dembry called 9-1-1 and got a warning from the dispatcher: Stay away from the fire scene. He did not listen. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
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LeMont Dembry called 9-1-1 and got a warning from the dispatcher: Stay away from the fire scene. He did not listen. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
The mother of a man killed in a south suburban Blue Island nightclub shooting last year filed a lawsuit Friday against the owners of the club, a promoter and the accused shooter.
Police have released a sketch of a man suspected of trying to "force himself" on a woman Monday morning in south suburban Blue Island.
Eisenhower High School, in Blue Island, has fired a driver's education teacher who refused to let a student take lessons in his car, after the teen repeatedly sat for the Pledge of Allegiance.
The incident occurred at 135th and Chatham Tuesday afternoon.
SWAT teams surrounded a home at 119th and Longwood shortly before 10 a.m.
Michael Stillman, an attorney for Community High School District 218, wouldn't say how the teacher was disciplined, but said her behavior did not rise to the level of a fireable offense.
About 3:30 a.m., a CSX train traveling from Chicago to Philadelphia struck a pedestrian walking on the railroad tracks at 127th Street in Blue Island, according to a statement from a CSX spokesperson.
A man was shot to death in a car on Interstate 57 Wednesday night near south suburban Blue Island.
The shooting happened around 2 a.m. in the parking lot outside Premium 127 Nightclub, at 1859 W. 127th St.
A convenience store clerk was shot and killed during a robbery on Wednesday morning.
Normal service on the Metra Electric District's Blue Island branch will resume Thursday morning after trains were suspended Wednesday night because of electrical wire problems.
Supermercado Imelda manager Dolores Diaz said she has no idea who the winning player is, and until Wednesday, wasn't even aware of the store's $500,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
A family in south suburban Blue Island got a rude awakening for Mother's Day when a car crashed straight into their apartment near 119th and Longwood Drive.
CBS 2's Chris Martinez reports some residents there are now saying, "I told you so.''
Illinois State Police said a Toyota Camry heading south on Interstate 294 struck a construction vehicle parked on the side of the road near Kedzie around 10:50 p.m. The driver of the Camry was ejected from the vehicle, onto the roadway, where he was hit by a semi-trailer truck.
A Blue Island man suspected of robbing five banks on the South Side and in the south suburbs is in custody facing federal charges.
Police first responded to a Blue Island home regarding a report of domestic battery. While there, police found Richard Fowler's cell phone turned on, displaying three images of minors engaged in sex acts.
When Richard Fowler of Blue Island went to the police station to pick up his phone, he was arrested.
Curtis Granderson's $5 million gift to alma mater UIC is providing youngsters new opportunities.
According to sources, the driver of the SUV might have fallen asleep at the wheel, and veered into the southbound lanes while headed north on Ashland Avenue.
The county loaned out 1,339 tons, about 2.8 percent of its salt supply this winter, according to Frank Shuftan, spokesman for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
CBS 2's Marissa Bailey talks with a south suburban man who claims a sergeant overreacted; a follow-up investigation never occurred.
An 80-year-old man from south suburban Blue Island who had dementia died of hypothermia Monday night after leaving his house, authorities said.
A petrochemical plant explosion in Blue Island injured two people on Friday.
