Two face murder charges in homicide of Markham man

CALUMET TOWNSHIP | Two men face first-degree murder charges in the death of a 35-year-old Markham man who was found dead in Calumet Township, near Blue Island, police said.*

Quinn uses commencement speech to tout ammunition magazine restrictions

SOUTH HOLLAND | Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn used graduation ceremonies Sunday at South Suburban College to urge support for a proposal that would ban the sale or delivery of ammunition magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds at a time.

Police: Riverdale cops shoot man who allegedly pointed gun at them

RIVERDALE | Illinois State Police and the Cook County state's attorney's office are investigating a police shooting Wednesday in Riverdale, police said in a news release.

Riverdale students give special treatment to women in their lives

D.148 celebrates 'Winds of Change' A Decade of the Arts

RIVERDALE | The artistic talents of Dolton West Elementary District 148 students will be highlighted during the school system’s annual Fine Arts Festival this week through Thursday at Park Elementary School, 14200 Wentworth Ave.

Free senior health symposium Friday in Riverdale

RIVERDALE | State Rep. Will Davis, D-East Hazel Crest, is partnering with Thornton Township and the University of Illinois Extension to host a free Senior Health Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the Thornton Township Senior/Youth and Family Services Center, 14323 Halsted St., accordi…

Gary man gets 10 years for robberies

HAMMOND | A Gary man was sentenced Wednesday to more than 10 years in prison for his role in nearly a dozen armed robberies.

Thornton Township seeking business leaders for youth jobs program

SOUTH HOLLAND | Thornton Township government is seeking community business leaders to partner with the Neighborhood Recovery Initiative Youth Employment Program.

Gary man gets more than six years in prison for robberies

HAMMOND | Jeremiah Stevenson will spend the next six and a half years in federal prison for his role in three robberies.

D205 board tables summer renovation projects

HARVEY | It did not take long before the change of guard flexed its new muscles.

Dolton student heads to state science fair in May

DOLTON | A Roosevelt Junior High School seventh-grader from Dolton West Elementary District 148 will be among the students from across Illinois participating in this year’s Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Science Fair on May 4.

Williams, two allies back on ballot for D.205 School Board election

CHICAGO | A Cook County judge issued an order Wednesday that restores Kenneth Williams and two allies to the ballot for the April 9 election for the Thornton Township High School District 205 board.

No shows force cancellation of D.205 board meeting

HARVEY | Members of the Thornton Township High School District 205 Board were forced to cancel Wednesday night’s meeting after they declared a lack of a quorum.

Park Forest community center donates winter clothing, food to Riverdale students

Dolton West Elementary District 148 School Board President Joyce J. Jackson, left, and District 148 Superintendent Jayne E. Purcell, right, stand with Marilyn Bricks, of Chrysalis Community Center in Park Forest, during the School Board's December meeting. The School Board honored Chrysalis …

Park Forest community center donates winter clothing, food to Riverdale students

RIVERDALE | More than 50 families at Washington Elementary and Junior High schools recently received donations of food, coats, gloves, hats, scarves, and toys thanks to the kindness and generosity of volunteers from the Chrysalis Community Center.

District 148 to showcase new tech tools at Parent Advisory Committee meeting

DOLTON | At its Feb. 21 Parent Advisory Committee meeting, Dolton West Elementary District 148 will showcase the new InformationNOW Parent Portal web-based tool which parents/guardians can use to access their child’s grades, attendance, demographic, and other school information.

Pinning ceremony for nurses

CROWN POINT | The largest graduating class since the founding of University of St. Francis Crown Point in 2006 earned nursing pins last month in ceremonies at Crown Point High School.

Cook County Board approves contract restructurings

CHICAGO | The Cook County Board has given its approval to a series of restructurings of previously approved contracts for various services.

D.148 honors two for quck response

Washington Junior High School physical education teacher Brian Levicke, far left, and Riverdale police Officer Marcus Lewis, second from right, were honored during the Nov. 15 meeting of the Dolton West Elementary District 148 School Board for their quick response in helping a Washington Jun…

D.148 honors two for quick response

DOLTON | The Dolton West Elementary District 148 School Board recently honored a physical education teacher and a police officer for their quick response to a student who collapsed following a basketball tryout on Nov. 8.