Three store employees charged following counterfeit clothing sting

SAUK VILLAGE | Three employees at the ABC Urban Wireless store in the village were arrested Friday afternoon following a sting conducted by Sauk Village police and agents from major clothing manufacturers.

Traffic stop in Harvey leads to arrest of three suburban men

HARVEY | A traffic stop Tuesday led to the arrest of three local men who face traffic and gun charges.

Peaceful transition for Sauk Village board

SAUK VILLAGE | For a municipal government that spent the bulk of the past four years engaged in political infighting, Tuesday was a welcome relief.

State rejects racial harassment complaint filed by former Sauk Village administrator

SAUK VILLAGE | The Illinois Department of Human Rights informed village officials this week it is denying a complaint filed by a former village administrator, who is black, alleging racially motivated harassment.

Attorney general sues Sauk Village man, alleging misappropriation of nonprofit's funds

CHICAGO | Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has sued the former chief financial officer of a Chicago social services charity for allegedly misappropriating more than $200,000 from the nonprofits' accounts.

Ford Heights fire dispatcher accused of theft

FORD HEIGHTS | A dispatcher with the Ford Heights Fire Department is accused of pawning stolen fire equipment and keeping the cash.

Alleged Latin King member sentenced to 20 years

HAMMOND | An alleged Latin King gang member was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Thursday in a sweeping racketeering case.

Sauk Village man sentenced to nearly 5 years for heroin

HAMMOND | A Sauk Village man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison Friday in U.S. District Court in Hammond for his role in a heroin dealing ring.

Students rule the roost in Sauk Village

SAUK VILLAGE | Sauk Village administrators and officials this week turned the village over to a bunch of school kids.

Two M'ville residents charged with kidnapping, use of firearm

MERRILLVILLE | A man who thought he was meeting an acquaintance from an online dating site was instead allegedly being set up to be kidnapped and robbed.

Incumbents remain in Sauk Village

SAUK VILLAGE | Many village residents had clamored for change. But it appears that the governing body of Sauk Village will remain the same.

Election Tuesday for municipal, congressional candidates

CHICAGO | Clerk David Orr is reminding suburban Cook County voters to participate in Tuesday's consolidated election, when 993 contests and 2,688 candidates will be on the ballot.

Lincoln Highway mural series in south suburbs complete

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The final mural in the Lincoln Highway series in Chicago's Southland was installed Friday on 14th Street in Chicago Heights.

Sauk Village seeks $5.3M loan to improve water quality

SAUK VILLAGE | Village officials want to enter into an agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to obtain a low interest $5.3 million loan for improvements to the village's two water treatment plants.

Sauk Village residents get chance to hear about water deal with state

SAUK VILLAGE | Village officials will conduct a hearing Tuesday to give local residents a chance to ask questions about an agreement the village intends to enter into with state government concerning the quality of the local water supply from village wells.

Sauk Village schools celebrate Family Fest

Attendees at the District 168 Family Fest earlier this month could visit with several vendors and learn about the community's resources for families. The event took place March 19 at Rickover Junior High School in Sauk village.

Sauk Village schools celebrate Family Fest

SAUK VILLAGE | Family Fest 2013, which took place March 19 at Rickover Junior High School, is District 168's second annual community resource fair.

District 168 in Sauk Village will use new teacher evaluation method

SAUK VILLAGE | Consolidated School District 168 will bring in a new teacher evaluation process over the next two years.

Feds: Online date kidnapped, robbed

MERRILLVILLE | A Merrillville woman used a dating website to woo an Illinois man to her town where an accomplice helped her kidnap the unsuspecting suitor, federal authorities said.

Sauk Village students celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday

Wagoner Elementary students Jaydan Watkins, Teandra Elliott, Donald Owens, Jamel Williams and Shemarr Macall get ready for their sight word spell activity at the Read Across America celebration on March 1 in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday at the Sauk Village school.