Police: Boyfriend faces murder charge in case of missing woman

CALUMET CITY | A 42-year-old man will face criminal charges after police said Saturday they believe he killed his live-in hairstylist girlfriend.

‘North vs. South’ rivalry sentiment can become more intense with age

CALUMET CITY | North vs. South. Meteors vs. Rebels. One doesn’t have to be a student of the Thornton Fractional high schools in Lansing or Lansing to get worked up when the two football programs face off against each other.

Jackson critic to try defeating him again

A longtime critic of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. plans to try for the sixth time to run against him for his seat in Congress representing Chicago’s South Side and surrounding suburbs.

Labor Day parade becomes political

CALUMET CITY | We’re still two months away from this year’s presidential elections, yet city officials are now unofficially campaigning for municipal offices in the 2013 election cycle.

Lansing considers permitting some video poker

LANSING | Village President Norm Abbott said Tuesday he intends to maintain his village’s ban on gambling, but is willing to consider ordinance changes to permit legalized video poker machines.

Crete resident gets apology for speculation he 'sold out' hometown

CRETE | A citizens group offered its apologies Monday to a lifelong resident who was the focus of speculation that he stands to make himself rich with the construction of a federal detention facility.

Council still seeks elected School Board

EAST CHICAGO | A slim City Council majority wants the School City of East Chicago board to be an elected governing body, and it intends to pass an ordinance Aug. 9 calling for such a change.

E.C. council calls special session Friday

EAST CHICAGO | The City Council meets in special session Friday, intending to hire a financial adviser who will guide it in compiling a municipal budget.

Teens debate drunken driving case

MARKHAM | Two teenagers are driving their respective vehicles after leaving a party where beer was served, and the result is a collision. Both claim they did not drink, although one blows a 0.05 blood-alcohol concentration when given a Breathalyzer test, which he claims was caused by cough d…

Official: Levy hike only $1.50 a week more

CALUMET CITY | The City Council approved a tax levy Monday for the current fiscal year that is 11.9 percent greater than its levy last year.

Chief says outbursts not gang-related

LANSING | A series of outbursts at public schools throughout the village do not appear to be related to street-gang activity, but instead could be related to hostile remarks posted by students on each other's Facebook home pages, Police Chief Dennis Murrin said Tuesday.