This monumental occasion will take place on Monday, September 23, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Thornton Reservoir, GATE D, 17041 Indiana...

Although the City of Chicago still has greater concentrations of poverty than do most suburban towns, there are now more individuals...

Kelly, Durbin and Kirk, who released the study, have been working to secure national park status for the architecturally unique...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wants to make it clear that she’s made the south suburbs a priority in her administration....

Outside the station, Quinn signed a bill that gives towns greater ability to use green alternatives for flood control, such as porous...

Rich East High School, on the verge of celebrating its 60th birthday and once a measure of the village’s vision for the future, is in...

The dispatcher who took that call stayed on the phone with Kramer for more than an hour. “I debriefed that dispatcher,” said Jeanine...

New ordinance could affect downtown development Tinley Park officials are concerned that new storm water and flood plain regulations in...

A provision in a Senate bill signed this past week by Gov. Pat Quinn authorizes the Illinois Finance Authority to issue low- or...

Last month, a resident complained that a boarded-up gas station on Glenwood-Dyer Road is an eyesore, and Village President Kerry Durkin...

About 20 offenders with the Cook County Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program cleaned up a dozen abandoned homes in Dolton this week, the...

Village officials will hold a dedication ceremony starting at 9 a.m. for a pedestrian bridge over LaGrange Road. Residents who want to...

The Rail Fan Park, built by the Park Forest recreation and parks department in cooperation with Canadian National Railroad and the...

Press release from Gov. Pat Quinn’s office: Governor Pat Quinn today announced nearly $190 million in federal grants and loans have been...

UIC’s Midwest Latino Health Research, Training & Policy Center will be hosting a workshop, “FOOD: A Path to Healthy and Sustainable...

Services to be provided include healthcare, employment, legal, substance abuse, housing, haircuts, clothing and meals. To sponsor, donate...

One of the meetings, hosted by the Southwest Conference of Mayors, will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at Chicago Ridge Village Hall, 10455...

Due to the effects of the recession, current Vacant Building Owners can Secure New Business Tenants and apply for a 60 percent reduction...

National Foreclosure Settlement Funding To Advance Neighborhood Rebuilding Efforts Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced $70 million to...

But as they start to consider a series of ordinances that have a cumulative goal of conserving water, trustees say they don’t want to...