Police: Man shot dead in Austin

A man was shot dead early Saturday in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The man in his 20s was shot in the head about 4:38 a.m. in a possible drive-by in the 200 block of North Lorel Avenue, police said. He was dead at the …

Kirk moved to Chicago rehab center

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke nearly three weeks ago, was transferred Friday to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Gaskill case headed to grand jury

Robert Gaskill, the River Forest foster paraent who is accused of molesting two children in his care, appeared before a judge Thursday morning and learned his case will be presented to a grand jury. Judge William H. Wise continued Gaskill’s case until Friday, Feb. 24, …

Snow makes its way back to the area Friday

Feeling a chill in the air? Snow will be back as soon as Friday when lake effect snow could hit the city and Northwest Indiana with six inches.

Community agriculture presentation offered in Park Ridge

Certified organic vegetable grower Tony Ends, of Scotch Hill Farm in Brodhead, Wis., will give a presentation about community-supported agriculture Feb. 18 at the Park Ridge Non-Profit Center, 720 Garden St., Park Ridge.

The talk, including a Q-and-A session, will take place from 4-5:30 p.m. …

Pope: Gun regulation committee possible

While there has been little agreement on the issue of handguns in Oak Park, a suggestion to establish a citizens committee to explore the issue further may found common ground with Village President David Pope and one of his harshest critics. Meanwhile, a federal judge …

Crime taskforce’s  cases up by 65 %

An annual report issued last week by West Suburban Directed Gang Enforcement taskforce mostly highlighted a number of headline-grabbing arrests that took place in 2011. But it also addressed a strategy the multijurisdictional law enforcement group has grown fond of: long-term investigation. WEDGE is a …

Catholic cemeteries offer to bury 300 bodies stacked at morgue

The Archdiocese of Chicago is offering to pay for up to 300 burials for the bodies being held at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Oak Park cops nab suspect in bank robbery

(OAK PARK) Police dragged a suspect from a trash dumpster where he was hiding after allegedly robbing a bank Tuesday afternoon in Oak Park. A man wearing sunglasses and a scarf over his face entered the Charter One Bank branch at 810 S. Oak Park …

Oak Park cops nab suspect in bank robbery

Oak Park police dragged a suspect from a trash dumpster where he was hiding after allegedly robbing a bank on Tuesday afternoon. A man wearing sunglasses and a scarf over his face entered the Charter One Bank, 810 S. Oak Park Ave., at 1:44 p.m. …

Swimmers, parents protest crumbling OPRF pool

Alarmed by the recent closure of the Oak Park-River Forest high school swim team’s diving board, nearly 80 students and parents gathered in the high school library Jan. 19, to voice their concerns directly the District 200 school board. The controversy come one year after …

River Forest-Oak Park community stunned by Gaskill arrest

River Forest and Oak Park residents were still reeling this week from the news that a well-known community member had been arrested for sexual abuse. Robert L. Gaskill, 63, of 601 Ashland Ave., was charged Saturday for allegedly sexually abusing two adolescent girls in his …

Cicero couple  nabbed for alleged video pirating

Elmwood Park police broke up an illegal video pirating scheme after a routine traffic stop for malfunctioning brake lights. When police pulled over the car on Jan. 26 at Grand Avenue and 75th Avenue, the officer noticed a suitcase on the back seat and got …

Sen. Kirk upgraded to ‘good’ condition, watched Super Bowl

Sen. Mark Kirk’s condition has been upgraded from “fair” to “good.”

Doctors hope to be able to re-attach the 8-inch-by-4-inch section of his skull that had to be removed after he suffered a stroke two weeks ago.

Then the Highland Park Republican can begin physical …

Triton offers degree for building contractors

Triton College hopes to add entrepreneurship and professionalism to the word “handyman” with a new degree the college is offering. This semester students can take classes that will eventually lead to them receiving an Independent Building Contractor associate’s degree. The degree will provide training in …