Ma'leiah Bigelow, 16, Reported Missing In Oak Lawn
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May 8, 2026Open source
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69-Year-Old Man Dies In Oak Lawn Trailer Fire
A deadly fire that killed a man in the Airway Mobile Home Community has been determined "accidental," the Oak Lawn fire chief says.
May 11, 2026Open source
Fire Tears Through Mobile Home, Injures 1 In Oak Lawn
A mobile home was gutted by fire, injuring a man, at the Airway Mobile Home Community in Oak Lawn, officials said.
May 8, 2026Open source
Son guns down father inside suburban Chicago home: police
A son allegedly shot and killed his father Monday night in southwest suburban Oak Lawn.
May 7, 2026Open source
Son charged with murder of father in Oak Lawn shooting A man is charged with the murder of his father for a...
A man is charged with the murder of his father for a shooting inside a home in Oak Lawn on Monday.
May 7, 2026Open source
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Regional Transit Task Force coming to public transportation in Chicago, Cook County
Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke, the CTA acting president and the sheriff's office will announce a Regional Transit Task Force Mon.
May 18, 2026Open source
7 businesses broken into at strip mall in unincorporated Des Plaines, sheriff says
Seven businesses were broken into at a strip mall in unincorporated Maine Township in Des Plaines, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said.
May 15, 2026Open source
Intervention programs work to break domestic violence cycles by focusing on abusers While most efforts to c...
While most efforts to combat domestic violence focus on victims, survivors and breakdowns in systems meant to protect them, one Cook County program is shifti...
May 13, 2026Open source
Cook County man charged after officers find fully automatic gun, unrestrained child in car
A man is facing felony charges after investigators recovered a fully-loaded automatic gun during a traffic stop in Chicago Heights.
May 12, 2026Open source
Cook County liable for property tax sale violations, judge rules
Since 2020, nearly 2,500 homeowners not only lost their properties, but also the surplus equity in those homes after their delinquent property taxes were sol...
May 12, 2026Open source
Cook County court weighs special prosecutor request tied to Operation Midway Blitz
A Cook County judge is considering whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate alleged misconduct in "Operation Midway Blitz."
May 11, 2026Open source
Cook County court to weigh special prosecutor request tied to Operation Midway Blitz
A Cook County judge is set to hear a motion Monday in a growing legal fight over whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate alleged misc...
May 11, 2026Open source
$10K reward offered in East Garfield Park double homicide Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000...
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward to help solve a double homicide in East Garfield Park.
May 11, 2026Open source
Federal Immigration Agents Reportedly Spotted at 4 Cook County Courthouses Thursday
Federal agents were reportedly spotted at multiple Cook County courthouses Thursday morning in a move community activists are calling a “significant ramp u...
May 7, 2026Open source
Cook County Board of Review commissioner speaks out on drunk driving case: 'I was not intoxicated'
Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele spoke out Wednesday after being acquitted in a drunk driving case.
May 6, 2026Open source
Illinois lawmakers define play-based learning as full-day kindergarten requirement rolls out statewide
When Illinois lawmakers made full-day kindergarten a requirement for all public schools by 2027, they encouraged the classrooms to incorporate play-based lea...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Gov. JB Pritzker ‘happy to call a special session’ to keep Chicago Bears in Illinois but puts onus on team
The Illinois House and Senate each passed different bills for the Bears but neither passed the other chamber. Earlier this year, the Indiana legislature pass...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
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Richland, Children's Museum of Illinois cooking up a teaching kitchen
Richland Community College is partnering with the Children's Museum of Illinois to form a teaching kitchen.
May 30, 2026Open source
'Total shock': Canton, Illinois, grandmother surprised by who bought her old home
Home, for Jailynn Munson, is grandma Susan Rilea’s house. She remembers cooking with Rilea, doing yardwork with her brother and gathering with family for t...
May 12, 2026Open source
Medic Cookout Week coming up; grilling at Crossville Donor Center is May 19
Memorial Day Weekend is known as the unofficial kickoff to summer, and Medic Regional Blood Center is preparing for the increase in blood product demand by h...
May 12, 2026Open source
The resilience, compassion, and hard work of nurses
It’s Nurses Week! The one week a year that is filled with “Thanks” from former patients and family members, trays of cookies and sweet treats to fill o...
May 8, 2026Open source
Steve Buresh Shutters Cheesecake, Cookie Stores: 'It Has To Be Over'
"It's the economy. It's the last straw," the baker shared in a 14-minute video announcing the end of his longtime, well-loved bakeshop.
May 7, 2026Open source
Thursday's TV schedule: NBA and NHL playoffs, plus full slate of MLB
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May 1, 2026Open source
Extreme heat, thunderstorms on Wednesday begin waves of severe weather across northern Illinois
Extreme heat, thunderstorms on Wednesday begin waves of severe weather across northern Illinois
Jun 10, 2026Open source
More than 92,000 Illinois consumers lost or dropped Obamacare health insurance in recent months
More than 92,000 Illinois consumers lost or dropped their Affordable Care Act health insurance in recent months following the expiration of generous tax cred...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Man facing video voyeurism charges after allegedly photographing 13-year-old on cruise ship
A 25-year-old Illinois man was taken into custody Sunday on video voyeurism charges.
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Belleville Police Pass Torch to Swansea in Special Olympics Run
Belleville and Swansea police joined the 2026 Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run, passing the Flame of Hope to support Special Olympics athletes.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Armed Robbery Reported of a Brinks Truck
Alton police investigate armed robbery of a Brinks truck outside Red Lobster on Homer Adams Parkway, with FBI and Illinois State Police assisting.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
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Princeton's Kristian Wahlgren (front center), who is the only time two-time state wrestling champion from the Illinois Valley, was accompanied by family and...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Shaw Local
Oswego senior Jaelynn Anthony and Yorkville senior Kayla Kersting were named to the Illinois Coaches Association Class All-State first team, released Monday,...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
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From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois lawmakers gave hospitals and community health centers much of what they wanted this session by passing a bill that prohi...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Sports
Illinois’ new South end zone scoreboard will be the largest in college football by nearly 7,000 square feet.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Grand River Dam Authority Floodwater Release Bulletin
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EF...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Keys Cougars' passing league opens with Hulbert, Tahlequah
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EF...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
In farm country, an old American pickup truck becomes more than a workhorse
EFFINGHAM, Illinois — In Illinois farm country, there’s a 70-year-old pickup truck waiting on a fresh coat of canary yellow paint.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
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Oak Lawn is in Cook County, Illinois.
Region: Northern Illinois
ZIP Codes
60453, 60454
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Extreme heat, thunderstorms on Wednesday begin waves of severe weather across northern Illinois
Extreme heat, thunderstorms on Wednesday begin waves of severe weather across northern Illinois
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Illinois lawmakers define play-based learning as full-day kindergarten requirement rolls out statewide
When Illinois lawmakers made full-day kindergarten a requirement for all public schools by 2027, they encouraged the classrooms to incorporate play-based lea...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
More than 92,000 Illinois consumers lost or dropped Obamacare health insurance in recent months
More than 92,000 Illinois consumers lost or dropped their Affordable Care Act health insurance in recent months following the expiration of generous tax cred...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Gov. JB Pritzker ‘happy to call a special session’ to keep Chicago Bears in Illinois but puts onus on team
The Illinois House and Senate each passed different bills for the Bears but neither passed the other chamber. Earlier this year, the Indiana legislature pass...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Man facing video voyeurism charges after allegedly photographing 13-year-old on cruise ship
A 25-year-old Illinois man was taken into custody Sunday on video voyeurism charges.
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Belleville Police Pass Torch to Swansea in Special Olympics Run
Belleville and Swansea police joined the 2026 Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run, passing the Flame of Hope to support Special Olympics athletes.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Armed Robbery Reported of a Brinks Truck
Alton police investigate armed robbery of a Brinks truck outside Red Lobster on Homer Adams Parkway, with FBI and Illinois State Police assisting.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Shaw Local
Princeton's Kristian Wahlgren (front center), who is the only time two-time state wrestling champion from the Illinois Valley, was accompanied by family and...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Shaw Local
Oswego senior Jaelynn Anthony and Yorkville senior Kayla Kersting were named to the Illinois Coaches Association Class All-State first team, released Monday,...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
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