Two school custodians were fatally shot Monday afternoon, August 10, at Mark Twain Elementary School in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood.
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2 dead in shooting at Mark Twain Elementary School
Two school custodians were fatally shot Monday afternoon at Mark Twain Elementary School in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood in an apparent murder-suicide, police said.
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New leases expected to bring $150M in investments to Midway Airport
City Council approval of new lease agreements is expected to bring at least $150 million in private investments at Midway International Airport.
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Former substitute teacher pleads guilty to battery of a child
A former teacher with a long history of child abuse allegations and convictions pleaded guilty earlier month to aggravated battery of a child after he was accused of inappropriate behavior with a 9-year-old boy he was hired to tutor in Orland Park.
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4 teens killed when pickup flies off overpass and crashes into box car
Three victims were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A fourth victim died after she was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
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Ex-Summit police chief John Kosmowski sentenced to 3 years in federal prison
Former Summit Police Chief John Kosmowski was sentenced last week to three years in federal prison for accepting money from a local businessman to help grease the transfer of a liquor license.
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Fourth of July Fireworks show times
Beecher Date: July 4 Time: Dusk Location: Fireman’s Park, 675 Penfield St Bridgeview Date: July 3 Time: 9:15 p.m. Location: Commissioners Park, 8100 S. Beloit Avenue Brookfield Date: July 4 Time: Dusk Location: Kiwanis Park, 8820 Brookfield Avenue Kankakee Date: July 4 Time: Dusk (show is about 25 minutes long) Location: Kankakee Community College, 100 […]
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Bicyclist dies after being hit by vehicle near Manteno
A Bourbonnais man died Monday after he was hit by a vehicle east of Manteno, Kankakee County Sheriff’s police said.
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Palos Park man charged with $75 million in Medicaid fraud
Daniel Robinson, 51, was charged June 18 with two counts of healthcare fraud in a criminal complaint made public in U.S. District Court on Tuesday.
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Oak Lawn man sentenced to 50 years for Summit man’s murder
An Oak Lawn man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the August 12, 2020, murder of Johnny Portalatin, Summit police said.