Alsip News

When I first got into comedy , Riddles Comedy Club was the first place that reached out to me to give me support.

In this July 31, 2009 file photo, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart holds a news conference at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill.

A few thousand family members are expected to show up at Burr Oak Cemetery when it reopens to the public at 8 a.m. Thursday, officials said this afternoon as they explained how the reopening process will work.

Share + Nov 18, 2009 5:14 am US/Central ALSIP, Ill. Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip will reopen Thursday on a limited basis.

Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:07pm EST - Students from a local high school sort donated shoes and boots at the Share Your Soles warehouse in the Chicago suburb of Alsip, Illinois November 5, 2009 .

Two men who led police on a chase following a shooting in southwest suburban Burbank early Saturday are in custody - after their vehicle ran out of gas.

Illinois lawmakers are meeting for the last day of the fall veto session in Springfield, today.

A 17-year-old alleged car thief led Oak Lawn police on a chase that spanned three towns before he crashed into a median in Crestwood, according to police.

Sara M. VanByssum, of Burbank , has been named to the spring/summer 2009 trimester dean's list at Governors State University in University Park.

After his July 10 death, William Scott's body was kept in storage for three months so he could be laid to rest alongside his late wife, Lorraine, in scandal-scarred Burr Oak Cemetery once it reopened for business.

Big Dog Eat Child is a sketch comedy troupe from Alsip, Illinois. They're also the team that's responsible for the Water Werks commercial above.

The $26-million project, funded by the federal government and the rail industry, was launched by the Chicago Region ...

The owner of a historic black cemetery in suburban Chicago where hundreds of graves were dug up as part of an alleged plot reselling scheme agreed Tuesday to appoint an independent chief operating officer to oversee daily operations.

This is a sad image of a place that once brought Me many happy memorys. Seen here late at night at the corner of South Pulaski Road and West 116th Street, is the Frosted Mug Drive In Restaurant in south suburban Alsip Illinois.

Under pressure from the Illinois EPA, Glenview trustees last week hired Backflow Solutions Inc.

Share + Sep 22, 2009 5:35 pm US/Central ALSIP, Ill. 1 of 1 Mona Purdy is the founder and executive director of Share Your Soles, a nonprofit organization that collects and transports donated shoes to people in need all over the world.

Lost in the chorus of voices - judges, lawyers, spokesmen, elected leaders - with something to say about the fate of scandal-ridden Burr Oak Cemetery are the voices that belong to the mourning.

A day after the task force put together by Governor Pat Quinn to investigate what happened at Burr Oak Cemetery released recommendations for more state regulations of cemeteries, Burr Oak's owners regains control over the Alsip cemetery Wednesday morning.

Legal wrangling has begun over control of Alsip's historic Burr Oak Cemetery. The court-appointed receiver handed the keys back over to Perpetua Inc.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan asked a bankruptcy judge Wednesday to appoint a trustee to oversee Burr Oak Cemetery while its parent company works through Chapter 11 reorganization.