Country Club Hills News

Firefighters responded to a blaze at a home Friday morning in the 600 block of Elmwood Avenue.

Dozens of Chicago area men and women are facing federal charges of mortgage fraud, identity theft and bankruptcy in what prosecutors Thursday described as the local piece of a national crackdown on mortgage ...

The first Chicago-area SONIC Drive-Ins to break ground are located in Country Club Hills and Aurora and are expected to open in summer 2008.

Sonic Corp. is planning to enter the Chicago area market this year by opening four of its drive-in restaurants in the suburbs, beginning this summer.

Four people were injured Saturday after a driver lost control of a car on Interstate Highway 57 and slammed into a concrete retaining wall on the city's South Side.

According the Will County coroner's office, 46-year-old John Newbern was pronounced dead at the Lower Chippewa campgrounds, about three miles southeast of Wilmington, in unincorporated Custer Township.

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. A 40-year-old woman peeping out her window to investigate a commotion outside was shot multiple times Sunday night.

M AN UP: "WE CANNOT SAVE black boys without black men. And if we don't save black boys, we cannot save the black community in America!" This is the message that The Black Star Project and its founder/CEO, ...

“I can't fathom boredom to the point of going in and destroying the school.”

Because "they were bored," five boys caused $80,000 worth of damage at Southwood Middle School, Country Club Hills Police said Thursday. via Chicago Sun-Times

Five juveniles have been arrested, suspected of vandalizing a middle school in suburban Country Club Hills . via NBC Channel 5

“That was the deal, $27,000. We [rented] a room for [each] person. If they were married, they could bring their husband or wife. That's like it is on any convention. It's not like we were going to some exotic place”

The city of Country Club Hills spent more than $27,000 so Mayor Dwight Welch, some aldermen, department heads and city employees -- along with some spouses -- could attend a weekend training seminar at the tony ... via WBBM-AM Chicago

“The board chose Charlie for a number of reasons: he's a native Mississippian, he knows the educational issues that face our community and he also understands the opportunities that we have”

Meridian has a new school superintendent. During a special meeting Wednesday, the district's board of trustees unanimously approved a three-year contract with Charlie T. Kent Jr. via Meridian Star

“We don't make any money on the auctions”

The crowd of vultures pressed in as the seal was broken, inching closer, their good-natured wisecracks momentarily silenced in anticipation as the shutter noisily rolled up. via Lincoln-Way Sun

“In retrospect, it probably wasn't the best idea”

A Cook County grand jury is investigating whether Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch violated the public trust when he allowed firefighters to demolish a pool cabana at his house last month, officials said. via Chicago Tribune

“You have to talk to the fire department about it”

Country Club Hills resident Robert Darnell doesn't understand all the fuss over Mayor Dwight Welch. via Chicago Sun-Times

“We've got a lot of young firefighters who have never swung an ax”

A Cook County grand jury is looking into the use of Country Club Hills firefighters to demolish a pool house at the home of Mayor Dwight Welch. via Chicago Sun-Times

“I told him to get a lawyer and an accountant to set things up properly”

A man accused of conspiring with a Kuwaiti businessman to defraud the U.S. military called a former associate to get advice on how to handle a $1 million kickback, the associate testified. via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

“Hi (victim's name). This is Stephen Mislich. I am out of prison and I know where you work.”

After more than 25 years behind bars for two sex crimes, Stephen E. Mislich was back in jail only four months after his release. via Beep!

“That was just really stupid on my part. In hindsight, I shouldn't have done it.”

Fresh from defending the use of town firefighters to demolish his pool house, a south suburban mayor has some more explaining to do about his home rehab project. via Chicago Sun-Times

“It's horrible. It's another example of how he's bleeding this city dry”

It was all done with the city's well-being in mind. That's his story, and he's sticking to it. via Chicago Sun-Times