Evergreen Park News

Children participate inj a team-building activity during Vacation Bible School last year at Calvary Church, 16100 S. 104th Ave., Orland Park.

If you're looking for events worth getting out of the house for, then Get Up and Go! has you covered Mondays-Fridays.

A South Side man was ordered held without bail Tuesday for allegedly stabbing his live-in mother to death on the second floor landing of their Avalon Park apartment building.

Think you can write a funny caption to go with this photo for June 10? Send in yours by noon June 13, and we'll be the judge.

An upscale supermarket is coming to Evergreen Park, the latest in a series of retail developments the village has welcomed over the past two years.

"We're a small town that's existed 60 years in between Chicago, Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn," Casey said Thursday.

All The Glitters, a store inside the now-closed The Plaza mall in Evergreen Park, Ill.

State Rep. Bobby Rita has become the key power broker in an effort to pass a gambling expansion bill that would create five new casinos in Illinois and likely place video gambling at racetracks and airports.

Michael Maty , 36, is wanted on a charge of residential burglary. His last known address was in the 9100 block of South Turner, Evergreen Park.

THURSDAY, MAY 23 Cooking Supplies? Loretta A. Koperdak, 62, of the 10200 block of Wood, Chicago was charged with retail theft, according to a report.

"I don't remember what it sounded like, honestly. It was like a freight train, but I don't remember much about it," said Rhonda Crosswhite, the Oklahoma grade school teacher who covered students with her body when her town was hit by that deadly twister the other day.

Cook County Crimestoppers Chairman George McDade says the suspect may have been involved in 10 armed robberies at chain stores.

Parked on the outskirts of Newcastle, OK, on Monday afternoon, south-suburban storm chaser Danny Neal and his friends knew immediately where the massive twister blowing up in front of them was headed.

THURSDAY, MAY 16 Retail Theft William Smith, 39, of the 6700 block of South Rhodes, Chicago, was charged with retail theft, according to a report.

"I don't remember what it sounded like, honestly. It was like a freight train, but I don't remember much about it," said Rhonda Crosswhite, the Oklahoma grade school teacher who covered students with her body when her town was hit by that deadly twister the other day.

Danny Neal can scratch seeing an EF5 tornado off his list. The Evergreen Park storm chaser came within a mile of the "finger of God" twister before it entered the western section of Moore, OK, on Monday afternoon.

Teens between the ages of 16 and 19 have been hardest hit by the Great Recession and weak economy, which has made finding a summer job difficult over the past five years.

The longtime promoter of expanding Illinois gambling has taken his name from a bill over 'perceived conflict of interest' with his law firm.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park and Beverly-Mt. Greenwood area.

A small but peaceful crowd was on hand Saturday afternoon as a march was staged down 95th Street to protest alleged racial profiling by the Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn police departments.