Hazel Crest News

One man was killed and six people were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on the Dan Ryan Expressway.

A brave Wendy's restaurant employee came to the aid of a 70-year-old man who was being robbed in the restroom of a Lincoln Square neighborhood eatery Tuesday, police said.

A woman was arrested early Monday after allegedly kicking and biting police officers responding to an assault in south suburban Ford Heights.

HARVARD – A 26-year-old man was in critical condition Wednesday night after an accident involving two semi-trucks and two other cars.

Homewood has a new fire chief, Bob Grabowski, the deputy fire chief of the Hazel Crest Fire Department.

Two women have been charged with criminal neglect in the death of their 88-year-old mother in December.

A fire that engulfed several large piles of garbage at a disposal facility in East Hazel Crest Sunday evening took crews about three hours to extinguish.

Part of I-57 near south suburban Country Club Hills was closed at least six hours overnight, following a four-motorcycle crash claimed the lives of two men and sent two women who were riding on the bikes to a hospital.

CHICAGO - Homewood doesn't hide its affinity for trains. A drive past the Metra and Amtrak station near the village's downtown is a monument to Homewood's love of trains.

May 14, 2009 6:51 am US/Central A man has been charged for allegedlyA sexually assaulting and kidnapping two women and two teenage girls from the South Side early Saturday and holding them against their will in south suburban Harvey, authorities said.

Harvey police are looking into an incident in which four young women, including two teenage girls, reported being abducted from Chicago and sexually assaulted in the south suburb.

Super 8 Hotel in Hazel Crest, Illinois: Review - It was a nice day. A nice April day to be in fact.

March 27 At 12:23 a.m. an officer observed a vehicle cross over the lane divider twice.

The Orland Park Police Department will dismantle its SWAT and join the South Suburban Emergency Response Team.

A six-year-old Flossmoor girl suffered a broken leg in a hit-and-run accident on busy Western Avenue Thursday.

Nearly 65 percent of Bedford Park voters and 40.5 percent of Riverside Township voters cast ballots Tuesday, way above the countywide turnout rate.

Apr 9, 2009 3:04 pm US/Central A judge set bond Thursday at $50,000 for a former Hazel Crest employee who allegedly stole more than $100,000 from the south suburban village.

Luz Roman finally got some of the attention she had been begging for, as Hazel Crest trustees held an emergency village board meeting Thursday night to discuss how to save her sinking home.

When some people go through a traumatic life event, they're anxious to leave it behind and move on to happier days.

Cook County Clerk David Orr issued a warning to any candidate, precinct captain, polling place worker or voter who attempts to threaten the integrity of the election with improper electioneering, voter fraud and other Election Day shenanigans.