Midlothian News

A new "couples only" hotel is in the works for Midlothian, but nearby residents aren't too keen on the idea.

This coming Saturday, July 11th, there will be a free concert on the Midlothian Village Green, located at 147th and Waverly. Music will be provided by Forest View Express, a local bluegrass band. All ages are invited to attend this free show. Food vendors will be on hand, but residents can also bring their own picnic basket and cooler. Grab the family and a blanket and join us for a night of music, family, and friends.

Elizabeth Preston, 80, comforts her great-granddaughter, Juliana Krilich, 5, both of Midlothian, Ill., in the shade of her umbrella Saturday at the Gathering of Elizabeths in Elizabeth, Ill.

There's a stretch of 80th Avenue just off Manhattan-Monee Road that begins with gravel and becomes tar and chip.

We've all heard the sad stories of programs being cut by 75% or moreif state income taxes aren't raised by 50 percent this week.

The family of Irma Rodriguez, an Oak Forest mother of three who was found shot dead in the trunk of her car earlier this month, fear so much for their safety that they have filed an emergency order of protection against Rodriguez's estranged husband.

Family and friends can kick back and enjoy a summer evening at the ballpark July 1 while also aiding Together We Cope's mission to assist south suburban families in crisis.

Mayors of three area communities will join Together We Cope staff and volunteers this weekend soliciting donations for the Salvation Army's Donut Days 2009 fundraiser.

Midlothian needs an influx of cash right now, otherwise the village is in danger of not meeting its payroll in July.

Jun 5, 2009 5:33 am US/Central OAK FOREST, Ill. Police won't name any suspects inA the brutal murder of an Oak Forest mother found stuffed in the trunk of her own car in south suburban Midlothian.

Under the circumstances, it wouldn't be a rush to judgment to suspect that Irma Rodriguez was a victim of domestic violence.

Lorenzo Pious was fishing with a night crawler at Washington Park lagoon Thursday afternoon when he caught a surprise -- what looked like a piranha.

An Oak Forest eighth-grader, not knowing if his mother was alive two days after she went missing, mustered the strength Tuesday night to join his peers at middle school graduation.

Rodriguez disappeared from her Oak Forest home Sunday night. Last night, her car was found in nearby Midlothian with a womana s body stuffed in the trunk.

The savory smell of marinated chicken often lingered along Alameda Avenue in Oak Forest whenever Irma Rodriguez cooked a meal.

The body of a woman was found in south suburban Midlothian, nearby Oak Forest where police have been searching since Sunday for a 44-year-old missing woman.

Maureen Lavin was killed less than two miles from her home. Lavin, 52, of the 14700 block of Turner Avenue in Midlothian, died Saturday after an automobile accident at 15401 S. Pulaski Road in Markham, authorities said.

Murder charges were pending late Tuesday in the death of a Midlothian woman whose body was found Monday during an apartment fire.

The prospect of legalized gambling on video poker games in bars and clubs in Illinois would be welcome by some local establishment owners and patrons, while others are disinterested in or wary of the plan.

A woman was found dead during an early morning apartment fire in Midlothian Monday that also forced occupants of two other apartments into temporary shelter.