Midlothian News

Congratulations to the Mid-Crest Panther football organization. For the first time in program history all three Panther teams made it to their respective championship game. In the first game of the day the Panthers' junior varsity team held off the Crete Bulldogs 9-6 in an epic defensive battle. The Panther pee-wee team put op a valiant effort but could not keep up with a speedy Crete team. Crete broke a 7-7 halftime tie early in the 3rd quarter and went on to win 20-7. In the main event of Championship Sunday, the Mid-Crest varsity team wrapped up a perfect 12-0 season with a 25-0 pounding of the Calumet City Chargers. The shutout was the ninth of the season for the varsity Panthers. Congratulations to all the Mid-Crest Panther teams on their successful seasons!

" November 3, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today attended a memorial in honor of Sgt.

State lawmakers did not act on the budget or the state spending plan during their latest session.

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Brandi Pavoni thought her 3-year old daughter Emily was safe when she put her down for a nap about three weeks ago in her south suburban Midlothian home.

The Village of Midlothian will host a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Bremen High School's west gym. The meeting will begin at 7pm and will highlight what has been going on in the village since Mayor Stephens took office last May. All residents are encouraged to attend. For more information please call village hall at 708-389-0200.

It was supposed to be a special gift to make Halloween a little more safe and fun for one local family, so why did it almost start a fire in their home? CBS 2 has the exclusive story about the potential dangers of toys targeted for Trick-or-Treaters as 2 Investigator Dave Savini investigates a Halloween Hazard.

What's worth more: an extra $20 in your pocket or two hours of your time? Plenty of Southlanders chose the former Friday as they rushed to driver's license facilities in time to beat a looming fee increase.

Police have charged a Chicago man with two recent car burglaries in south suburban Midlothian and say more charges in connection with several others could be coming.

Hundreds of school bus drivers, students and parents marched Saturday morning in the second "Stop the Violence Walk." Participants gathered at Shepard High School and followed a four-mile route that took them through sections of Palos Heights, Midlothian and Crestwood before arriving at the Alpha School Bus Co., 4702 W. Midlothian Turnpike in ...

Municipalities in the south suburbs usually pick up a portion if not all of the costs of part-time school crossing guards because they are considered an important part of public safety.

In another sign of Midlothian's struggling finances, Midlothian School District 143 will cover for the village the cost of crossing guards for this school year and part of next.

A body discovered Thursday morning in a south suburban forest preserve is that of a Midlothian man who has been missing for almost two weeks, his sister said Thursday afternoon, the SouthtownStar is reporting.

Although this is primarily a fast-food eatery that sells hot dogs and hamburger's, they also do a brisk catering business selling their ever popular broasted chicken.

Join family, friends and neighbors for a fall afternoon of music and fun on Sunday, September 13, 2009, from 1:30 PM to 4 PM when the Bremen High School Jazz Band and the 4 Old Parts Barbershop Quartet perform on the Midlothian Village Green, located at 147th and Waverly (2 blocks east of Pulaski). Bring your favorite lawn chairs or blanket and enjoy this afternoon of music. Frozen custard will be available for purchase from 2 Sisters Custard. Free parking is available in the Metra lot. This event is sponsored by AJ Smith Federal Savings Bank. For further information, please call 389-0200.

Using plasma to vaporize garbage and power electric plants with the gas byproducts may seem a bit farfetched, but Midlothian village officials are intrigued enough to look into the possibility.

A soldier returning to Colorado from Iraq received grim news as soon as he arrived - his father died in a car crash on his way to greet him.

A published report says Michael Jackson's father and the musical group the Chi-Lites charged the city of Gary $5,000 to attend a memorial last month for the late pop singer in his hometown.

The last of three people convicted of federal child sex charges was sentenced in court here Monday to life in prison, federal prosecutors said.

While Cook County officials have shown outrage at the grisly conditions uncovered at the Burr Oak Cemetery, it turns out the three county-owned cemeteries aren't exactly models for respecting the dead.