Olympia Fields News

The great debate was on Friday night at Temple Anshe Sholom in Olympia Fields. The question at hand: latkes or hamantash - which is the better Jewish cuisine? The outcome of the debate was inconsequential.

An Olympia Fields man was charged with retail theft after he stuffed a frozen pizza down his pants and tried to leave without paying at Wal-Mart, 4005 168th Place, Country Club Hills, police said.

Plenty of Southland towns have big plans for development around their Metra stations, but two in particular are taking the next step with help from the Regional Transit Authority.

The Cook County Sheriff's office says a Matteson teen followed a special education student home from school, forced his way into her home and then sexually assaulted her.

A 43-year-old woman died Sunday after she was hit by a car while investigating a minor accident Wednesday at 209th Street and Western Avenue in Chicago Heights.

A Park Forest woman died Sunday night after she was struck by a vehicle in south suburban Olympia Fields, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Gloria Chatman's life may look like her neighbor's, her friends', even her coworkers'. Nearly every day she heads to her dance studio inside Lincoln Mall in Matteson.

State board singles out 2 districts, says problem may hinge on how schools classify 'juniors' November 23, 2009 Nearly 12,000 Illinois public school seniors skipped the mandatory 2009 Prairie State Achievement Exam -- a test that can trigger school or district sanctions -- and will have to take it this spring, state education officials say.

A Harvey man was killed and two others were injured, one critically, in an eight-vehicle crash Friday night on Interstate 57 in Monee.

Lincoln Police Department reports for Tuesday, Nov. 17 Barrigear, Virgil W., 35-year-old male, Lincoln; arrested Nov.

Next fall there will be a new option for retirement living in Plainfield. Construction is already under way on The Park at Plainfield, a retirement community with assisted living and memory care services set to open in September 2010.

Some of the suburban areas have been hit the hardest with homes faltering in sales.

It will be starting Monday October 26th that drivers should be prepared to allow extra time, and to use alternate routes, when traveling along a three-and-a-half mile stretch of Lincoln Highway, U S Route 30, from Cicero Avenue in Matteson to a quarter-mile east of Western Avenue in Chicago Heights.

Here is a look at some ways to Expand Your Comfort Zone. Suggestions include visits to Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens, Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center, the Children's Farm and Butterprint Farm's Fiddlers Competition during the Columbus Day weekend.

Two women were hurt Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash involving a Pace bus in south suburban University Park, authorities said.

Now that a tentative contract agreement has been reached between Flossmoor School District 161 and the teachers union, both sides will work to get past any animosity.

A motorist died in a crash last night about a quarter-mile from his home in an unincorporated area near Frankfort.

A 50-year-old man died after a vehicle he was in struck a tree in Frankfort on Wednesday, officials said today.

The Florida State volleyball team plays host to Notre Dame today at 1 p.m. in Tully Gym with a chance to claim yet another important non-conference victory.

25-26. The Sycamore Kiwanis club, the DeKalb Kiwanis Club and the Kishwaukee Kiwanis Club will be on various corners and intersections throughout our neighborhoods volunteering to raise monies for the children of our communities.