Richton Park News

Mississippi Belle moves down river Military searches for missing St. Ambrose grad Investigators with the Fayetteville Police Department are working with Army officials to find 24 year-old 2nd Lt.

A 2-year-old Matteson girl apparently drowned Friday afternoon in a backyard swimming pool in Richton Park, police said.

The National Weather Service says a large tornado is moving across Chicago's southern suburbs.

The twister was on the ground Saturday evening between the towns of Richton Park and University Park and was moving northeast. It touched down at 6:04 p.m. and was moving at 26 miles per hour in a northeast direction, according to the National Weather Service.

Will County Sheriff's Department spokesman Pat Barry says the slow-moving tornado damaged several homes in the Wilmington area and toppled trees and power lines. The tornado passed through a beach on a private lake in Wilmington.

A 41-year-old south suburban woman was killed when she was struck by a car early Saturday morning. via Chicago Sun-Times

CNN has learned the 1.9 million-member Service Employees International Union is poised to endorse Sen.

Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks hunt for treasure in Los Angeles. Antoine Reed grew up in south suburban Matteson, a setting the 20-year-old now jokingly describes as "the black Wonder Years ." His parents, an ...

“Our campaign needs to move quickly to build a new leadership team, support them and their decisions and make the necessary adjustments to achieve the winning outcome for which we have all worked so hard for over a year now.”

Hillary Clinton's deputy campaign manager has resigned, her campaign confirmed Tuesday night as the New York senator faced another round of disappointing primary results. via CNN

“The first thing that ran through my mind was, 'Wow. I didn't know anybody heard us.' They know we're out here now”

The Rich South Band is busy rehearsing for a big performance this summer-- an overseas for a trip they'll never forget. via WLS-TV Chicago

“This is a testament to the board's long-term financial planning and good financial stewardship in handling the district's money.”

CHICAGO HEIGHTS Officials hire contractor to demolish buildings The city plans to pay a contractor almost $123,000 to demolish a dozen vacant buildings as part of an ongoing effort to eliminate ... via Chicago Tribune

“We are now able to provide additional customer service to the community”

HOMEWOOD Fire officials defend ambulance service After idling one of two advanced life support ambulances, Homewood fire officials have worked to reassure trustees in recent weeks that the ... via Chicago Tribune

“It's complicated by the fire hydrant on the corner”

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. -- A fire in Olympia Fields caused significant damage to a home and slightly injured one firefighter Thursday morning. via FireHouse.com

“The man he is today is very much the same guy I knew 10 years ago”

Mike Jordan sells Barack Obama door to door. For the insurance agent from Richton Park, Ill., the role is a natural _ he knows sales and he knows Obama. via News Max

“We have to worry about this today, tomorrow and next week”

The proposed sale of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway would mean increased train traffic, and that has some Illinois communities along the route sounding the alarm. via Lincoln-Way Sun

“We responded to each and every call, and none of the calls had positive reads for natural gas”

What smells like natural gas but isn't natural gas? Not sure. After about 250 calls from residents spanning nearly 40 miles, neither is Nicor. via Chicago Sun-Times

“So be careful what you wish for”

CHICAGO - The proposed sale of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway would mean increased train traffic, and that has some Illinois communities along the route sounding the alarm. via Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

Joliet: Nicholas Testin was the recipient of the Baird and Phyllis Obermann Scholarship for the 2006-2007 academic year at Elmhurst College.

School officials in Ford Heights are trying to oust a board member amid allegations that he impersonated the superintendent while using district funds to buy a gadget for his computer.

Two 14-year-old Park Forest boys accused of breaking an 80-year-old man's hip during a robbery were ordered Friday held at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.

As shadows pooled in the Sauk Trail Woods Forest Preserve before nightfall Monday, the family of a missing Chicago Heights woman waited for the last few searchers to emerge from the woods.

Police on Wednesday were investigating the fatal shooting of a man outside his Matteson home the night before.