Robbins News

As many as 300 bodies were removed from grave sites at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery and dumped in a mass grave as part of a scam that netted four cemetery workers hundreds of thousands of dollars, authorities said today.

The Cook County Sheriff's Office has enlisted the help of FBI experts who have worked with mass graves in Serbia in its investigation of more than 100 grave sites that were dug up at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery.

Family members search for the graves of relatives at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill., Thursday, July 9, 2009, after graves were discovered dug up Wednesday and bodies dumped into unmarked mass graves in an alleged scheme to resell the plots to unsuspecting members of the public.

With the sexy new 'Star Trek' movie from J.J. Abrams reminding us what we loved about the classic series, we thought we'd return to our Talent Profile series to focus on a true pioneer of the science fiction TV realm.

Relatives of four soldiers killed in action show up to welcome the troops. Bill Kissinger WGNTV NEWS June 1, 2009 ROBBINS, Ill.

Jun 1, 2009 4:32 pm US/Central Reporting Mike Puccinelli ROBBINS, Ill. There were hugs all around today in south suburban Robbins.

May 31, 2009 5:33 pm US/Central Reporting Suzanne Le Mignot A unit of the Illinois National guard comes home Monday, but sadly, Sgt.

A Robbins man was killed and another wounded during a drug-related shooting Tuesday night in the Far South Side's West Pullman neighborhood, police said.

Who is Tree Woodz? -William Tree Woodz is and aspiring hip hop artist from Robbins, Illinois who crash landed in Reno, NV some time ago.

A new law in Illinois will protect uninsured patients from paying higher hospital rates than patients who have insurance.

Then SPC Simone Robison, and daughter Nyzia. CSM Bones passed on some very sad news - One of the most inspirational Soldiers in TF Phoenix succumbed to injuries she had suffered in January.

Stimulus Watch provides a breakdown of "shovel ready" projects eligible for federal stimulus dollars.

An Illinois Army National Guard soldier from the Chicago suburb of Robbins has died of wounds she sustained in an attack in Afghanistan in January.

Sandra Johnson and daughters on the National Mall Sunday afternoon......on witnessing the inauguration of Barack Obama "This is history.

The weekend before a roadside bomb took his life Sept. 17 in Afghanistan, Joshua Harris' aunt asked him over the phone if there was anything he wanted.

For more than two years, the fatal shooting of Thomas Cook, a police officer for Metra, had remained a mystery, but on Monday authorities charged one of two suspects and alleged that Cook was killed for his ...

Des Plaines sees casino bets, but will it raise? Comments December 10, 2008 By PAT KROCHMAL pkrochmal@pioneerlocal.com The Des Plaines City Council on Thursday will discuss upping the ante in the high stakes ...