Schiller Park News

A woman parked her car in a lot on Oak Creek Drive at 7 p.m. She told police her car was a bit askew, but within the lines of the parking space.

A Chicago man is being held in lieu of $300,000 bail after being charged with kidnapping his teenage girlfriend and driving around near northwest suburban Schiller Park, authorities said Friday.

I chuckled today when I saw this headline on the front page of dailyherald.com: Korn named Mt.

More than 15 ambulances and numerous fire units remain on the scene of an extra-alarm fire Thursday night in an industrial complex in west suburban Franklin Park.Emergency crews responded about 7:30 p.m. ...

These items are from Niles Police Department incident reports. The Niles Journal publishes this police blotter every Wednesday.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean are calling on the federal Surface Transportations Board to put the brakes on Canadian National Railroad's request to fast track environmental impact studies ...

I took this photo looking east from the Metra Schiller Park commuter rail station. via Eddie's Rail Fan Page

SCHILLER PARK, Ill. - A single, innocent parent oversight resulting in a child ' s anaphylactic reaction to one of its allergy-friendly foods recently prompted one company to voluntarily strengthen the food ... via Earth Times

“The man was making a left turn when he passed out, continued forward and struck another vehicle”

Four people were injured, including three Chicago Police officers, when the driver of a vehicle passed out while driving, striking a police car Sunday afternoon in Schiller Park. via The Deerfield Review

“This is the first time we've had this experience”

Union workers at a big engine-maker, angry about production moving overseas, want the nation's political leaders to put the brakes on corporate outsourcing. via Fredericksburg.com

“I hate to use the word minimum sentence when it's 51 years. That is not a minimum sentence”

A Northlake man was sentenced to 51 years in prison Thursday for killing one man and injuring another during a confrontation over the sale of fake drugs outside a Franklin Park apartment complex. via Chicago Tribune

Emergency crews from at least six area fire departments are responding to reports of some kind of fumes sickening people in Franklin Park. via NBC Channel 5

The Cook County medical examiner says a Schiller Park man has died after testing positive for military tuberculosis. via Chicago Tribune

A Schiller Park man who tested positive for miliary tuberculosis, a form of the disease that spreads throughout the body, died early Sunday, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. via Chicago Tribune

Not every week brings a $100 million sale of an office building. And if the economy doesn't turn around soon, it might be quite a while before Chicago sees another commercial real estate deal in nine digits. via Chicago Tribune

The village of Franklin Park is located approximately 15 miles northwest of the Chicago "Loop" in suburban Cook County. via Chicago Real Estate Blog

“He just fires right into the audience”

A gunman dressed in black stormed into an oceanography class at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb Thursday afternoon and opened fire with a shotgun and two handguns, killing five students and wounding ... via Chicago Tribune

“Adding a third location to the inspection process will be convenient to the drivers and assist with their compliance to this ordinance”

A third area location where taxi cabs that serve Des Plaines can be inspected on a regular basis has been added. via Journal & Topics Newspapers

“I've always been a believer in the value of Catholic education”

Guerin Prep has brought back a former neighbor as the fourth president of the River Grove school. via Marywood Herald

Bail was set at $150,000 Thursday for a Schiller Park man accused of molesting two young girls. via Chicago Tribune