Severe storms rip through Chicago area with 90 mph winds
Tornado warnings sounded across the Chicago area as storms ripped through the region Monday evening, with winds reaching up to 90 mph in Chicago and knocking out power to thousands.
'Lunch Bus' serves healthy meals to Chicago-area children over summer break
Now that most kids are home from school, the Greater Chicago Food Depository "Lunch Bus" is back in business, delivering meals for the first time this summer in seven suburban areas.
Maywood man previously convicted of murder facing new murder charges for allegedly shooting 44-year-old
Shepard was previously arrested for a murder that he committed in 1994. He was released in 2019, after serving 25 years of a 50-year sentence, police said.
Maywood mayor arrested for DUI, found asleep on Chicago's Kennedy Expressway: police
Nathaniel George Booker was elected mayor of the Chicago suburb last year after serving as a village trustee for two years.
Suburban mayor arrested for DUI, found sleeping in car on Chicago expressway: police
Nathaniel George Booker was elected mayor of the Chicago suburb last year after serving as a village trustee for two years.
Fred Hampton's home in Maywood receives historical landmark status
The boyhood home of late Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton is officially a historical landmark after the Maywood Village Board voted unanimously to approve the designation Tuesday night.
Fred Hampton's boyhood home in Maywood receives historical landmark status
The boyhood home of late Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton is officially a historical landmark after the Maywood Village Board voted unanimously to approve the designation Tuesday night.
Proviso District 209, teachers union reach tentative agreement to end strike
Proviso High School District 209 and the Proviso Teachers Union (PTU) reached a tentative agreement Wednesday afternoon.
Proviso District 209 teachers' strike drags on with no end in sight
A teachers strike in western Cook County drags on with no formal negotiations currently scheduled. Teachers on the picket line in Proviso District 209 say they're ready to be back in class.
Teachers' strike drags on in Proviso School District 209
A teachers strike in western Cook County drags on with no formal negotiations currently scheduled. Teachers on the picket line in Proviso District 209 say they're ready to be back in class.
Proviso strike: Classes canceled again for District 209
After a year of contract negotiations and 10 days of a strike, tensions boiled over between Proviso teachers and the west suburban school administration this week, with the union demanding the ouster of the superintendent after a confrontation at a board meeting.
Maywood man charged with stabbing 3 in a Las Vegas hotel parking lot
A 26-year-old man was arrested in Maywood in connection to a triple stabbing at a Las Vegas, Nevada, hotel, according to a news release from the Cook County Sheriff's office.
Classes canceled through Thursday for Proviso High School District 209 students due to teachers strike
Teachers of Proviso High School District 209 returned to the picket line Tuesday.
Proviso District 209 teacher strike continues, with classes canceled on Monday
The teachers, whose schools are located in Cook County, have been on strike over money and class size.
2 suburban police officers shot in Chicago while trailing stolen car
Two suburban officers were shot in Chicago Thursday night, according to police.
Proviso teachers continue to demand better pay, smaller class sizes
Teachers in District 209 have been on strike since Friday and are demanding better pay. The union is asking for an increase of 12.75 percent over 3 years.
Proviso Teachers Union set to strike March 4, district says schools will be closed
The Proviso Teachers Union, a council of the West Suburban Teachers Union, said it has made a final attempt to avoid a strike that is set for Friday.
Felon charged in deadly Maywood expressway shooting
A 30-year-old Berwyn man has been charged in a deadly armed carjacking that occurred in December 2021, police said.
18-year-old Maywood man charged in attempted armed carjacking in Chicago
An 18-year-old Maywood man has been charged with attempting to carjack a man in Chicago's South Commons neighborhood.
2 Chicago men charged in two separate expressway shootings
Two Chicago men have been arrested in two separate expressway shootings that occurred last year.