Calumet City

Products that prevent summer brain drain

2013-06-12 11:00:00

For kids, summer means three months off from reading, writing and arithmetic. But during that break, growing minds can lose educational skills acquired during the school year, according to the National Summer Learning Association. “When you’...

House gambling sponsor recuses self because of potential conflict

2013-05-22 04:00:00

— The Illinois House's longtime gambling expansion point man has dropped his sponsorship of a casino bill to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Democratic Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie wrote to the House clerk that he is now affiliated with a law...

Chicago man fatally shot in Calumet City

2013-05-23 04:44:00

A man from the South Side was shot to death in Calumet City early Thursday morning, according to authorities. Charles Keller, 35, of the 5800 block of South Michigan Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood, was pronounced dead at 2:35 a.m. at...

Chicago Overnight Report

2013-05-21 07:23:00

A wrap-up of news from the Tribune's breaking news desk. • She was maybe as young as 17, with straight brown hair and an olive complexion. She wore a hoop earring in her right ear. Officials say she was strangled and her body dumped in a trash...

Authorities: Boy fatally shot by accident in Calumet City

2013-03-25 16:05:00

The death of a boy fatally shot in south suburban Calumet City Saturday night has been ruled an accident, authorities said today. An autopsy today found Tyshaun McClurge, 17, of the 17300 block of Wausau Avenue in South Holland, died of a gunshot...

South Holland boy dies following shooting

2013-03-24 17:16:00

An investigation is under way after the death of a 17-year-old boy who suffered a gunshot wound while in an apartment in south suburban Calumet City Saturday night. Tyshaun McClurg, 17, of the 17300 block of Wausau Avenue in South Holland, was...

Chicago overnight crime report

2013-03-18 06:03:00

A wrap-up of news from the Tribune's breaking news desk. • A 15-year-old girl died late Sunday after being shot multiple times in south suburban Calumet City, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Read more. • Two teenagers...

Man found fatally stabbed in Austin alley identified

2013-02-12 13:17:00

Police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old man who was stabbed several times on the West Side during a homicide, authorities said. Officers found the man about 11:20 p.m. Monday in an alley near the 5000 block of West Ohio Street, Police News...

Calumet City woman charged with concealing boyfriend's slaying

2013-02-15 16:25:00

A Calumet City woman has been charged with concealing the slaying of her boyfriend this week and obstruction of justice, prosecutors said. Desiree Cook, 37, of the 900 block of Paxton Avenue in the south suburb, is charged with concealment of a...

Two restaurants say they need tax break to open on Oak Park Avenue

2013-01-15 00:00:00

At first glance, Golden Corral and Siam Marina restaurants have little in common, other than wanting to open in Tinley Park. The Golden Corral, a 40-year-old national buffet-and-grill franchise, would employ 100 persons in a new, roughly 11,100-square-...

Ex-ND star Mirko Jurkovic dies

2013-01-09 16:10:00

MISHAWAKA – Mirko Jurkovic, a member of Notre Dame's 1988 national championship team and consensus All-American lineman, died Wednesday at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Mishawaka from complications from colon cancer. He was 42. Jurkovic was a...

8 held on bail in Dolton dogfighting bust

2012-12-08 18:35:00

Eight men charged in connection with attending a dogfight busted by police this week in Dolton were ordered held on bail today, authorities said. Seven dogs used in the fighting ring in Dolton were rescued by authorities following raid on the dogfight...

The caskets of Milton and Ruby McClendon are taken into the sanctuary of St.

2009-10-26 00:00:00

Mourners pay their last respects to Milton and Ruby McClendon at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Munster , Ind. The McClendons were found shot to death in a Cook County forest preserve near Calumet City on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009.

2009-10-26 00:00:00

Before a committee meeting in the Illinois State Capitol Sen. James T. Meeks (D- Calumet City ), left, and William Delgado (D- Chicago ) chat in a hallway on the fourth floor.

2009-05-30 00:00:00