Markham

Robbins man charged in '12 killing, '11 shooting

2013-05-18 15:12:00

A Robbins man currently in the Cook County jail on separate charges, was ordered held in lieu of $2 Million bail for a 2012 murder and a separate shooting the year before, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said today. Antwaan Bryant, 33, appeared in bond...

4th man charged with murders of woman, 2 children in Harvey

2013-04-29 12:22:00

Cook County prosecutors have charged a fourth man in connection with the 2010 slaying of a woman and two children following a botched robbery in Harvey. Defendant Darryl Lloyd, 29, was denied bond today at the Markham courthouse. Lloyd and three other...

Markham man charged in Tinley Park shooting

2013-03-23 15:36:00

A fatal shooting outside a Tinley Park convenience store last week stemmed from a Craigslist website transaction to swap electronics goods that turned into an argument when the victim and assailant met to close the deal, Cook County prosecutors said...

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...

$1 million bail for driver in Bishop Ford death

2013-02-15 14:32:00

A man accused in the death of a 27-year-old woman ejected from an SUV on the Bishop Ford Expressway that then fled police on a high-speed chase this week was ordered held today in lieu of $1 million bail. � Michael Johnson, 28, of Edwardsville, was...

Authorities: 75 years for convicted rapist, murderer

2013-02-13 16:02:00

A Sauk Village man today was sentenced to 75 years in prison for sexually assaulting and strangling a 15-year-old honor student and classmate whose body was found dumped in a wooded area in the south suburbs in 2008, authorities said. � Timothy Easley,...

Halvorson rips Bloomberg super PAC for TV attack ads

2013-02-05 14:38:00

Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson lashed out Tuesday against an expensive ad campaign attacking her past support from the National Rifle Association and accused New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg of using his super political action committee to try to...

Man, 67, killed on I-57

2012-11-29 18:19:00

A motorist whose truck had broken down was killed when he lost his balance and fell into the path of an oncoming car on I-57 near south suburban Markham this evening, according to authorities. It was about 4:55 p.m .when Oviel Garza’s truck...

Markham cops charged with theft

2012-11-21 11:46:00

Two Markham police officers – one of them the son of the town’s mayor – have been charged in state court with stealing thousands of dollars from a south suburban business while on duty and investigating a burglary, officials announced...

Tollway to spend $771 million on I-90 and Elgin-O'Hare bypass

2012-10-25 11:32:00

The Illinois Tollway will spend $771 million next year starting work on the rebuilding and widening of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway and the new Elgin-O’Hare bypass project, according to a tentative 2013 budget the agency unveiled today. Other...

Judge: Tinley Park animal activist sentenced to probation, $8K fine, psych evaluation

2012-10-02 18:40:00

The owner of an animal rescue facility in the southwest suburbs must undergo a psychological evaluation and get rid of all but five animals as part of her sentence Tuesday for a misdemeanor conviction of violating her owner’s duties, according to...

Police: Enraged landlord shoots, kills man over property dispute

2012-09-13 18:00:00

A landlord who became “very upset” toward a man about rental property and gunned him down in a hail of bullets at a gas station in Chicago Heights this week was charged with murder, police said tonight. Dennis Joyner, 60, of south suburban...

Friends and family of Gena Chiodo arrive at Cook County Courthouse in Markham for a hearing for Donal Clark, who is being held without bond, charged with her murder. Clark was the live-in boyfriend of Chiodo.

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Friends of Gena Chiodo Donna Wuchter, left, and Laura Wilson console one another after arriving for a hearing for Donal Clark who is held without bond charged with Chiodo's murder at Cook County Courthouse in Markham.

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Friends of Gena Chiodo Donna Wuchter, left, and Laura Wilson console one another after arriving for a hearing for Donal Clark who is held without bond charged with Chiodo's murder at Cook County Courthouse in Markham.

2012-10-23 00:00:00