Quick-thinking neighbors prevented the spread of the early morning fire on 218th Place, a fire official said.
Police in Park Forest responded to more than four times the average number of calls in one night on the Fourth of July.
A young boy was killed in a house fire near Sangamon Street and Shabbona Drive early Friday morning, fire officials have confirmed.
The curfew from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. in Chicago Heights will be in effect indefinitely.
State Police captured robbers, recover weapons from Amazon Delivery Truck stolen in Park Forest after high speed chase ends in Pullman.
A few attempted burglaries were made in Chicago Heights on Sunday, but no arrests had been reported as of Monday.
An 18-year-old Chicago man has been charged in the Feb. 29 shooting death of Chicago Heights resident Donta Scruggs.
The remains of Jessica Flores, who went missing in February 2019, have been found in a wooded area of Gary, Indiana.
The death of Kijuan Hollins was confirmed by the Lake County, Indiana coroner, according to the Times of Northwest Indiana.
A Chicago Heights man faces an attempted first degree murder charge from the stabbing of a woman last month in Park Forest.
Police in Chicago Heights said the young victim was shot during an "armed robbery involving narcotics."
"Save the parties." A Park Forest homeowner was cited for having an "unlawful assembly" as other party-goers were told to go home.
Chicago Heights police have made an arrest in the Feb. 29 shooting death of Donta Scruggs on Normal Avenue.
A woman lost her husband and older sister during a Sunday morning incident on Lake George in Richton Park.
Chicago Heights police are investigating the shooting death of Donta Scruggs as a homicide.
A daytime shooting on Mantua Street left a 21-year-old Park Forest man seriously wounded, police said.
"(The officer) laughed. Dispatch laughed. And everyone was happy," Park Forest police said while describing the call on Facebook.
Police in Chicago Heights are trying to identify a man caught on surveillance footage.
A jury took less than an hour to convict George Kleopa, 40, of involuntary manslaughter in girlfriend's 2012 shooting death.
George Kleopa, 40, testifies in own defense on second day of 2012 manslaughter trial, claims shooting of girlfriend was “accidental.”
The Lynwood police K9 officer Dante has helped track down missing kids and violent criminals.
Testimony begins in trial of former Chicago Heights man on involuntary manslaughter charge in 2012 shooting death of girlfriend.
A 22-year-old man is dead and a 17-year-old boy hospitalized with serious injuries after a shooting on Western Avenue.
A 15-year-old boy was shot multiple times on 16th Street in Chicago Heights.
The Chicago Heights Fire Department responded to more fire calls in 2019 than they did in 2018.
Park Forest police say four fires have occurred at a vacant home on Monee Road since November.
A 25-year-old Steger man has been charged in the death of Ryan Connell.
Police say Ryan Connell was stabbed multiple times before they found him in a home on Chicago Road on New Year's Day.
The person who fired the gun fled the Hooters on Torrence Avenue in a silver car, police said.
Police have arrested two Chicago men in connection with the Monday night robbery at the Subway on Torrence Avenue.
With the community's help, the police department hopes to make the holidays a little brighter for children in need.
The owner of Enzo’s Beef and Sausage said his banking account was recently drained of $15,000.
Timothy McClendon Jr., 28, is accused of forcing his way into a house in the Ford Heights neighborhood before opening fire on a man.
Police said multiple shots were fired Thursday night on Barbara Lane, one of them wounding a 38-year-old woman.
Police found two men wounded by gunfire at the GoLo gas station on Torrence Avenue Thursday morning.
Iristeen and Charles Hunt have been identified as the fatal victims when a car plunged from an Indianapolis parking garage.
There are 60 sex offenders recorded in Chicago Heights in 2019.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office says DNA evidence has connected Larry Shannon to a July sexual assault in Ford Heights.
Fetal remains were found inside a car stored in Dolton on Wednesday. The car was owned by deceased abortion doctor Ulrich Klopfer.
Park Forest police charged the 16-year-old with a felony.