The fire broke out Wednesday morning at the 60-unit Jesse Jackson Jr. Senior Housing Center.
A teenage boy won't be charged after police say he "vigorously fought" to keep his mother and siblings safe during a domestic attack.
Police believe the stabber is one of three victims found on Sauk Trail Wednesday afternoon.
Two teenagers from Sauk Village were wounded after a Friday afternoon shooting at Chicago and Joe Orr roads.
Cook County sheriff's police have charged a man in the death of Penny Pearman of Chicago Heights.
Police said the 55-year-old woman had just finished her shift Saturday morning when she was fatally struck while crossing the road.
A third woman has accused the Chicago Heights Park District police chief of sharing images of her, but that case has been dismissed.
A 16-year-old faces a disorderly conduct charge after police said threats were made on social media.
Traffic was held up Thursday morning on Interstate 80/94 as a car crashed off Torrence Avenue.
More than 500 grams of heroin and 300 grams of crack cocaine were found when police executed a search warrant in Sauk Village.
Authorities cited the lack of evidence for releasing a man after 24 hours.
A 48-year old man working in a warehouse at the Ford Motor Company plant was found with severe chest trauma.
A 25-year-old Hammond woman has been identified as the victim of an early Sunday morning hit-and-run crash on 14th Street.
Authorities consider the fire that severely damaged a home in South Holland Monday afternoon an arson.
Find out where registered sex offenders live in Chicago Heights before the kids go out trick or treating.
A 1-year-old girl accidentally fell into a bucket and drowned at a home in Chicago Heights, according to police.
Help is needed for the family of Sophie Hussain, who was killed as a result of a weekend crash in Ford Heights.
A Chicago Heights man is suffering from life-threatening injuries after a crash that involved a city fire department ambulance.
Some say a mannequin hanging from a tree depicted a lynching, but police say it was nothing more than a vandalized Halloween decoration.
Songs selected in the Park Forest Police Department's lip sync challenge were chosen to honor Tim Jones and the #TimStrong movement.
A witness told reporters what she believes happened to the driver.
Sheriff's police say Reginald Hughes had seven rounds inside a .9 mm Smith & Wesson pistol when he was found in Ford Heights Sunday night.
Former Ford Heights Mayor Charles Griffin is accused of using nearly $150,000 of village funds on personal expenses.
Both incidents occurred at the same multi-family residence, police said.
Sheriff's police say a man was robbed at gunpoint while trying to withdraw money from an ATM on Cottage Grove Avenue in Ford Heights.
It's believed that the animals had not been cared for in at least six months.
Cap, the Chicago Heights Police Department's K9 officer, was chosen to receive a grant through "Healthcare for K9 Heroes."
The chair of the Prairie State College board of trustees is accused of striking an already wounded man in the arm at a bar.
Serving forty years on the POC Chicago Heights Fire Department, Chief Ron Lucarini says good-bye. Almost a hundred firefighters thank him
Someone tried to rob a First Bank of Hegewisch location in Lansing but was unsuccessful.
19-year-old Deamonte Hurst and a 17-year-old male, both of Chicago Heights, arrested July 21 after being found with loaded firearms: Police
Police officials say the woman was shot one time before dying at local hospital.
The Aqua Center will remain closed July 3 as police investigate the drowning death of a young boy in a facility pool.
The ATM of a Chase Bank in Calumet City has been hit by robbers for the second time in two months.
Police from hundreds of Illinois municipalities were surveyed on how many motorists they arrest for driving under the influence.
A 79-year-old Park Forest man died as a result of multiple injuries he sustained in a June 8 crash at Sauk Trail and Chicago Road.
A recently surfaced video shows Chicago Heights Lieutenant Keith Applequist shove a man into his ex-wife at a bar.
Pierre House has been identified as the fatal gunshot victim from a Wednesday night shooting in Riverdale.
Kenon Williams, 37, of Calumet City appeared in felony bond court Wednesday at the Markham courthouse following a shooting May 14.
An 8-year-old boy accidentally shot his younger brother with his uncle's gun, which police say was left loaded in a bedroom.