Olivia Stevens

3 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Olivia Stevens

A family of seven displaced Sunday in a house fire in Crete received an outpouring of community support, the family and the village’s Police Department said Wednesday. The Fire Department is still investigating the cause of the fire at 1445 Vincennes St. that left the Guerra family, including Kayley and Joshua, their three children ages 2, 6 and 7, and Joshua’s mom and brother, without a home.

5 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Olivia Stevens

With construction fully underway for Oak Lawn High School’s athletic fieldhouse, district leaders say they are on target to complete the $40 million facility by fall 2026. Construction began March 24 on the fieldhouse, that will centralize athletic activities on the south side of the campus.

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Olivia Stevens

Hickory Hills police said they killed asuspect in an armed robbery Thursday night in a shootout near 95th Street and Roberts Road. Officers were dispatched to the intersection, which includes two gas stations, a Walgreens and a Byline Bank, at about 8:45 p.m. The suspect fleed on foot and fired at an officer with a handgun, police said. Hickory Hills police said in a news release the officer returned fire, and the suspect continued firing while fleeing into an alley.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Olivia Stevens

After failing to receive the same grant several years ago, the village of Frankfort received $1.6 million in state funding to expand a trail system for bikers and pedestrians and improve safety, the village announced May 21. Mayor Keith Ogle said connecting the path that ends at Pfeiffer Road and Sauk Avenue to another path that ends at Laraway Road and 80th Avenue was a priority when he entered office in 2021.

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Olivia Stevens

Bremen High School District 228 is moving forward with plans to turn a funeral home into its new administrative center. The school board voted May 20 to acquire 17101 71st Ave in Tinley Park for $2.1 million. Superintendent Brad Sikora said the district committed to purchase the building and land from John N. Maher Funeral and Legal Services after years of keeping the idea for a new administration center on the back burner.