Calumet City

A 66-year-old woman was pronounced dead this afternoon after a fire in her Calumet City home, officials said. The fire broke out at the woman's home on the 400 block of Buffalo Avenue, officials said. Elizabeth Klimczak was pronounced dead on the...

A 32-year-old man died early this morning in a fire at his Calumet City home, police in south suburban city said. The man was identified as Eric Salazar, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Police and firefighters responded to the...

A Hammond man found in south suburban Calumet City Friday night died of a gunshot wound, according to officials. Dvonte C. Harris, 18 , of the 100 block of Sibley St. in Hammond, was found in the 600 block of Douglas Avenue in Calumet City, according...

A Calumet City man was killed when his motorcycle crashed into the rear of a stopped car in Kankakee County, state police said. The motorcyclist's passenger was also injured, but not critically, authorities said. Killed was Anthony J. Perry, 54,...

Examinations done today determined that two people found in a Calumet City home Saturday died of carbon monoxide intoxication.  Charlotte Taylor, 64, and Anthony Harris, 45, were both pronounced dead at their home in the 200 block of Webb Street Saturday...

A 10-year-old South Bend boy police say was beaten to death by his father will be laid to rest Monday morning. Funeral services for Tramelle Sturgis are set for 11:30 in Calumet City, Illinois. Visitation starts at 10. Tramelle will be buried in...

The Cook County medical examiner's office conducted an autopsy today and determined that a 3-month-old Calumet City boy's death Thursday was a homicide due to suffocation. Ken Blackman Jr. of the 500 block of Luella Avenue in the suburb was pronounced...

Funnel clouds were reported early tonight as a strong storm blew through south of Chicago from Illinois into Indiana. About 6:50 p.m. a tornado warning was issued for southeastern Cook County, northern Lake County in Indiana as well as northwestern...

More than a dozen elected officials from the south suburbs and Chicago signed a letter sent to Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday asking him not to …...

The downtown Joliet post office will stay open, despite  being targeted to close earlier this month, Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante said. Giarrante said he received …...