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06/19/11 A 37-year-old south suburban man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a guard rail on Interstate 80 near Country Club Hills, authorities said.
06/06/11 The body of a Schererville man was discovered Sunday in a Cook County forest preserve near Country Club Hills, officials said.
06/06/11 A 26-year-old man recently reported missing by family in northwest Indiana was found dead Sunday near a south suburban forest preserve.Kirk C. Howell, of Country Club Hills, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an autopsy concluded. He was pronounced dead at 8 p.m. Sunday near the South Green Belt Forest Preserve, 4700 192nd St. in Country Club Hills, according to the Cook County Medical ...
06/01/11 A day after the Illinois Legislature approved a sweeping gambling expansion throughout the state, some Southland mayors and managers began maneuvering for a piece of the action.Some were gearing up for a battle over a possible south suburban gambling license, while others said they were considering their next step. Ford Heights and Country Club Hills are definitely in the game, and Tinley Park ...
05/27/11 Illinois State Police shut down a portion of Interstate 57 southbound in Country Club Hills because of falling concrete from the Cicero overpass.
03/08/11 A quarter of Chicago-area homeowners with mortgages owe more on the loan than their property is wort...
03/07/11 With a senior class like this one and a state title to defend, Montini Catholic's girls team had only one result that would've been satisfying: Win another championship. Whitney Holloway, who has committed to Notre Dame, scored 19 points Saturday for Montini, which took a 31-15 halftime lead and defeated Hillcrest of Country Club Hills 67-45 in Illinois' Class 3A championship game in Normal ...
03/05/11 A Country Club Hills man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in federal prison for his key role in a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme, one of the largest ever prosecuted in the Chicago area.U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall also ordered Bobbie Brown to pay more than $32 million in restitution.Brown, 47, had pleaded guilty nearly a year ago to wire and mail fraud and was painted as the leader of ...
03/04/11 A Country Club Hills man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for his role in what prosecutors called one of the largest federal mortgage fraud prosecutions ever in Chicago.Bobbie Brown, 47, had pleaded guilty nearly a year ago to wire and mail fraud and was painted as the ringleader of a mortgage fraud ring that included real estate agents and mortgage loan officers. U.S. District Judge ...
03/04/11 A Country Club Hills man was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison and was ordered to pay more than $56 million today in a mortgage fraud scheme in what is being called among the largest federal prosecutions in Chicago, officials said.
02/03/11 You could have saved cash for a long time and are now taking into consideration Buying a Dwelling fo...
12/12/10 Indiana State University's 49-21 loss Nov. 20 to Southern Illinois in Carbondale not only ended the Sycamores' season, it also concluded the collegiate career of senior running back Darrius Gates. And what a career the Country Club Hills resident had. In 38 games at Indiana State, the Hillcrest alum ran the football 396 times for 2,010 yards and 20 TDs. He also completed 3 of 5 passes for 151 ...
12/02/10 Garrick Kasper and his wife, Jackie, arrived at the Benton Fire Station on Wednesday. Newly hired by Benton City Council members, Kasper participated in swearing in ceremonies as fire chief Thursday morning in the council chambers of the Benton Municipal Building. Kasper spent the majority of his life and career in Country Club Hills. The Chicago-born firefighter has 41 years of service.
11/01/10 All lanes were shut down this morning after a fatal rollover crash on Interstate Highway 57 near Vollmer Road in Country Club Hills , Illinois state police said. Marcus D. Kristofek, 30, of the 10700 block of South Church Street in Chicago 's Morgan Park neighborhood, was pronounced dead at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey , according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Police were ...
11/01/10 All lanes were shut down Monday morning after a late-night fatal rollover crash on Interstate Highway 57 near Vollmer Road in Country Club Hills , Illinois State Police said.
10/26/10 The Benton City Council hired Garrick Kasper Sr. Monday as chief of the Benton Fire Department. Kasper, 59, brings 41 years of firefighting experience to the position. He has served as fire chief in Country Club Hills, a Chicago suburb, since September 2000. The hiring is pending a background check and a physical examination. Kasper's anticipated starting date is Dec. 1.
09/22/10 Registration and extra curricular fees for students in Bremen High School District 228 will not go up next school year despite a projected operating fund deficit of $4 million. The school board, which serves Tinley Park High School, Oak Forest High School, Bremen High School in Midlothan and Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Tuesday unanimously approved the next fiscal year budget ...
09/21/10 By ZACH SILKA BLADE SPORTS WRITER University of Toledo men's basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk has secured a commitment from one of Illinois' top point guard prospects. Julius "Juice" Brown of Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, gave Kowalczyk a nonbinding verbal pledge Sunday to join the Rockets for the 2011-12 season. Brown (5-foot-10, 160 pounds) averaged 13 ...
09/07/10 Teens wash cars The Top Teens of America South Suburban Chicago Chapter (sponsored by Top Ladies of Distinction Inc.) will host car wash from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John's Lutheran Church, 4247 W. 183rd St., Country Club Hills. Donation is $8, which includes interior and exterior services. Proceeds support chapter programs. Classic car raffle Park Lawn and Seguin Services are holding a ...
08/26/10 R&B legend Smokey Robinson , touring in support of "Time Flies When You're Having Fun," will close out the concert season Aug. 28 at the Country Club Hills Theater.
08/23/10 A 24-year-old Alsip man was killed early Sunday after accidentally walking into traffic along Interstate 57 near Country Club Hills, police said. Joseph Nestor was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m. at the scene. Police said Nestor was walking with his 21-year-old brother along the left shoulder of the southbound lanes of I-57 near 183rd Street. Police said Nestor stepped into the left lane of traffic ...
07/19/10 Three multiplatinum-selling solo artists on one small stage. How does that work? Pretty well when the vocalists are Heads of State, who performed Saturday night at the Country Club Hills Theater. Heads of State? That's the trio of New Edition lead singers: RalphTresvant, Johnny Gill and the out-of-the-group, back-in-the-group andout again Bobby Brown.
07/13/10 HOMEWOODGarofalo sentencing continued The sentencing of former village trustee James Garofalo has been postponed to July 19. Garofalo, 40, pleaded guilty last year to two counts of wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that included several others from the Southland, including alleged mastermind Bobbie L. Brown Jr., of Country Club Hills, federal prosecutors said. Garofalo was ... | 
