Critics of Mayor Thaddeus Jones say political tensions have affected the Calumet City library’s management and atmosphere.

Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.

Medicaid patients can wait more than a year in Illinois for critical dental care due to low reimbursements.

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke vowed to “not back down” from defending the ordinance, saying assault weapons “have no place in our communities.”

A 2018 state law that prohibited the use of endangered elephants in traveling shows is being expanded to cover all elephant species as well as big cats, primates and bears.

Challenging birthright citizenship was a central campaign pledge of Trump’s, who has disparaged the practice as “a magnet for illegal immigration.”

A pedestrian was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Monday at 149th Street and LaGrange Road in Orland Park near Orland Square Mall, according to the Orland Park Police Department. The collision involved four cars and the pedestrian, police said in a statement. The busy, multi-lane intersection was temporarily closed while police investigated.

After reopening, Lions Club Pool in Homewood was just one place people were dealing with extreme temperatures in the south suburbs.