Dolton Village Board members voted to institute a 9 p.m. curfew after police reported five “teen takeover” events this summer.

An Oak Lawn man was arrested Saturday in Mokena and found to be carrying improvised incendiary devices in his backpack, police said.

Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Douglas Lee, 54, of Tinley Park was ordered held while his case is pending.

A Homer Glen man who barricaded himself in his home for 7 1/2 hours Tuesday following a Darien home invasion is in custody.

In 2000, Dean Koldenhoven fought those who opposed a mosque moving into the southwest suburb, and subsequently received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.

Two Chicago hospitals — Northwestern Memorial and Rush University Medical Center — are again tied for best hospital in the state and rank among the top 20 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.

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