Crestwood

A state inspector visiting south suburban Crestwood in 2007 had a question for one of its top water officials: How could the village have pumped out more water than it had claimed to purchase from nearby Alsip? Certified water operator Frank Scaccia...

Crestwood's former water supervisor may have signed public documents that concealed the use of a contaminated well, but she was merely a clerk who took orders from top village officials, one of her attorneys told a federal jury Tuesday. "Theresa...

Orland Park residents would see an increase in the pickup of their recyclables under a 10-year garbage collection contract that village officials are negotiating with Waste Management of Illinois. The Village Board this week authorized municipal staff...

The following items were taken from Orland Park and Will County police reports: Orland Park •An 18-year-old man, 18-year-old woman and 21-year-old man, all from Orland Park, were arrested in the 14000 block of Norwich Lane at 4:45 p.m. March 15...

The body of a missing Crestwood man was found in his car yesterday in Arrowhead Lake in Palos Heights, authorities said. The body was found this afternoon as a Honda Civic bearing the license plates of the missing man's car was pulled from the lake...

Internet gambling, which could bring casinos to every home, office or smartphone, has moved from the periphery of Maryland's debate over expanded gambling to center stage. Speaker Michael E. Busch informed Democratic members of the House of Delegates...

Three Chicago teens have been charged with burglary in Crestwood after police from eight suburban departments and Cook County pursued them Friday afternoon. Someone called police about a home burglary in the 5000 block of West 137th Street in Crestwood...

After hearing food banks were experiencing a shortage on one of their most important staples, peanut butter, we got a nutty idea. So, we spread the word and started a one day peanut butter drive. In a Jif, we had 18 listeners offer their businesses as...

Unwilling to fix leaky water mains in Crestwood, a south suburb known for its penny-pinching ways, village leaders secretly supplemented their supplies for more than two decades with a community well they knew was contaminated with cancer-causing...

During a year when many unionized Cook County workers are taking 10 unpaid days off to help balance the budget, five commissioners are refusing to do so. The commissioners, who make $85,000 a year, have asked the county comptroller for their money back...

Facing mounting political pressure, at least two Cook County commissioners reversed course Thursday and told Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office that they will take a salary cut to help balance the budget, a source told the Tribune....