Alsip News

Shepard High School junior Justin Reynolds is involved in JROTC and wants a career as an infantry officer in the military.

Two white teens who allegedly put a noose around the neck of a black youth and held him captive at a southwest side home made their first appearance in juvenile court Thursday morning, charged with a hate crime.

Dan Patlak and Sean Morrison agree on one thing - that it's vital a Republican retain the District 1 seat on the Cook County Board of Review.

Two teenagers charged with committing a hate crime against a black teen were ordered today to have no contact with the alleged victim.

The woman who has delivered 1.5 million pairs of shoes to needy people in distressed areas around the world found herself without so much as a pair of shoes Monday night after a fire destroyed her Worth apartment.

Marty Sullivan, Francine Bills and Tom Bills with their dogs Gladys Pearl and Beau.

Nearly 400 women attended a "pink pajama" fundraiser to benefit the free programs offered at the Cancer Center at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park.

SouthSTAR Services client Chester Kimpel sits in the kitchen of the new apartment that he will soon move into in Alsip.

The Chicago Southland Job Hunters Network will meet from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Feb.

William Merritt Jr. said he was "horrified" when his son Joshua told him about how an invitation to "hang out" with some friends turned out: with a noose around Joshua's neck and his life being threatened by three teenagers.

A Palos Hills man accused of stealingA a canister filled with donations for a woman fighting cancer pleaded not guilty.

A A senior at Brother Rice High School visiting a friend's home late last year found himself in a life-threatening situation.

I have been writing this article in my head all week, since I signed up for the lab relay on Monday so I hope you enjoy reading about this experience and hopefully it will encourage you to take the next step and become a relay driver, too.

Joe Frangella, owner of The Sign Stop in Oak Lawn, explains the process by which high quality signs are manufactured.

The Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce will hold its officer installation Jan.

A Community High School District 218 Board member spent Friday night in a holding cell at the Alsip Police Department after a domestic disturbance in the 5800 block of 126th Street, according to an Alsip police report.

I took this photo way back in late October of 1990. Heading southeast across the diagonal 127th Street bridge in south suburban Alsip Illinois, is an Indiana Harbor Belt transfer train.