Calumet City (Illinois)

Calumet City Police Protest Officer Layoffs

7 Officers Were Laid Off Last Week; Union Says Safety Is In Jeopardy CALUMET CITY, Ill. (CBS) ― The Calumet City police union is protesting the decision by the southern suburb to lay off seven officers. Calumet City laid off...

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CLTV Host's Parents Found Dead In Forest Preserve

CALUMET CITY, Ill. (CBS) ― CLTV Host Garrard McClendon's parents were found shot dead in a Calumet City forest preserve. The couple found dead in a wooded area of a forest preserve near Calumet City were the parents of CLTV...

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Rowena Amerson

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Rowena Faye Henderson Amerson, 53, of Calumet City, Ill., formerly of Mounds, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at Christ Advocate Hospital in Chicago. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to...

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ESG Improves Facilities and Reduces Costs at Lincoln Elementary School District #156

CALUMET CITY, IL--(Marketwire - September 25, 2009) - Students of Lincoln Elementary District #156 now have a new and enhanced playground and will benefit from a number of building renovations. The renovations were completed by...

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Asbestos found at Calumet City, Illinois high school

Asbestos was discovered in pipe inside of Thornton Fractional High School’s walls during a renovation of office space at the Calumet City, Illinois school. The asbestos, a toxic substance that can cause mesothelioma and other...

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Class Action Defense Cases–Walker v. Calumet City: Seventh Circuit Reverses Attorney Fee Award To...

Class Action Plaintiff not Entitled to Attorney Fee Award under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 Following District Court Dismissal of Class Action as Moot because Plaintiff was not “Prevailing Party” within the Meaning of Supreme Court...

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Charges filed in wild Chicagoland bank job

CALUMET CITY, Ill., May 20 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors in Illinois Wednesday charged three suspects in this week's robbery of a Calumet City bank and subsequent shootout with police. Antonio Pickens, Harvel Harris and Leandre...

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2 Dead, 1 Wounded In Calumet City Bar Shooting

Police: Argument Got Out Of Hand CALUMET CITY, Ill. (STNG) ― Two men were killed in a shooting at the La Risto II bar on Torrence Avenue in Calumet City. Four men are in custody after two Chicago men were fatally shot and a...

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Suburban cop wounded in chase of robbery suspects

CALUMET CITY, Ill. - A suburban Chicago police officer has been shot and wounded during the highway pursuit of three men accused of robbing a bank. Illinois State Police Sgt. Juan Valenzuela says portions of the Bishop Ford...

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Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of 79-Year-Old

CALUMET CITY, Ill. (STNG) ― A 21-year-old south suburban man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and armed robbery for allegedly attacking an elderly man earlier this month. Calumet City police responded to the...

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