Chicago Ridge
Funeral Held For Abandoned Baby Found In Cooler
Chicago Ridge police officers carried the tiny casket holding the body of “Jeremiah Michael” was carried in a slow procession into Our Lady of the Ridge Catholic Church.
Chicago Ridge Cops Working With Non-Profit To Give Funeral For Abandoned Baby
Strangers have been coming together to provide a funeral for a newborn baby boy, whose body was found inside a cooler at a suburban recycling plant last week.
Newborn Found In Recycling Gets Name And Funeral
The boy has been named Jeremiah Michael. The names have special meaning given the circumstances, Chicago Ridge Police Chief Robert Pyznarski said Tuesday.
Dead Newborn Found Inside Cooler At Recycling Plant
Workers at a recycling plant in southwest suburban Chicago Ridge found a dead newborn boy inside a cooler on a conveyor belt early Wednesday morning.
Ex-Chicago Ridge Fire Chief Pleads Not Guilty In Attack
Cook county prosecutors claim Gary Swiercz broke into his neighbor’s Tinley Park condo wearing a ski mask and carrying a knife, rope, zip ties, duct tape, an 8-inch sex toy and lubricant.
Prosecutors: Woman Allegedly Attacked By Fire Official Went To Him For Help
The woman who allegedly was attacked by a former suburban fire official went to him for help afterward, not knowing he was the one who broke into her home wearing a ski mask, and put a knife to her throat, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Suburban Fire Official Released On Bond For Home Invasion, Retires From Department
A deputy fire chief for south suburban Chicago Ridge has been released on bond, and placed on house arrest, after he was charged with breaking into a neighbor’s condo in Tinley Park, beat her, and threatened to kill her.
Chicago Ridge Deputy Fire Chief Charged With Home Invasion, Attempted Murder
A 49-year-old Tinley Park man has been charged with home invasion and attempted murder after he allegedly broke into a woman’s condominium unit in the south suburb early Saturday and beat her while armed with a knife.
Man Wanted For Stabbing His Brothers-In-Law
Police in south suburban Oak Lawn are looking for a man who they say stabbed two of his brothers-in-law late Saturday.
Man Charged In August Slaying Of Chicago Ridge Teen
Bond was denied Saturday for a 19-year-old man charged with the fatal shooting of a Chicago Ridge girl in August in the Southwest Side McKinley Park neighborhood.
Chicago Ridge Man Found Stabbed To Death At Home
A 50-year-old man died Friday morning after suffering multiple stab wounds at his home in southwest suburban Chicago Ridge, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
Report: Chicago Ridge Officials Question Ex-Police Chief’s Disability Pay
Officials in Chicago Ridge want to revisit a deal they made with their former police chief over his disability pay.
Thief Has Stolen $20K In Gold Chains From Suburban Jewelry Stores
Authorities are looking for a jewelry thief who ripped off at least two Orland Park stores and is suspected of similar robberies in four other suburbs.
Police Increase Patrols In SW Suburb After 15 Car Burglaries
Police in southwest suburban Chicago Ridge have increased patrols after at least 15 cars were burglarized last weekend.
Marine Returns From Afghanistan To Hero’s Welcome
For the last eight months, Lance Cpl Chris Smith of Chicago Ridge served with the “Dark Horse” 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. Their suffering, in loss-of-life and in injuries, was considerable.
Strip Club Won’t Be Coming To Chicago Ridge
Southwest suburban Chicago Ridge plan commissioners on Thursday night shot down a proposed strip club, denying a zoning variance that would’ve allowed liquor sales in a light-manufacturing zone.
Suburban Mom Gets 10 Years For Molesting Teens
A southwest suburban mother of three was sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting having sex with teenage boys who were friends of her daughter.
GPS Leads To Recovery Of $100,000 In Stolen Appliances
A truckload full of appliances, worth more than $100,000, disappeared in Chicago. Crooks took the loot, but as CBS 2′s Roseanne Tellez reports, a little detective work paid off for the owners of a local trucking company.
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