Man charged with possession of stolen vehicle in Lawndale

A 27-year-old man from Calumet City is charged with possessing a vehicle that was stolen from a 33-year-old woman Monday in East Garfield Park.

Man charged with burglary, looting in August 2020

A 33-year-old man has been charged in connection to burglary and looting business on Aug. 10.

Man charged with attempted murder of police officer in 17-hour standoff in Calumet City

A man is facing several counts of attempted murder of a police officer after allegedly shooting someone, then barricading himself for 17 hours in his home, at one point firing shots at officers in south suburban Calumet City.

Standoff ends peacefully between Calumet City shooting suspect, police

A man suspected of shooting a 62-year-old in Calumet City surrendered to police Monday morning after over 14 hours of negotiations.

South suburban workers demand higher wages, saying other Chicago employees get paid more

Employees gathered outside Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey on Saturday to demand higher wages. They say that the University of Chicago system is paying them less than North Side counterparts because they work in the south suburbs. One worker says the biggest raise she's ever gotten is 33 cents an hour.

2 teens shot, 1 fatally, in Calumet City

Two teenagers were shot, one of them fatally, Wednesday in south suburban Calumet City.

61-year-old woman charged with murdering roommate in Calumet City

A woman accused of fatally shooting her roommate in Calumet City turned herself into police hours later in northwest Indiana.

Calumet City police officer dies of medical emergency on duty

Officer Adam Zieminski, a 22-year veteran of the department, was transporting a detainee to the Markham Courthouse when he suffered the medical emergency, according to a statement from Calumet City.

Day care operator pocketed $6 million in child care subsidy payments: feds

A child care center owner with locations in Chicago and the south suburbs allegedly defrauded the state of $6.1 million subsidy payments, allegedly using the cash to buy a luxury car and home.

12-year-old watching TV struck by stray bullet in south suburbs

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for a south suburban family to find a safer home after their 12-year-old son was critically wounded in a shooting.

Infant dies of child abuse in Calumet City: autopsy

A 3-month-old boy died Monday from child abuse in south suburban Calumet City, according to an autopsy.

ATM servicer robbed at gunpoint at Calumet City bank

Authorities are looking for three men who robbed an employee servicing an ATM Wednesday in south suburban Calumet City.