'Lunch Bus' serves healthy meals to Chicago-area children over summer break

Now that most kids are home from school, the Greater Chicago Food Depository "Lunch Bus" is back in business, delivering meals for the first time this summer in seven suburban areas.

Person shot and wounded by Dolton police officer

A Dolton police officer shot and wounded a person early Thursday in the south suburb, according to Illinois State Police.

3 men charged in Calumet City shootout that wounded innocent bystander

Authorities say a parking lot shootout between three men, two from Chicago and one from Dolton, resulted in an innocent bystander being struck by gunfire. Officers also searched one of their homes and allegedly found eight firearms, including machine guns.

Illinois State Police squad car struck on Interstate 94

An Illinois State Trooper was injured Sunday night when his SUV was struck on Interstate 94 while assisting a stopped motorist.

Suburban flooding to be addressed with $1.5M in federal funding

Roughly $1.5 million in federal funding is on the way to address sewer repairs in the south suburbs of Dolton, Harvey, Riverdale and west suburban Stone Park.

Federal funding to address flooding issues in Chicago's south suburbs
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Over a million dollars in federal funding could be appropriated to south suburbs to address flooding issues that have tormented communities in Dolton, Harvey and Riverdale.

State police arrest Chicago man after he was allegedly caught driving a stolen car

Illinois State Police said that the car, which was stolen from Dolton, was spotted speeding on I-94 northbound at 83rd Street around 8:55 p.m. on March 17.

Dolton tragedy: Father faces gun charge after 3-year-old accidentally shoots, kills mother

The father of a 3-year-old boy who accidentally shot and killed his mother over the weekend in south suburban Dolton faces a misdemeanor gun charge, officials announced Monday night.

Chicago man arrested in Dolton after armed carjacking

A 31-year-old Chicago man has been charged with carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Vittum Park Tuesday, police said.