Expressway shooting: Woman shot while driving on I-57 in Markham
A woman was shot while driving on Interstate 57 in Markham early Thursday, according to the Illinois State Police.
Chicago Archdiocese removes three priests because of inappropriate behavior with adults
The priests all allegedly had inappropriate relationships with adults.
Amazon purchases $35 million plant on Southwest Side
Amazon purchased a $35 million plant on the city's Southwest Side Wednesday, signaling one of its biggest land deals in the Chicago area.
Former Markham mayor gets 2 years in prison for $300,000 bribery scheme
The former mayor of Markham was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for taking part in a $300,000 bribery scheme while in office in the financially struggling suburb.
Markham teacher wins $30,000 prize to help STEM students
Sheena Birgans-Wright, an 8th-grade computer science teacher at Prairie-Hills Junior High School won Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year, receiving a $30,000 prize, which includes $25,000 for the school and $5,000 for herself.
Who will be the next mayor of Markham? That's up for debate, with certification deadline Tuesday
Mayor Roger Agpawa won re-election with over 80 percent of the vote. But an Illinois appellate court has ruled he is not eligible to hold state office, because of a 1999 mail fraud conviction.
Vandals destroy campaign signs of Markham mayor, leave behind suspected human feces
The vandals destroyed re-election campaign signs belonging to Markham Mayor Roger Agpawa -- and they also left what is believed to be human feces in front of his campaign headquarters.
Person injured after crashing into Cook County Sheriff’s squad car
A person was injured after crashing into a Cook County Sheriff’s squad car Wednesday night on Highway 57 in Markham.
2 more Cook County court employees test positive for coronavirus
Two more employees of the Cook County Office of the Chief Judge tested positive for COVID-19.
Man gets prison for lying to feds in former Markham mayor’s bribery case
A southwest suburban business owner has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for lying to federal officials about a bribery scheme involving former Markham Mayor David Webb Jr.
Markham residents find body parts in bags relative brought from Kentucky: police
Charges have been filed against a Kentucky man who allegedly brought dismembered body parts on a Greyhound bus to visit his parents in south suburban Markham.
South suburban Chicago man charged with killing grandparents
A 21-year-old south suburban Chicago man faces two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his grandparents who took him in when he was released from prison, authorities said.
Husband, wife killed in Markham stabbing; suspect in custody
A man was taken into custody in connection with the fatal stabbing of a husband and wife at their home Monday in south suburban Markham.
Police officer shoots knife-wielding man in Markham
A Markham police officer on Thursday shot and wounded a man who allegedly lunged at the officer while holding two knives in the south suburbs.
Northbound I-57 lanes shut down for shooting investigation
Inbound lanes of Interstate 57 were closed Tuesday during rush hour as police investigated a shooting near south suburban Markham.
Markham police find $1M in goods taken from rail cars
South suburban Chicago police say they've arrested five men in connection with the recovery of more than $1 million in goods stolen from rail cars.