Crime reportCHICAGO HEIGHTSMultiple charges for resident accused of animal cruelty A 30-year-old Chicago Heights man was charged with cruel treatment to animals Friday after Cook County sheriff's police found a neglected dog with a broken leg, sheriff's spokesman Steve Patterson said. Johnny Dodd, 30, 291 N. Boston, Chicago Heights, was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a weapon ...

‘Weed and feed’ no good: municipalityMegan Kyle Today staff The snow is melting and birds are chirping, but with spring comes new growth that includes unsightly weeds that will inevitably pop up on your otherwise green lawn.[...]

2,000 grades raised at Chicago Public Schools' Hyde Park AcademySun-Times Special Report: Last school year at struggling Hyde Park Academy High, more than 2,000 grades were boosted at least one notch, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows. And this school year, blanket A's were ordered issued to all students of five new Hyde Park teachers.