River Forest

Due to a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation, River Forest police will be boosting patrols to crack down on crime during the holiday …...

Oak Park and River Forest school officials are waiting on word from the state to bring back a  moment of silence, an act mandated by …...

Libraries in western Cook County have been deluged with calls from the lucky recipients of this year’s hottest holiday gift—eReaders like the Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader....

Students at Briar Glen Elementary School in Glen Ellyn District 89 will be greeted by a fresh face next school year following the recent hiring …...

Today on WGN Morning News we played the 'Playboy Playmate Challenge' with Crystal McCahill! Crystal was Playboy`s Miss May 2009. She was born in River Forest, IL and currently lives with other Playmates at the Bunny House, across the street from the...

Shoreview, Minn.: Born Sept. 11, 1946, in Aberdeen. Died Dec. 25, 2010, from injuries suffered in a fall. John, 64, lived a full life - a life full of love for family, education, and athletics. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church...

(WGN-AM)- A 57-year-old Harwood Heights man about to go on trial on charges he beat his wife to death with a hammer four years ago on a River Forest sidewalk pleaded guilty today to first-degree murder and first-degree murder where there is an order of...

(WGN-AM)- Cook County judge ruled Wednesday that James Pender is eligible for the death penalty for killing his estranged wife with a hammer as she walked home from the River Forest Metra station after work in March 2005. Pender, 57, of Harwood Heights...

(WGN-AM)- A 57-year-old Harwood Heights man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday for murdering his estranged wife, who had taken out an order of protection against him. James Pender was sentenced by Judge Thomas Tucker in the Cook...

(WGN-AM)- When Schaumburg and RedSpeed Illinois announced their intention to install red-light cameras in the village last September, both parties hoped it would be a long-term commitment -- producing safer intersections, with an added bonus of much-...

ILLINOIS Welcome to the Neighborhood: Gangster Homes in Oak Park and River Forest So you want to know how gangsters used to live? Join John Binder, a mob historian and author of "The Chicago Outfit," as he leads this two-hour trolley tour through...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9, 2006 – The Los Angeles Times has named James Magee as senior manager, Advertising Sales, effective immediately. Magee will be responsible for preprint sales and business development in the grocery, drug store, auto aftermarket, pets,...