Homewood

One person was taken into custody on Friday morning after a casket containing a deceased person’s body was ejected from a hearse during a hit-and-run crash, according to police in south suburban Homewood. At around 8:30 a.m., police and firefighters were called to 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue regarding a collision involving a white Cadillac hearse and a silver...

While there was no winner in Wednesday’s $1.2 billion Powerball drawing, one Illinois resident still got very lucky this week with the lottery.

Dozens of students who attend Homewood-Flossmoor High School won’t be permitted to attend Saturday’s prom due to limited capacity at the hosting venue, according to school officials.

An armored car employee was assaulted by two suspects during a robbery Tuesday morning in suburban Homewood, police say.

A south suburban Homewood resident on Friday marked a milestone many don’t get to achieve: her 108th birthday.