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Vaccine Supersite Opens in Tinley Park
The Tinley Park Convention Center is now open as a coronavirus mass vaccination site in Illinois, state officials announced. Kye Martin reports.
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Tinley Park Convention Center to Serve as Mass COVID Vaccination Site
The Tinley Park Convention Center will soon open as a coronavirus mass vaccination site, state officials announced Monday.
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Pritzker Announces Start of Phase 1B Vaccinations in Illinois
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces the start of Phase 1B of coronavirus vaccinations in the state.
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Suburban Chicago Bar Closed for 1 Week After Thursday Shooting
A bar in suburban Tinley Park will be closed for a week and officials will review its business license after a shooting was reported there Thursday. About 11:55 p.m., someone pulled up in a vehicle to Intimo Lounge, 7068 W. 183rd St., and fired five shots into the business, Tinley Park police said. Several windows were shattered in the incident,…
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Teen Dies 3 Days After Being Hospitalized With COVID-19, Mom Says
A Tinley Park mom says her daughter died just three days after the otherwise healthy teen was hospitalized with coronavirus just before Christmas. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.
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‘It Was That Quick': Teen Died 3 Days After Being Hospitalized With COVID-19, Mom Says
A Tinley Park mom says her daughter died just three days after the otherwise healthy teen was hospitalized with coronavirus just before Christmas.
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Mom Warns Families After ‘Perfectly Healthy' Teen Dies Week After COVID Diagnosis
A Tinley Park mom says her daughter died three days after the otherwise healthy teen was hospitalized with coronavirus just before Christmas. Hear her heartbreaking story and warning to families.
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Pregnant EMT Killed In House Fire, Family Waiting For Answers On Cause of Fire
The Illinois State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a house fire that killed a pregnant EMT a day before Thanksgiving. Melissa Lamesch, 27, was an EMT in Tinley Park. According to family, Lamesch had just moved back to Mt. Morris from Oak Forest a few months ago to be closer to relatives. She was on maternity leave from…
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Pregnant EMT Killed In House Fire, Family Waiting For Answers On Cause of Fire
The Illinois State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a house fire that killed a pregnant EMT a day before Thanksgiving. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen has the story.
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Car Crashes Into Tinley Park Home, Bursts Into Flames
A car crashed into a home and burst into flames in south suburban Tinley Park early Tuesday, according to police and fire officials, who said a search for the driver remained ongoing.
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Sen. Durbin Highlights Tinley Park Family's Story, ‘Kenny Is a Real Person Whose Life Depends on the Affordable Care Act'
Sen. Dick Durbin made his opening remarks, at the confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, about a Tinley Park family who would have gone into bankruptcy had it not been for the Affordable Care Act.
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Horse That Captured Hearts During Controversial Ride on Dan Ryan Now Living on Suburban Farm
A horse that was involved in a protest on the Dan Ryan Expressway last week is now getting around-the-clock care at a Tinley Park facility. The horse, named NuNu, suffered a bloody wound to one of her hooves as well as sores on her side after a man known as the “Dreadhead Cowboy” rode her for seven miles on the…
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Suburban Protests: Demonstrations Planned, Modified Curfews
After another day of protests and curfews, suburban communities continue to prepare for additional demonstrations Friday. Here are the latest headlines from around the area: Aurora announced it has canceled its curfew, which was set to take effect at 10 p.m. Friday and continue through 6 a.m. Saturday. The decision came after “reviewing conditions in Aurora and surrounding communities,” the…
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Suburban Protests: Marches Planned, Curfews Lift
After another day of protests and curfews, suburban communities continue to prepare for additional demonstrations Thursday.
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Suburban Protests: Disaster Proclamation Issued for Lake County, Aurora Imposes Curfew
Suburban communities continued clean-up efforts after another night of curfews for some cities. As curfews lift and transit agencies resume service Wednesday, some businesses are still picking up the pieces. Meanwhile, additional protests are planned. Here are the latest headlines from around the area: Police in suburban Hampshire have issued a curfew effective at 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to an…
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Suburban Looting, Protests: Cicero Declares State of Emergency, Clean-Up Begins in Naperville
Suburban communities are preparing for another day of protests, looting and civil unrest Tuesday. At least one community has already declared a state of emergency, as Cicero officials have imposed a curfew of 8 p.m. Tuesday amid the unrest. Aurora and Naperville have also dealt with looting in recent days, and Kenosha County declared states of emergency on both Sunday…
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Suburban Live Blog: 60 Arrested in Cicero, Naperville Businesses Damaged by Vandals
Authorities throughout Chicago’s suburbs are planning for another day of unrest and looting, with several declaring states of emergency and imposing curfews in anticipation of potential issues. The actions come a day after looting and protests were reported in several communities, including Aurora, Naperville and Kenosha, Wisconsin. Several areas reported looting at stores and in malls, and many are...
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Tinley Park Asks Stores to Close Monday, Reinstates Curfew
The south suburban village of Tinley Park have asked retailers to close starting Monday afternoon and implemented a curfew for a second straight day as the village prepares for the possibility of unrest. Following looting and disturbances that occurred in the city of Chicago and several suburbs Sunday, the village issued a 9 p.m. curfew that was lifted at 6…
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Police Warn Shoppers to Avoid Some Suburban Malls, Multiple Shopping Centers Closed
Police in multiple Chicago suburbs have closed malls or warned shoppers as reports of protests and disruptions erupt following unrest and destruction in Chicago a night earlier. Orland Park warned shoppers to avoid the area’s popular mall as protests erupted in the Chicago suburb. “Over the last few days, many cities in the U.S. have seen demonstrations, many turning...