Calumet City aldermen question credit card bills for Hooters, hotels, dinners and cars in Calumet city

Calumet City aldermen question credit card bills for Hooters, hotels, dinners and cars

Calumet City’s municipal credit card statement showing charges from Hooters, a Gordon Ramsey restaurant, a hotel in New Orleans and a Cadillac lease have led aldermen to question whether Mayor ...

NWS confirms up to 17 tornadoes hit Illinois, Indiana last Thursday

The National Weather Service has confirmed up to 17 tornadoes touched down in Illinois and Indiana last Thursday.

‘Wasteful spending cannot do this to a budget’: Calumet City seeks $8 million loan to pay backlog of bills

During a contentious special City Council meeting Tuesday, Calumet City narrowly approved a plan to pay an $8 million backlog ...

South suburbs deal with more property damage after Saturday night storms amid tornado recovery

Powerful storms that swept through the south and southwest suburbs caused extensive damage, left thousands without power and ...

Tornado confirmed in Hickory Hills; Calumet City hit with weekend storms

The National Weather Service says it was a tornado that hit the Hickroy Hills and Bridgeview area Thursday, tearing the roof of this apartment complex at 83rd Street and Roberts Roads. Resident ...

Calumet City residents to get some relief after damaging flooding

CALUMET CITY, Ill. (CBS) -- After days of cleaning up and salvaging what they could, help is finally on the way for homeowners in Calumet City. The storm system that brought the flooding was a weather ...

Calumet City mayor looks to transform former Sears at River Oaks Mall into indoor water park

CALUMET CITY, Ill. (CBS) – Plans are in the works to turn a struggling mall into a crown jewel of the community. An ambitious suburban mayor wants to build a massive water park on the former site of a ...

Firm hired to review Calumet City’s bids wins most architecture contracts, investigation shows

Farnsworth Group, the engineering and architecture firm appointed by Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones to be the city engineer, plays an integral role in helping the city select what firms should win ...

Calumet City cleaning up after another round of storms

Communities across our area are still dealing with the mess left behind from tornadoes and storms.