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A 27-year-old iron worker is dead and another is in critical condition after falling eight stories from a scaffolding collapse at the construction site of the University of Chicago’s cancer
David O'Donnell, 27, died and another worker was injured Thursday after they fell from scaffolding at still-under-construction University of Chicago Cancer Center. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.
An Oak Forest shooting left a man injured Friday after he traded gunfire with car break-in suspects near his home on LeClaire Avenue, police said.
Myles J. Swets, was on West Pauling Road about a mile east of Route 50 Jan. 15 when he went off the road and slammed into a parked car, police said.
Rhea Mardjetko pitched the final four innings to earn the win as Lemont came back to win 6-5 in a Class 3A sectional semifinal.