A man was arrested and three people were airlifted to a hospital after a car crashed into a horse and buggy in Burr Oak ...

ALSIP, Ill. (WLS) -- The Friends of Burr Oak group gathered at Burr Oak Cemetery on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of a grave-selling scheme that was exposed in Alsip, Ill. Four cemetery ...

A former backhoe operator at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery was sentenced to three years probation Friday for desecrating bodies and removing skeletal remains to sell more graves to unsuspecting ...

ALSIP, Ill. (WLS) -- Friday marks a new day for Burr Oak Cemetery, after the historic burial site became the focus of scandal in 2009. The Cook County Sheriff's Department discovered that graves were ...

The Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council voted to recommend the listing to the National Park Service, which would formally recognize Burr Oak as a site of national significance. For many Chicago ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BURR OAK – Community pride will be on display this weekend, as St. Joseph County’s smallest community hosts its annual festival.

Eight years ago, private operator Xanterra Travel Collection (formerly Xanterra Parks & Resorts) opted not to renew its contract with the state to operate Burr Oak, saying it was losing money on the ...

BURR OAK -- With a two-year history as its foundation, the Burr Oak Heritage Days celebration is establishing its niche in St. Joseph County's community festival circuit. Organizers of the third ...

With several family members buried there, Tammy Gibson said she is very passionate about conditions at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip. Families with loved ones interred there “want to make sure they’re ...