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Election signs outside the Homer Township Library for the March 19, 2024 primary election. (Alexandra Kukulka/Daily Southtown)

Referendum roundup: Thornton Township votes down mental health, Homer Glen voters support dissolving Homer Township

March 20, 2024 at 3:36 p.m.

Voters in the south and southwest suburbs had major referendums to decide, such as projects at Lemont and Robbins park districts, dissolving Homer Township, and a number of questions in...

Lockport HIgh School District 205's Central Campus. (Alexandra Kukulka/Daily Southtown)

Lockport District 205 officials say Central Campus referendum fails

March 20, 2024 at 11:46 a.m.

While some mail-in votes must still be counted, Lockport District 205 Superintendent Robert McBride said the margin is strong enough that it's unlikely there would be some kind of change...

Voters head to the polls Tuesday at the Lockport Police Department. (Alexandra Kukulka/Daily Southtown)

Southland primary voters share mixed feelings on presidential candidates

March 19, 2024 at 5:07 p.m.

Voters in the south and southwest suburbs expressed reservations about the presidential candidates and the limited choices as they cast ballots in Tuesday's primary elections.

Eric Satterwhite, center, died March 16, 2024 after a shooting and rollover crash on I-94 near South Holland. Satterwhite, shown with daughter Nakia, right, and son Storm is remembered as a family man and life of the party. (Family photo)

Chicago man killed in I-94 shooting, rollover crash in South Holland remembered as good father, life of the party

March 18, 2024 at 3:44 p.m.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office said Eric Satterwhite, 50, of the 10100 block of South Sangamon Street, died of a gunshot wound to the torso and his death was...

Homewood police Chief Denise McGrath will run the 128th annual Boston Marathon April 15. (Denise McGrath)

Homewood police Chief Denise McGrath trains for Boston Marathon

March 17, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

Homewood police Chief Denise McGrath will run the 128th annual Boston Marathon on April 15 to raise money for Semper Fi & America's Fund, an organization that cares for U.S....

Teen charged in February 2023 car crash that killed 70-year-old Robbins man

March 18, 2024 at 10:19 a.m.

The boy, who was 14 at the time of the crash, has been charged with reckless homicide, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, failure to report an accident and criminal...

Anoushka Lal, left, and Chelsea Osei in Washington as Illinois delegates of the U.S. Senate Youth Program. (Chelsea Osei)

Lockport District 205, CPS students visit White House, meet Biden, through Senate youth program

March 14, 2024 at 1:43 p.m.

Lockport Township High School senior Chelsea Osei said her favorite part was meeting Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, watching the State of the Union address at the White...

Nancy Uznanski, a member of the Lemont Writers Guild, signs a copy of the Lemont 150th anniversary zine. (Nancy Uznanski)

Lemont 150th anniversary zine unites artists, writers guild to tell village’s story

March 13, 2024 at 2:39 p.m.

Readers can learn more about Lemont's Smoky Row, quarry history and some historic people that helped shape the village in the zine celebrating the village's 150th anniversary.

Mary Kate Barron was named the 2024 South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade queen. (South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade)

Queen named for Sunday’s South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade

March 12, 2024 at 11:41 a.m.

Mary Kate Barron, of Beverly, the queen for the South Side Irish Parade, is a tax accountant who attended St. Ignatius High School and John Caroll University in Ohio.

Frankfort Fire Protection District Station 74 was unmanned from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 28, 2024 as firefighters were at training. (Alexandra Kukulka/Daily Southtown)

Frankfort firefighters union begins posting when stations are unmanned

March 10, 2024 at 5:27 a.m.

Fire Chief Sean Fierce said it is common for a fire station to be unmanned for various lengths of times while fire crews are at training, department physicals, the mechanics,...

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