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Area business owners face fraud charges in case involving $7.8 million in PPP loans

September 21, 2023 at 2:57 p.m.

Two area businesspeople were indicted Tuesday, accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $7.8 million in small business loans under the CARES Act. Sharhabeel Shreiteh, an accountant in Palos Hills, and...

Lockport Township High School.

Brett Johnson/Daily Southtown, Sept. 13, 2020, Lockport, Illinois

Lockport High School Board OKs budget amid dissent, discusses Central Campus renovations

September 25, 2023 at 4:16 p.m.

The Lockport Township High School District 205 Board approved its 2023-2024 fiscal year budget Monday in a 4-3 vote, with dissenting board members signaling they prefer to spend down the...

A memorial sits outside Hillcrest High School for Marshawn Mitchell, 14, a freshman who was shot and killed Friday after the school's homecoming football game Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 in Country Club Hills.

Hillcrest freshman slain after homecoming game remembered as funny, smart: ‘He loved football so much’

September 25, 2023 at 3:42 p.m.

Amanda Lenoir remembered her 14-year-old son, Marshawn Mitchell, as funny, smart and an overall good kid. Mitchell loved playing football and his dream was to play in the NFL. Mitchell,...

New Star CEO Dan Strick, from left, board member Ned Horney, state Rep. Anthony DeLuca and board president Rick Thiernau cut the ribbon Wednesday on the newly renovated senior room.

Renovations at New Star designed to provide opportunity for residents with developmental disabilities

September 17, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

Renovations to a senior room at New Star in Chicago Heights will provide residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities a place to participate in cooking demonstrations and learn other skills...

Man dies after being struck by Metra train while crossing tracks in Midlothian

September 15, 2023 at 4:51 p.m.

A man was killed Friday morning after being struck by a Metra train while trying to cross the tracks to catch a train in Midlothian, officials said. At 7:36 a.m.,...

Serhii Dushenko, 35, died Sept. 10, about two months after he was critically injured in a car crash in Oak Lawn.

Man critically injured in Oak Lawn suspected DUI car crash dies weeks after 3-year-old son

September 15, 2023 at 6:16 p.m.

Serhii Dushenko, who was critically injured in a July car crash in Oak Lawn that led to drunken driving charges against another driver, died Sept. 10, his family said. Dushenko's...

Dolton police Chief Robert Collins at a news conference Aug. 5, 2021.

South and southwest suburban police chiefs, officials prepare for Monday’s start of cashless bail

September 15, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

South suburban police chiefs expressed uncertainty about how cashless bail, which goes into effect Monday, will affect their communities, but said the biggest change for police officers will be the...

A sign at the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Stuenkel Road welcomes visitors to University Park.

Robinson Engineering project proposes replacing pipes in 50 University Park homes

September 13, 2023 at 6:36 p.m.

Robinson Engineering has proposed to replace pipes to about 50 homes in University Park, and the project would be funded through grants, officials said. Jonathan Flowers, a senior engineer for...

Police: 17-year-old also injured in weekend Sauk Village shooting

September 13, 2023 at 9:45 a.m.

Sauk Village police said Tuesday a 17-year-old Lynwood boy was also injured in a Saturday afternoon shooting that took the life of 16-year-old Victor Nunez, also of Lynwood. Sauk Village...

Homicides reported in Sauk Village, Chicago Heights and Riverdale since Thursday, officials said

September 11, 2023 at 3:22 p.m.

Two people, including a teenager, were fatally shot in Sauk Village and Chicago Heights Saturday and another man was fatally shot Thursday in Riverdale, officials said. Victor Nunez, 16, was...

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