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Bob Morris pulls weeds outside his house Wednesday near Division and Madison streets in Lockport during a break from work and the hottest point of the day.

South and southwest suburban residents, businesses and schools deal with extreme temperatures

August 23, 2023 at 4:18 p.m.

Lockport resident Bob Morris joked he was crazy for being out at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday as the Chicago area was under an excessive heat warning. Morris, an architect, said he...

Lockport Township High School District 205 Superintendent Robert McBride explains the renovation needs at Central Campus July 10, 2023.

Lockport High School Board seats student members, hears their thoughts on Central Campus renovation

August 22, 2023 at 3:19 p.m.

Four students were seated Monday as nonvoting members of the Lockport High School District 205 Board and its two committees, and immediately offered input about renovating the Central Campus. Chelsea...

Stagg Chargers welcome their newest fellow students with a time-honored showcase of school spirit during Wednesday's information day for incoming freshmen.

South and southwest suburban high schools well staffed, but see drop in number of teacher applicants

August 21, 2023 at 9:04 a.m.

Most south and southwest suburban high school districts started the year fully staffed with teachers and bus drivers, completed teacher contracts and security updates. "We're in a good situation. We...

Diego Origel, of Chicago Heights, caddied Wednesday for Scottie Scheffler at the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club.

Chicago Heights native caddied for Scottie Scheffler during BMW Championship

August 18, 2023 at 3:24 p.m.

Growing up, golf was a part of Diego Origel's life, playing with friends and with a neighbor of his Chicago Height's home, he said. But Wednesday, Origel, 20, had the...

Family processes grief one year after Funnel Cake Man’s death

August 16, 2023 at 9:48 a.m.

NaKesha Davis laughed lightly between tears thinking about how her husband, Tavares Davis, who was fatally shot one year ago, would've reacted to her closing The Funnel Cake Man businesses...

Two men sentenced to 30 years in prison for 2019 Frankfort, New Lenox armed robberies

August 14, 2023 at 5:31 p.m.

Two men were sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for two armed robberies committed in Frankfort and New Lenox in 2019. Justin Brown, 24, of Park Forest, and Terwon...

A Romeoville Fire Department boat joins a search for a missing person Monday in the Cal-Sag Channel under the Chatham Street bridge in Blue Island.

Dive crews call off search for person in Cal-Sag Channel in Blue Island

August 14, 2023 at 5:44 p.m.

After a more than two-hour search, crews were unable Monday to find the person who jumped off a bridge in Blue Island, according to a Blue Island Fire Department report....

The Carthage College women's soccer team played an Australian team in Sydney July 31, 2023 while on its trip to watch FIFA Women's World Cup games.

Homer Glen, Oak Forest soccer players travel to FIFA World Cup with Carthage College team

August 13, 2023 at 5:30 a.m.

Soccer players from Oak Forest and Homer Glen traveled to Australia and New Zealand for the FIFA Women's World Cup, saying the highlight of the trip was being in the...

The Pfeiffer Road extension project will connect U.S. 30 to Colorado Avenue and St. Francis Road.

Frankfort officials hope Pfeiffer Road extension will spur development

August 10, 2023 at 2:52 p.m.

Pfeiffer Road in Frankfort will undergo major extension beginning later this month after village officials approved a contract for nearly $4 million to begin construction. The Pfeiffer Road extension project...

People inspect a race car during the 2022 National Night Out that Oak Lawn police use in a charity race to benefit Special Olympics.

Popularity of National Night Out grows into community parties with raffles, meals and children’s activities

July 29, 2023 at 5:10 a.m.

Cities and towns in the south and southwest suburbs preparing for National Night Out events, held the first Tuesday in August to promote positive relationships between police and the community,...

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