Oak Lawn’s 2021 budget up $2.29 million from 2020 expenses, mostly in labor
Labor costs are being cited as the primary reason for a 2021 Oak Lawn budget that sees an increase in expenses of just over 3% compared to the 2020 budget....
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Country Club Hills businesses join together to provide toys and food to families in need
Nearly a dozen businesses banded together Friday in Country Club Hills to make sure area residents were able to end the year on a high note. The inaugural Southland Spirit...
Oak Lawn takes aim at private sewer connections with point-of-sale inspections beginning April 1
Oak Lawn residents selling their homes will need to make sure their storm drainage system is routed to the correct places come April 1. All residential and business properties in...
Christmas services will look different at Southland churches, but ‘the meaning will hit more than ever’
For some, Christmas 2020 is almost Christmas as usual. The Sauk Trail Baptist Temple in Richton Park continued drive-in services it was conducting through June, then in July returned to...
Dancing with cameras: Orland ballet troupe’s ‘Nutcracker’ moves beyond the theater as online offering
Just as "The Nutcracker" is a beloved holiday tradition around the world, "Beyond the Nutcracker" has been an annual favorite for Orland Park's Ballet 5:8. But a unique year that...
COVID-19 vaccines on the way this week may cover ‘majority’ of Will County hospital workers, officials say
Nearly 5,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are on the way to Will County, which could help protect a large percentage of its hospitals' staffs. Though, health officials note easy...
Pandemic necessitates new procedures, but calls are down in 2020 for south suburban paramedics
The spread of COVID-19 has changed the way paramedics look and act when called to the scene of a medical emergency, but despite some spikes those calls have been down...
Tree displays grow holiday spirit: ‘This is the one thing that’s stayed the same’
With COVID-19 numbers on the rise once again and local programs canceled or postponed, many are looking for an annual dose of holiday cheer. But tree trims — outdoors and...
The job of school custodians has changed massively in a short time because of COVID-19, but their efforts haven’t gone unappreciated
School custodians have long been the force behind cleanliness inside the classroom and out — performing the unenviable feat, time and time again, of keeping buildings looking a little less...
Scholarship to honor legacy of St. Xavier graduate, Christ Hospital nurse killed in 2018
For Eddie Isadore, there are a series of dates that are forever etched into his brain. * Jan. 6, 2007 — the day he met Renee Shereyk, a nurse at...