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Elijah Watson, of Chicago, eats at the counter inside of White Sheep in Orland Park. Watson, who works at a nearby Edward Jones location, said the restaurant is a favorite spot.

Comfort levels and rules vary, but diners are still eating out in the Southland: ‘It really comes down to trust’

August 31, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

Brandon Mood and Melissa Devlin, of Park Forest, have not been out much since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of that, they said, is the simple reality that...

Tommy Nelson, 7, hands out supplies Saturday outside of Bryant School in Harvey. His mother, Katie, teaches for the district.

Harvey educators supply community with pandemic essentials in time of need

August 31, 2020 at 9:49 a.m.

Norma Young-White understands the importance of access. And as someone who lives and works in Harvey, she knows all too well what it means for families to be without access...

Dancing in sneakers: Orland Park studio reimagines ballet as an outdoor endeavor

August 26, 2020 at 2:47 p.m.

Orson Welles once said the enemy of art is the absence of limitation. And one thing people are facing in abundance amid the COVID-19 pandemic is limitation. But Orland Park's...

Marie Newman (middle), Democratic nominee in the 3rd Congressional District, stands in solidarity with Margaret Hagerman (left) of Flossmoor and Regina Washington of Chicago.

Postal retiree from Oak Lawn leads rally to support post office, mail-in voting

August 24, 2020 at 8:07 a.m.

The Southsiders for Peace rallied Saturday at the intersection of 103rd Street and Western Avenue, where demonstrators took over all four corners to support the U.S. Postal Service in light...

Flossmoor church restores Black Lives Matter banner, doubles down on message following act of vandalism

August 21, 2020 at 7:08 a.m.

If a vandal thought the Rev. Jeremy Froyen was going to be deterred from his show of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement by some spray paint on the...

Spark of generosity, school virtue program put Monee Girl Scout Anne Nelson into action

August 19, 2020 at 10:21 a.m.

When Monee's Anne Nelson delivered nearly 2,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in one day this summer to first responders and veterans throughout Chicago's Southland, it was not a one-time...

South Suburban Humane Society volunteer Evelyn Cunneen, of Flossmoor, holds Stegosaurus, a 2-month-old rottweiler mix that was available for adoption.

Dogs gone! Flossmoor Station helps animal shelter find homes for 14 foster puppies

August 14, 2020 at 11:27 a.m.

For South Suburban Humane Society volunteers such as Evelyn Cunneen, adoption events that draw big crowds are always a special day. "Every dog that doesn't come back with us is...

Swift-moving storm downs trees, power lines in south suburbs

August 11, 2020 at 6:51 a.m.

A fast-moving storm with strong winds downed trees and power lines in some south and southwest suburbs Monday afternoon. Commonwealth Edison reported that as of early Monday evening more than...

Marissa Lonngren, left, and Lynn Ingram wave to Ann Ross.

Community helps Orland Park’s Ann Ross celebrate 102nd birthday with parade, cake

August 10, 2020 at 2:13 p.m.

When Orland Park's Ann Ross was born on Aug. 9, 1918, the world was in the midst of a battle with the Spanish flu — not that she remembers it,...

South Side, suburban Catholic schools to resume in-person classes with cohorts, masks and some anxiety

August 10, 2020 at 7:16 a.m.

Catholic schools on the South Side and in the south suburbs are gearing up to reopen their doors for at least partial in-person learning, but the experience is going to...

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