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Oak Lawn Mayor Terry Vorderer holds a photo of former Oak Lawn Mayor Fred Dumke, taken from a time capsule Tuesday at the Village Hall. (Cam'ron Hardy/for the Daily Southtown)

35-year-old time capsule brings back memories in Oak Lawn

March 11, 2026 at 11:37 a.m.

Yearbooks from Oak Lawn and Richards high schools, photos of residents and memories of 1967 tornado were in time capsule from 1991.

Alex Olejniczak reads off agenda times during the Oak Lawn Village Board meeting Feb. 24. Olejniczak was appointed mayor protempore as Mayor Terry Vorderer was not present. (Cam'ron Hardy/for the Daily Southtown)

More than $400k in grants available for Oak Lawn nonprofits

March 3, 2026 at 11:28 a.m.

The Oak Lawn Social Services Corporation provides grants to nonprofits providing charitable, scientific or educational services.

Mia Dates, 7, holds the key to the village of Lynwood Tuesday while being honored by police Chief Gregory Thomas and Mayor Jada Curry at the Village Board meeting. (Cam'ron Hardy/for the Daily Southtown)

7-year-old receives first key to village of Lynwood after life-saving 911 call

February 25, 2026 at 1:54 p.m.

Mia Dates of Lynwood called 911 when she found her father, Xavier, unconscious after he fell down the stairs and hit his head.

Oak Lawn Village President Terry Vorderer presides Feb. 10, 2026, at a Village Board meeting (Cam'ron Hardy/for the Daily Southtown)

Oak Lawn approves two more business with video gaming

February 14, 2026 at 11:27 a.m.

Oak Lawn approved liquor and gaming licenses for Wing Snob on 95th Street and a second location for The Whistle Sports Bar & Grill.

Resident Jennifer Vargas speaks against a 24-hour McDonald's drive-through near 191st Street and Harlem Avenue during the Tinley Park Village Board meeting Feb. 3, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/for the Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park approves McDonald’s 24-hour drive through in Tinley Park, despite residents’ pushback

February 4, 2026 at 3:47 p.m.

The Tinley Park Village Board voted 5-1 to allowing a planned McDonald’s to be open 24 hours with an overnight drive through.

From left, Jermaine Thomas II, Rasheed Owens, Alexandria Jones and Roy Kinsey gather during the opening installation of Maintaining Wonder: Deangelo's World on Friday, Jan. 29 at the Oak Park Public Library. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park library’s Idea Box showcases representation in form of a child’s bedroom

February 3, 2026 at 10:55 a.m.

Representation in children's books is important, said Roy Kinsey, a librarian and rapper whose book "Deangelo and the Dandelion" tells the story of a queer Black youngster from Chicago who...

The announcement of the state grant in September 2024 included, from left, Beverly Area Arts Alliance President Sal Campbell, Eugene S. Pike House Foundation President Grace Kuikman, state Sen. Willie Preston, Eugene S. Pike House Foundation Board member Tina Jenkins Bell and Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore. (Eugene S. Pike House Foundation)

County Board action pushes renovation of Beverly’s Pike House forward

February 6, 2026 at 1:34 p.m.

The Cook County Board approved the Eugene S. Pike House Foundation and Beverly Area Arts Alliance partnership to renovate the home.

Maple Tree Inn owners Katie and Erich Wennberg in their Homewood restaurant on Jan. 9, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Homewood’s Maple Tree Inn faced a fire and three location changes. Last year, it celebrated 50 years.

February 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Katie and Erich Wennberg have gone through trials and tribulations while working at the Maple Tree Inn. The restaurant’s 50th anniversary wasn’t easy to achieve.

Oak Lawn police. (Daily Southtown staff)

Oak Lawn-Hometown District 123 schools close after ‘swatting incident’

January 30, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

Oak Lawn-Hometown Elementary District 123 say an unsubstantiated swatting incident was aimed at Kolmar Avenue Elementary School.

Oak Lawn Mayor Terry Vorderer, from left, Oak Lawn Patrol Sgt. Stephen Scannell, Lt. Nick Kunke and police Chief Daniel Vittorio at Tuesday's Oak Lawn Village Board meeting. (Cam'ron Hardy/Daily Southtown)

Oak Lawn promotes two police officers, sets funding for 95th Street lights

January 27, 2026 at 1:22 p.m.

Oak Lawn police promoted Stephen Scannell to patrol sergeant and Nick Kunke to lieutenant as Division Chief Patrick Curran retires.

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