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Dixmoor hopes meter replacement effort will help solve village’s water woes

October 4, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

The village of Dixmoor's approximately 100-year-old water infrastructure might finally getting a major overhaul through a village-wide water meter replacement program. The primary purpose of the program is to modernize...

Bobcats have been spotted this year on trial cameras set up by the Forest Preserve District of Will County. (Forest Preserve District of Will County)

Trail camera sighting highlights bobcats’ stealthy presence in Will County

October 1, 2026 at 11:19 a.m.

After being declared a threatened species in Illinois in the 1990s, bobcats have rebounded and have been steadily migrating north.

Geno McKenna, director of the indoor garden at The Hope Center in Blue Island, speaks about hydroponic growing systems on Sept. 29, 2026. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Blue Island group harvests hope year-round for those facing food insecurity

September 30, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

Blue Island's Hope Center is closing in on its goal of donating 2,000 pounds of food it raises year-round for the community.

New Lenox community development director Robin Ellis discusses a housing development planned for land south of Silver Cross Hospital during a Sept. 28 Village Board meeting. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

New Lenox officials consider new development near Silver Cross Hospital

September 30, 2026 at 9:49 a.m.

A development proposal would bring 180 housing units in 42 buildings to land south of Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.

Members of the Midwest Underground Railroad Network hike along the Calumet River in November 2023. The nonprofit group was recently recognized as a program of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom by the National Park Service. (Midwest Underground Railroad Network)

Midwest Underground Railroad Network earns national status from US Park Service

September 28, 2026 at 4:45 p.m.

The South Holland-based group is listed as a program of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom by the National Park Service.

Daniel P. Brown was a clinical professor and faculty advisor Northwestern University's Segal Design Institute at the McCormick School of Engineering. (Segal Design Institute)

Oak Lawn native Daniel P. Brown, inventor and Northwestern University educator, dies at 70

September 28, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

Daniel "Dan" Patrick Brown, a professor at Northwestern University, entrepreneur and inventor, unexpectedly died the evening of Sept. 15. He was 70. Born on July 25, 1956 in Oak Lawn,...

District 218 board president Carol Kats speaks at the board of education's Sept. 22, 2026 meeting. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

School District 218 moves to potentially contest property tax assessment appeals

September 24, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

District 218 approved a resolution to authorize interventions in proceedings before the state's property tax appeal board.

Books and computers at William Leonard Public Library in Robbins, pictured Sept. 22, 2026, are available to Robbins and Dixmoor residents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, a reduced schedule caused by a funding shortage. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Temporary closure of library highlights lack of access to services in Robbins, Dixmoor

September 23, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

William Leonard Public Library serves Robbins and Dixmoor, but is facing budget and staffing issues, reducing services for residents.

The tech launchpad at Kennedy-King College, an affiliate of City Colleges of Chicago located in Englewood, provides students with opportunities to prepare for careers in information technology. (City Colleges of Chicago)

Moraine Valley, other colleges ramp up training for careers in artificial intelligence era

September 21, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

Moraine Valley Community College educator Ryen Nagle was appointed to the national Commission on the Future of Work to study AI's effects.

St. Laurence High School President Joseph Martinez, from left, sophomore Henry Flanagan and vice president of enrollment and communications Mike Madera Sept. 16, 2026. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Groundbreaking for field house is latest expansion at St. Laurence High School in Burbank

September 21, 2026 at 5:12 a.m.

St. Laurence High School in Burbank broke ground on a 34,000-square-foot field house as part of the Catholic school's growth.

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