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Emily Nowling, Hanna McDermott, Michael Erickson and Amy Byrne pose with creatures from Zombie Army Productions during Lockport's Comicopolis on Aug. 4.

Lockport celebrates superheroes with ‘Comicopolis’

May 21, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

Wearing a homemade costume as Marvel superhero Nova, Jeff Hart wandered downtown at the White Oak Library District facility in Lockport mingling with several other people dressed in cosplay. The...

Organizers said between 30,000 and 40,000 people visited the Taste of Orland Park this weekend.

Taste of Orland Park draws big crowds; ‘Everyone knows each other’

May 21, 2019 at 10:52 p.m.

Despite temperatures reaching into the mid-90s during the weekend, organizers said up to 40,000 people came out to the Taste of Orland Park. “It’s like a big block party,” said...

Workers on Sunday were busy boarding up a large apartment building in Justice that was heavily damaged by a weekend fire.

Justice apartment building fire displaces dozens of residents

May 21, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

A fire that ripped through a large apartment building Saturday afternoon in Justice displaced dozens of residents, according to a fire official. Firefighters responded to the scene in the 8400...

New Lenox police seek suspect in 7-Eleven armed robbery

May 8, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

A man wearing a black mask and armed with a handgun robbed a 7-Eleven store in New Lenox early Saturday morning, police said. The man, who was described as wearing...

Man shows threatening note but leaves Lansing bank without money, police say

May 21, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

A man gave a threatening note Thursday to an employee at a Lansing bank but took it back and left the business without any money, police said. At 11:12 a.m.,...

Oak Lawn Children’s Museum teams with Lockport students for new topography exhibit

May 21, 2019 at 10:52 p.m.

A new exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Oak Lawn has families building new worlds with their hands. On a roughly three-and-a-half-foot table, one person can pour earth into the...

Joseph Gyan stands in his recently opened Global African Market in Chicago Heights.

Need plantain flour? Try shopping at growing number of African groceries in Southland

May 21, 2019 at 10:51 p.m.

When Joseph Gyan opened Global African Market in Chicago Heights about two months ago he wanted it to be more than a place where customers can find ingredients for ethnic...

Tinley Park Mayor JacobVandenberg, along with religious leaders from the community, addressed the media Sunday about flyers referencing the Ku Klux Klan that were recently found in a neighborhood in the village.

Tinley Park mayor, religious leaders denounce KKK flyers

May 21, 2019 at 10:51 p.m.

Tinley Park Mayor Jacob Vandenberg Sunday described flyers referencing the Ku Klux Klan found last week in the village as “flat-out disgusting and evil.” “We have zero tolerance for evilness...

Robotics League expanding to Lockport, offers chance to see science at work

May 21, 2019 at 10:51 p.m.

Working on robotics in sixth grade had a major impact in building Elise Viz’s confidence in the engineering field and contributed to her success today. Having graduated from Marist High...

Birding fans flock to Southland hot spots to see summer species

May 21, 2019 at 10:51 p.m.

From warblers just leaving their nests to shore birds migrating from the Arctic, late summer and early fall is an opportune time for bird lovers, and there are plenty of...

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