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Marchers display signs decrying U.S. immigration policy during a rally Saturday in Frankfort.

‘It’s just not the way our country should be’: Crowds gather in Frankfort to decry U.S. immigration policy

May 21, 2019 at 10:42 p.m.

Holding signs reading “#Enough” and posters referencing children being held in camps, more than 200 protestors gathered Saturday on Frankfort’s Breidert Green on Saturday to oppose Zero Tolerance immigration policies....

Second shooting victim left ‘unrecognizable’ by Joliet area car fire identified

May 21, 2019 at 10:42 p.m.

The Will County Coroner's Office has identified the second victim found in a vehicle fully engulfed in flames in Joliet Township on Tuesday night. Don Tae Ray Morgan, 21, of...

Hillcrest High School cheerleaders perform Wednesday during a special premiere event of the film "Uncle Drew" at the Marcus Cinema in Country Club Hills.

‘Uncle Drew’ basketball party celebrates success of movie theater in Country Club Hills

May 21, 2019 at 10:41 p.m.

With all the fanfare of a Hollywood movie premiere Hillcrest High School student athletes and other area residents were treated to a night of fun and laughs during a celebration...

Will County moves forward with talks for solar facility at landfill

May 21, 2019 at 10:39 p.m.

The Will County Board agreed to negotiate a contract Thursday with a company looking to construct a solar farm at the Prairie View Landfill in Wilmington. If all goes smoothly,...

Group promotes amateur radio in south suburbs

May 21, 2019 at 10:39 p.m.

A Southland group is hoping to attract area residents to a hobby that can be used for emergencies — amateur radio. The Tri-Town Radio Amateur Club will host an open...

The Rev. Pius Kokose of St. Stanislaus Church in Posen blessed drivers and their vehicles as they participated in the Drivin' the Dixie event June 16, 2018.

Drivin’ the Dixie showcases historic Southland highway: ‘There’s a romance to it’

May 21, 2019 at 10:37 p.m.

While Route 66 might garner much of the tourist attention from Illinois car enthusiasts, an even older roadway got its turn in the spotlight this weekend. More than 100 antique...

Lifeguards participate in team building exercises at Orland Park's Centennial Pool even on rainy days when the pool is closed.

Southland’s public pools hope heat brings crowds of swimmers

May 21, 2019 at 10:36 p.m.

When Centennial Pool in Orland Park opened for the season amid one of the hottest Memorial Day weekends on record, lines of swimmers stretched to the street as they waited...

Fellow volunteers honor memory of Hickory Hills man who launched forest preserve restoration efforts

May 21, 2019 at 10:35 p.m.

Roger Keller of Hickory Hills came up with jokes for volunteers to differentiate between nonnative plants, which had to be removed from local forest preserves, and native plants, which should...

Body found in Dolton alley was gunshot victim, coroner says

May 21, 2019 at 10:35 p.m.

A person whose body was found in Dolton Friday died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The body was found in an alley on...

From Grayslake to the North Pole: Lake County native describes service aboard submarine

May 24, 2019 at 12:24 a.m.

While aboard a nuclear-powered submarine during a U.S. Navy mission earlier this year, Lt. Cmdr. Steven Halle, a Grayslake native, could hear the ship crashing through solid ice as it...

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