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47 dogs rescued from puppy mill in rural Peotone

May 21, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

Staff members and volunteers for the South Suburban Humane Society in Chicago Heights were caring for nearly 50 dogs Saturday rescued from hoarding situation in unicorporated Peotone Friday. "All of...

Jim Merrell, campaign director for Active Transportation Alliance, offers advocacy tips during a session last week at Flossmoor Station Brewery.

Group advocates for safer bicycle, pedestrian transportation routes

May 21, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

When Mia Graber's son was in high school he had to walk or bike to school every day, as they lived less than a mile away. It often was a...

Mike Devine's home haunt on the corner of 89th Place and South Komensky Avenue in Hometown features live actors.

Hometown haunt an annual family fright

May 21, 2019 at 9:34 p.m.

Some people take Halloween very seriously, and that dedication can mean a lot of fun for everyone else. Mike Devine, of Hometown, takes a week off from work around September...

Chicago Heights police investigating shooting that injured 21-year-old man

May 8, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

Chicago Heights police are investigating a shooting that left a 21-year-old man wounded Friday morning. Police responded to a call of a shooting at 9:42 a.m. in the 1200 block...

T.F. South students hone in on ‘Hamilton’s’ act

May 21, 2019 at 9:33 p.m.

Before the cast of the popular musical "Hamilton" portrayed their character at PrivateBank Theatre on Oct. 18, Thornton Fractional South High School junior Skylar Gertonson was on that same stage...

Two teens training at Lynwood roller rink excel in competitions

May 21, 2019 at 9:32 p.m.

When Sue Krusza took her daughter, Samantha, to watch a roller figure skating competition at Lynwood Sport Center, the 3-year-old looked up and asked, "Can I be in it?" Samantha...

Paranormal researcher Ursula Bielski tells ghost stories about famous haunts in the Southland during a tour Sunday sponsored by the Green Hills Public Library.

Famed ghost hunter visits Southland’s spookiest haunts

May 21, 2019 at 9:32 p.m.

A nighttime foray into the woods surrounding Bachelor's Grove Cemetery near Midlothian has become a sort of "rite of passage" for teens growing up in the Southland, according to a...

Indiana man stabbed to death in Chicago Heights

May 8, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

An Indiana man died after he was stabbed during a fight in Chicago Heights early Saturday morning, police said. Dalton Rhyne, 27, of Highland, Ind., was pronounced dead at 6:37...

Dominick Tucker, 4, of Oak Lawn, views a HO-gauge display during the Southland Model Railroad Show on Saturday at Richards High School.

Model Railroad Show steams into Richards High School

May 21, 2019 at 9:31 p.m.

Dominick Tucker, 4, looked on with fascination as a variety of trains traversed a miniature landscape set up last weekend at Richards High School in Oak Lawn. "He's a train...

Chicago-area Girl Scout leaders unfazed by BSA decision

May 21, 2019 at 9:30 p.m.

Girl Scout leaders in the Chicago area aren't too worried, yet, that their members will be siphoned away after the recent decision by the Boy Scouts of America to start...

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