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Plans to convert the former MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island into a senior living facility are underway as developers work to meet conditions of a preliminary agreement with the city before construction can begin.

MetroSouth developers pay outstanding bills as Blue Island awaits other conditions for conversion to senior living complex

September 6, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

Lockwood Development Partners’ have met some key Blue Island conditions, including settling a $220,000 bill, for MetroSouth plans.

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Homer Glen man faces federal drug trafficking charges

September 4, 2024 at 7:07 p.m.

Homer Glen resident William Busse III, a former Joliet police officer, was indicted on federal drug trafficking charges.

Glenwood fire Chief Kevin Welsh explains how TIF dollars will be distributed for a $1.8 million rehabilitation project on a second fire station Sept. 3, 2024. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Glenwood officials approve $339,900 in contracts for fire station project

September 4, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.

Glenwood officials approved contracts totaling $339,900 to advance the $1.8 million rehabilitation project for a second fire station.

Khadija Collins, with her daughter Dream Bella Collins speaks with Sean Flynn from Pace Aug. 27, 2024, at the job fair in Robbins. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Unemployment higher, finding work difficult and inconsistent in south suburbs

August 30, 2024 at 2:23 p.m.

July data higher than state average unemployment in Harvey Dolton, South Holland, Calumet City, Lansing and Evergreen Park.

The Will County Courthouse in Joliet. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Will County clerk’s office employee sues New Lenox Township trustee for defamation over Facebook post

August 30, 2024 at 7:41 p.m.

A Will County clerk's office employee filed a lawsuit alleging New Lenox Township Trustee Patricia "Patty" Deiters published a fraudulent public Facebook post that defamed and incited harassment against her....

Raven's Place and The Vault, both in the 13000 Block of Western Avenue in Blue Island, have been closed since January. (Daily Southtown)

Woman pleads guilty to firing gun near Blue Island bar, leading city to close establishments

August 30, 2024 at 11:27 a.m.

A woman charged pleaded guilty to firing a gun outside Blue Island bars that led the city to close The Vault and Raven's Place.

The construction site of a detention basin near Heather Hill Elementary School in Flossmoor Aug. 22, 2024. The site is enclosed by a chain-link fence, which some residents say is insufficient for ensuring safety of young children. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Flossmoor District 161 to explore surveillance options with detention basin near Heather Hill Elementary

August 27, 2024 at 2:19 p.m.

Flossmoor Elementary District 161 Board members addressed safety concerns Monday at Heather Hill Elementary School related to the construction of a stormwater detention basin. Crystal Cleggett, a longtime resident who...

Surveillance footage of a person believed to be involved in two bank robberies Aug. 23 in Oak Forest and Chicago Heights. (Oak Forest Police Department)

FBI working to identify people in Chicago Heights, Oak Forest bank robberies

August 26, 2024 at 7:03 p.m.

The Chicago FBI is seeking information on robberies of Old National Bank in Chicago Heights and Fifth Third Bank in Oak Forest.

Manhattan real estate agent Randi Quigley stands next to a sign for eXp Realty, the real estate brokerage firm she works for. (Courtesy of Randi Quigley)

Manhattan real estate agent to host lifestyle show ‘The American Dream’

September 20, 2024 at 11:34 a.m.

Randi Quigley's first episode hosting "The American Dream" will feature listings in Mokena and a tour of Frankfort’s downtown area.

Harvey 2nd Ward Ald. Colby Chapman talks to a spectator in the front row as she is escorted out of a Harvey City Council meeting Jan. 9, 2024, following a heated exchange with Mayor Christopher Clark. (Hank Sanders/Daily Southtown)

Harvey Ald. Colby Chapman arrested on claim of assault of city administrator

August 22, 2024 at 8:31 p.m.

Surveillance footage showed Ald. Colby Chapman approach city administrator Corean Davis Aug. 14 after a City Council meeting, officials said.

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