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People walk through the Ludeman Developmental Center Monday in Park Forest.

As COVID-19 outbreak grows, Ludeman Center workers in Park Forest push for protective equipment, testing and less movement between homes

April 23, 2020 at 10:28 a.m.

Leaders of the union that represents front-line workers at Elisabeth Ludeman Developmental Center in Park Forest have for weeks been in talks with center administrators and state officials about improving...

Two men killed in Chicago Heights last week in separate incidents

April 21, 2020 at 12:49 p.m.

Two men were killed in separate incidents in Chicago Heights last week that have since been ruled homicides. The victims, a 42-year-old South Chicago Heights man and a 22-year-old Chicago...

Two killed, one wounded in Markham shootout between vehicles

April 20, 2020 at 7:09 p.m.

Two men were killed and another was wounded Sunday night in Markham when the occupants of two vehicles opened fire on each other while traveling west on 159th Street, according...

Shoppers, some wearing protective face masks, wait March 16 in a line stretching outside the Trader Joe's store at Roosevelt Road in Chicago.

Oak Lawn will require face coverings in public places beginning Friday

April 20, 2020 at 4:35 p.m.

Oak Lawn's mayor on Monday signed an executive order declaring a local state of emergency and mandating that residents, visitors and essential store workers wear masks in public to stem...

The Elisabeth Ludeman Developmental Center in Park Forest.

Illinois National Guard activated for COVID-19 response at Park Forest developmental center with more than 100 cases

April 17, 2020 at 5:58 p.m.

The Illinois National Guard has been activated in response to a COVID-19 outbreak at a Park Forest residential center for adults with developmental disabilities, where 110 residents and staff have...

Nearly 100 Southland residents have died of COVID-19 since last week

April 16, 2020 at 5:36 p.m.

Nearly 100 more Southland residents are confirmed to have died of COVID-19 complications since last Friday, bringing the total death toll for south and southwest suburban residents to 256, according...

Have you recovered from COVID-19? A south suburban clinic is offering antibody testing to gauge possible immunity

April 16, 2020 at 2:51 p.m.

A south suburban medical practice that had been one of the area's early providers of drive-up coronavirus testing is now testing patients for COVID-19 antibodies to help identify those who...

Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark, then a city alderman, walks out of a City Council meeting during the mayor's report Feb. 8, 2016.

Ex-Harvey police chief, former internal affairs supervisor claim in separate lawsuits that mayor retaliated against them for political reasons

April 15, 2020 at 7:52 a.m.

Harvey's former police chief and another veteran officer allege their refusal to support the mayor and his politically charged mandates elicited retribution from the administration and cost them their jobs....

Illinois National Guard opens drive-up COVID-19 testing site in Markham

April 14, 2020 at 1:04 p.m.

The Illinois National Guard on Tuesday opened a drive-up COVID-19 testing site in south suburban Markham for first responders, health care workers, seniors and adults with serious underlying medical conditions,...

South suburban death toll from COVID-19 more than tripled this week, eclipsing 100

April 10, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

The number of Southland residents who have died of COVID-19-related complications more than tripled this week, jumping from 47 to 160, according to a Southtown analysis. As of Friday, at...

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