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A state board Monday approved a request by the owner of MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island to close. The hospital had suspended operations as of the end of September. (Mike Nolan/Daily Southtown)

Blue Island’s MetroSouth Medical Center stops admitting new patients, temporarily suspends emergency departments

September 22, 2019 at 9:01 a.m.

MetroSouth Medical Center officials announced Friday that they had stopped accepting new patients and temporarily suspended general emergency and obstetrics emergency departments at the Blue Island facility. The decision, which...

Lincoln-Way appoints new school board member

September 20, 2019 at 3:15 p.m.

A Frankfort bankruptcy attorney was appointed Thursday to fill a vacancy on the Lincoln-Way High School District 210 board of education, district officials said. Deadra Stokes, 54, will fill the...

Markham police bust ‘sophisticated’ burglary ring; recover $1M in stolen goods from storage facility, chief says

September 20, 2019 at 12:52 p.m.

Markham police have busted part of a sophisticated Chicagoland burglary ring that had been stashing stolen goods at a storage facility just down the street from City Hall and Cook...

Colorectal cancer survivors Lisa Wieland (left) and Raquel Lopez (right) and their oncologist Amar Hamad (back), will run in the Christmas Without Cancer 5K Run/Walk in Evergreen Park on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Christmas Without Cancer, a nonprofit that provides gifts and basic necessities to families impacted by cancer, was founded by radiation oncology nurse Gerri Neylon (center) in 2003.

Women who beat cancer while pregnant teaming up with their doctor for Evergreen Park 5K

September 20, 2019 at 9:34 a.m.

When you've endured toxic cancer treatments while pregnant and survived to deliver a healthy baby, what's a little 5K run? For survivors Lisa Wieland and Raquel Lopez, it's an opportunity...

Cedric Nolen was hired in July as the principal of Colin Powell Middle School in Matteson, just two months after a Chicago Board of Education Inspector General investigation substantiated sexual misconduct allegations against him, records show.

Principal accused of sexual misconduct was hired by Matteson school district without background and reference checks, records show

September 18, 2019 at 3:56 p.m.

Matteson School District 159 hired a middle school principal who had been investigated for sexual misconduct at his previous job without speaking to his references or receiving the results of...

Matteson School District 159 parent Mary Nooks was among the parents who encouraged and supported Colin Powell Middle School students to walk out on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 to demand the reinstatement of their former principal, whose replacement recently resigned after his past sexual misconduct allegations surfaced.

Matteson middle school students stage walkout after new principal’s past sexual misconduct allegations surface

September 16, 2019 at 1:47 p.m.

About 200 Matteson middle school students — approximately one-third of the student body — staged a walkout Monday to demand the return of their former principal, who was reassigned over...

Matteson School Dist. 159 students, community members plan protest over hiring of principal accused of sexual misconduct

September 16, 2019 at 9:45 a.m.

Matteson School District 159 students and parents are planning Monday to protest decisions by the school board and superintendent following the recent revelation that a newly hired middle school principal...

Teen charged in Dolton mother’s slaying ordered held without bail

September 15, 2019 at 9:38 a.m.

An 18-year-old arrested in the fatal shooting of a mother who was struck by a stray bullet last month while driving in Dolton with her four youngest children was ordered...

Teen charged in death of woman hit by stray bullet while driving her children from Dolton day care

September 13, 2019 at 12:26 p.m.

A teen has been charged with the death of a woman hit by a stray bullet while driving in Dolton with her four youngest children last month, authorities said. Avion...

Ex-Posen mayor found dead after failing to appear at criminal sentencing

September 12, 2019 at 3:20 p.m.

The former mayor of Posen was found dead in his bedroom Thursday after not appearing at his criminal sentencing hearing on federal embezzlement charges, officials said. Donald Schupek, 79, was...

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