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Signs at Orland Square mall in Orland Park outline efforts to keep customers safe as the center reopens.

Restaurants, shopping malls welcome back customers as south suburbs begin to reopen

May 29, 2020 at 6:47 p.m.

Within 30 seconds of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's announcement last week that bars and restaurants could soon reopen with limited outdoor seating, the Barrel Club had its first reservation. The Oak...

A hearse leaves the Cook County Medical Examiners office in Chicago.

COVID-19 deaths in Southland decline for third straight week

May 28, 2020 at 4:51 p.m.

The number of Southland deaths attributed to COVID-19 continued to trend down for the third straight week, making this the least lethal week for South Cook and Will counties since...

36-year-old man shot to death inside Harvey apartment

May 28, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.

A 36-year-old man was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon inside a Harvey residence, police said. Antoine Taylor, of Calumet City, was shot twice inside one of the units of a multi-unit...

A home in Midlothian being used by Aunt Martha's to quarantine children who have tested positive for COVID-19 is at the center of a federal lawsuit.

Children’s COVID-19 quarantine center in Midlothian may continue to operate, judge rules

May 28, 2020 at 6:49 p.m.

A single-family home in Midlothian operated by a nonprofit health and wellness organization will be permitted to continue serving as a COVID-19 quarantine center for youths under the state's care...

South Suburban College in South Holland.

South Suburban College public safety workers who opted out of union sue for past dues, right to bargain independently

May 27, 2020 at 6:01 p.m.

Five public safety workers at South Suburban College argue in a lawsuit filed this month that the college deducted union dues from their paychecks without their "affirmative consent," in violation...

Memorial Day fire damages portion of colossal Palos Park home

May 26, 2020 at 3:51 p.m.

A vehicle parked in the carport of a palatial Palos Park home caught fire Monday morning and caused significant damage to a portion of the 8,500-square-foot residence, fire officials said....

Country Club Hills District 160 taps Freeport schools administrator as fifth superintendent in 2 1/2 years

May 26, 2020 at 12:40 p.m.

Country Club Hills Elementary District 160 has chosen a schools administrator from northwest Illinois to be its new superintendent. Duane Meighan, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction at Freeport Elementary...

Chicago-area philanthropies step up to support Southland nonprofits on frontlines of COVID-19 response

May 24, 2020 at 12:33 p.m.

As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the south suburbs, impacting thousands of families and exacerbating the economic and public health disparities endemic to the region, a pair of relief funds have...

Harvey landlord charged with murder in shooting death of man who was helping tenant move

May 22, 2020 at 7:53 p.m.

A Harvey landlord has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man who was helping one of his tenant's move, police said. C.L. Buchanan, 57, was...

A hearse leaves the Cook County Medical Examiners office in April.

Southland records fewest number of weekly COVID-19 deaths since March

May 21, 2020 at 6:24 p.m.

The number of Southland deaths attributed to COVID-19 this week dropped below 100 for the first time since late March, according to a Southtown analysis of county data. As of...

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