Daily Southtown

Democrat Kisha McCaskill, appointed last year in Cook County's 5th Dist, faces Republican Richard Nolan in the general election.

Years before corpses found at South Side funeral home, owners left decomposing bodies in van: police

August 17, 2026 at 7:12 p.m.

An Evergreen Park police officer was immediately suspicious when he found a running Chrysler minivan...

August 17, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

Substitute teacher Cheryl Moore was found not guilty of child endangerment at Meadowview Elementary School...

August 17, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

More than 230 members of Teamsters Local 700 working for the Forest Preserve District of...

August 17, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

Former Tinley Park police Cmdr. Patrick St. John pleaded guilty last week to violating an...

August 17, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

100+ Women Who Care South Suburbs help to fund You Matter 2 and Spotlight Performance...

August 17, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

The man was allegedly robbed, restrained and bound in Chicago before being taken to Harvey...

August 17, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

A bullet grazed Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant and suspected gunman Marquelle Rose was shot and...

August 16, 2026 at 8:08 p.m.

It looks like the end of an era for Colton Zvonar and Lincoln-Way East, which...

August 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Multiple Metra directors signed off at their final board meeting last week as turnover related...

August 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The ongoing investigation into South Chicago Chapel is just the latest grim incident involving the...