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Residents protest three solar farm projects Oct. 15, 2026, at the Will County Board meeting in Joliet. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Will County Board rejects solar farm near Monee, approves one near Manhattan while lamenting lack of local control

By Michelle Mullins

October 15, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

The Will County Board rejects a solar energy project in Green Garden Township and approves...

Scott Saef, an attorney representing Commonwealth Edison's substation improvement project, speaks to the Homer Glen Village Board Oct. 14, 2026. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Homer Glen OKs ComEd substation, adds beautification requirements

By Michelle Mullins

October 15, 2026 at 9:49 a.m.

The Homer Glen Village Board voted 4-2 Wednesday to approve Commonwealth Edison's plan to modernize...

The statue of late pope St. John Paul II, center, is pictured at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo resumes working in hospital as doctors say lung recovered from surgery

By Nicole Winfield

October 15, 2026 at 9:57 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV’s lung has recovered well from surgery to remove a cancerous nodule, and...

Jeffery Regnier, the owner of Kee Firearms and Training in New Lenox, and Greta Keranen, with Kee Construction, at the Will County Courthouse Nov. 17, 2025. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Owners of Kee Firearms and Kee Construction found not guilty

By Addison Wright

November 24, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak acquitted Jeffery Regnier, owner of Kee Firearms, and Greta Keranen, of...

Jonathan Cooper, who is majoring in political science and history at Governor State University, was recently named the school's 2025 Lincoln Laureate for his leadership and service. Cooper, who is involved in the veterans support and other causes throughout the south suburbs community, spends lots of time at the GMT building at GSU, which houses the Veterans Resource Center. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Jonathan Cooper, an Iraq war veteran, lauded as Governors State University’s Lincoln Laureate

By Janice Neumann

December 4, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

Governor State University student Jonathan Cooper was named the school's 2025 Lincoln Laureate for his...

The Walmart on 95th Street and Western Avenue in Evergreen Park, following a shooting last month. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

18-year-old fatally shot at Evergreen Park Walmart; homicides reported in Lansing and Harvey

By Evy Lewis

November 24, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

Justin Bell, 18, of Lynwood, was killed in Evergreen Park, Loretta Davis, 56, was killed...

Lawyer Cannon Lambert, from left, Mercedes Wells and Leon Wells talk at a press conference in Chicago on Nov. 18, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Dolton woman told to leave while in labor back at hospital with complications

By Maya Wilkins

November 25, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.

A Dolton woman who was discharged while in labor at Franciscan Health Crown Point is...

Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones presides over a City Council meeting Nov. 9, 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Calumet City aldermen lower limit of Mayor Thaddeus Jones’ credit card, citing excessive travel spending

By Olivia Stevens

November 25, 2025 at 1:58 p.m.

A statement shows Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones spent more than $44,000 in one month...

Visitors stroll through Christmas displays Friday in Tinley Park's new Harmony Square. (Jesse Wright/for the Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park tree lighting brightens Harmony Plaza’s inaugural Christmas season
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By Jesse Wright

November 23, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

The event capped a big year for Tinley Park's downtown area as Harmony Square, opened...

Lemont resident Amy Silberman-Kelly speaks about air quality concerns at a Lemont Environmental Advisory Commission meeting Nov. 20, 2025. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Lemont area residents demand answers on alleged air pollution

By Addison Wright

November 21, 2025 at 9:48 p.m.

Lemont residents demand the village provide real time data and alerts about the level of...

Dolton resident Mercedes Wells was discharged from Franciscan Health Crown Point hospital early Sunday morning because nurses told her that labor wasn't progressing and she was only dilated 3 cm, according to the family. They were driving to Munster's Community Hospital about eight minutes later when they had to pull over the car where Mercedes delivered a healthy baby girl. (Wells Family)

Franciscan fires two employees after Dolton woman turned away while in labor

By Maya Wilkins

November 21, 2025 at 3:13 p.m.

Franciscan Health Crown Point announced Friday that the hospital has fired a nurse and doctor...

The Van Oostenbrugge Homestead in South Holland on Nov. 11, 2025. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Descendant objects to South Holland plans to demolish historic homestead

By Evy Lewis

November 21, 2025 at 12:29 p.m.

South Holland plans to tear down the historic Van Oostenbrugge Homestead, but descendant Bill Paarlberg...

Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison at a finance committee meeting of the Cook County Board in 2017. (Nancy Stone/baiduhai)

Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison ends reelection bid, leaving Republican primary uncontested

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By Evy Lewis

November 21, 2025 at 3:02 p.m.

Sean Morrison, the only Republican on the Cook County Board, drops his reelection bid leaving...