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The Cook County Board of Commissioners meets in the County Board room on Oct. 5, 2023. (Trent Sprague/baiduhai)

Appointed Democrat Kisha McCaskill faces Republican Richard Nolan in Cook County Board 5th District

By Evy Lewis

October 9, 2026 at 12:04 p.m.

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

The Will County sheriff's office (Daily Southtown file photo)

Will County sheriff candidates discuss Flock cameras, SAFE-T Act

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By Michelle Mullins

October 9, 2026 at 11:19 a.m.

Republican James “Jim” Reilly faces Democrat Patrick Jones for Will County sheriff, and both candidates...

Wind Creek Chicago Southland General Manager Jahnae Erpenbach speaks at Visit Chicago Southland's annual awards ceremony at the casino Oct. 8, 2026. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Wind Creek casino, Pope Leo’s childhood home highlighted as south suburbs tourism draws

By Evy Lewis

October 8, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

East Hazel Crest's Wind Creek casino and Pope Leo's Dolton childhood home were highlighted as...

A worker checks informational material at Ingredion’s Bedford Park manufacturing plant. The company has teamed up with Moraine Valley Community College to offer a free, two-week manufacturing bootcamp. (Ingredion Incorporated)

Moraine Valley, Bedford Park plant team up to entice future manufacturing workers

By Melinda Moore

September 2, 2026 at 10:59 a.m.

Moraine Valley Community College and Westchester-based Ingredion want to combat misperceptions about manufacturing jobs in...

Students listen to presenters speak Aug. 31, 2026, at the LAUNCH consortium at Southland College Prep High School in Richton Park. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

‘This is your future’: Consortium of top colleges visits south suburbs for the first time

By Evy Lewis

September 1, 2026 at 1:58 p.m.

Representatives from Cornell, Emory, Pomona, Rice and Washington University in St. Louis hold recruiting event...

Marcin Bachleda-Blaszczak was reported missing Aug. 24 (National Park Service)

Lockport man reported missing in Smoky Mountains found safe

By Elena Tittel

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September 1, 2026 at 6:37 p.m.

Marcin Bachleda-Blaszczak, 29, of Lockport, was reported missing to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park...

Wes Sanders makes an adjustment on his O scale model railroad in the basement of his Palos Park home. The railroad was the hook for a recent fundraiser Sanders and his wife hosted for the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center. (Jim Dudlicek/Daily Southtown)

Art imitates life in massive Palos Park model train display

By Jim Dudlicek

September 1, 2026 at 5:02 a.m.

A model train display that fills a Palos Park basement was the subject of a...

Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike speaks at a Homer Glen Village Board meeting Nov. 12, 2025. (Gary Middendorf/for the Daily Southtown)

Homer Glen suspends use of Flock cameras amid misuse allegations

By Michelle Mullins

September 1, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

Homer Glen suspended its Flock camera license plate reader program after a Will County sheriff’s...

Jeff Eagan, District 230 assistant superintendent of business services, speaks about delayed distributions of Cook County property tax revenues Feb. 26, 2026. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

District 230 begins to discuss $197 million budget for fiscal year 2027, sets public hearing

By Evy Lewis

August 31, 2026 at 3:58 p.m.

A public hearing will be held on Sept. 17 to review the $197 million budget...

The new Access South Cook apartment complex in Park Forest. (Penny Shnay/for the Daily Southtown)

Column: New Park Forest apartments cater to those with special needs

By Jerry Shnay

September 10, 2026 at 9:29 p.m.

The 2.4 acre development, at Indianwood Boulevard and Orchard Drive, took nearly two years to...

The new chatbot on Orland Park's website was named and designed after the village's first mayor, John Humphrey. (Village of Orland Park)

Orland Park launches AI chatbot ‘Humphrey’ to provide village information

By Olivia Stevens

August 31, 2026 at 5:10 a.m.

An AI chatbot named Humphrey is accessible on the Orland Park's website to answer resident...

A new mural by artist Javier Chavira on the Renaissance Building on Otto Boulevard in Chicago Heights across from the Union Street Gallery was unveiled Aug. 22. It decorates the former longtime headquarters of Star Newspapers, which moved out in 1996, leaving the building largely vacant in the years since. (Javier Chavira)

Art gallery, city team for new mural in effort to help bring Chicago Heights area ‘back to life’

By Janice Neumann

August 30, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

The former Star Newspapers building in Chicago Heights got a facelift in the form of...

Will County Circuit Judge Colette Safford reads Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors” to children at the kick-off event in July 2025 for the Imagination Library of Will County. (Will County)

Dolly Parton’s death brings surge in Will County Imagination Library sign ups

By Michelle Mullins

August 28, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

Interest in the Imagination Library of Will County surged with 730 new members following the...