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George Gaitan operates the cash register at The Ancestral Oven in Oak Lawn, the cafe he and his wife, Holli Gaitan, opened after selling his sourdough bread at pop-up markets. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Sourdough starter: The Ancestral Oven grows from farmers market stand to Oak Lawn destination

By Janice Neumann

October 10, 2026 at 5:06 a.m.

The Ancestral Oven cafe got its start at pop-up and farmers markets, but has grown...

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

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...

Jaime Tribo smiles at Electric Drip Coffee in Tinley Park, Aug. 26, 2026. Tribo will appear on the upcoming season of "The Amazing Race," premiering Sept. 30. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park dietitian to appear on upcoming ‘The Amazing Race’ season 39

By Evy Lewis

August 26, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

Tinley Park dietitian and mother Jaime Tribo competed in the around-the-world scavenger hunt "The Amazine...

Oak Lawn police observe public comment from members of the Arab American community during the Oak Lawn Village Board meeting Aug. 25, 2026. Activists allege an Oak Lawn officer put a teen in a chokehold during an Aug. 5 public meeting. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Arab American activists rally outside Oak Lawn Village Hall, say police placed 14-year-old in chokehold

By Olivia Stevens

August 26, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

Nearly 100 people rallied outside the Oak Lawn Village Hall before Tuesday's Village Board meeting,...

Costco real estate manager Larry Dziurdzik points at a plan to relocate the fuel facility at Orland Park's Costco during a Village Board meeting Sept. 15, 2025. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Construction underway on Orland Park Costco roundabout, expanded gas station

By Olivia Stevens

August 25, 2026 at 2:13 p.m.

Work begins on an roundabout at the Orland Park Costco and on the Amazon retail...

A Flossmoor police vehicle (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)

Man, 31, shot in neck and killed in Flossmoor

By Evy Lewis

August 25, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Kenneth Doumbia, 31, was shot in the neck and killed early Saturday morning in a...

Debra Evans, of Orland Park, spent three weeks with the American Red Cross in Guam, helping people recovering from Typhoon Sinlaku that devastated the islands in April. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Orland Park volunteer helps as Guam residents recover from typhoons
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By Michelle Mullins

August 25, 2026 at 5:10 a.m.

American Red Cross volunteer Debra Evans of Orland Park helps Guam residents, recovering from Typhoon...

Delinda Herod, executive director of the Fairmont Community Partnership Group, explains property tax inequities in the Lockport Township area of Fairmont Thursday at the Will County Board meeting. She urged the board to vote against reappointing members to the Board of Review. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Will County Board OKs two delayed appointments to Board of Review, but rejects chair

By Michelle Mullins

August 24, 2026 at 3:05 p.m.

The Will County Board denied reappointing Board of Review chair Susan McMillin, but renewed terms...

The Cook County courthouse in Bridgeview. (File photo)

Bridgeview man pleads guilty, sentenced to 16 years in fatal 2023 Palos Hills crash

By Evy Lewis

August 24, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Daniel Swan, of Bridgeview, was sentenced to 16 years for a fatal 2023 Palos Hills...

Workers use heavy machinery to clear debris from 192nd Place west of Oakwood Avenue in Lansing on July 28, 2026, a day after storms tore through. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Column: Rescheduled ‘Fourth’ in Park Forest heralds end of stormy summer

By Jerry Shnay

August 24, 2026 at 12:41 p.m.

The two-month onslaught of drenching rains and destructive tornados ravaging the south suburbs was the...

In a display of how its system works, a jewelry store fills with Density USA fog. (Density USA)

Oak Lawn and Alsip legalize security foggers to fight video gaming terminal burglaries

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By Olivia Stevens

August 26, 2026 at 10:02 a.m.

Oak Lawn Mayor Terry Vorderer and Alsip fire Chief Tom Styczynski support security foggers to...

Doreen Pomykala, of New Lenox, directs people at the Walk 4 CMT event Saturday in Mokena. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

‘You just take what comes’: Hickory Creek walk brings together those with neuromuscular disease

By Jeff Vorva

August 23, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

Doreen Pomykala, of New Lenox, hopes the Walk for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease at Hickory Creek Preserve...