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An eastern bluebird perches on a sign at an area forest preserve in 2003. A new program offered by the Forest Preserve District of Will County aims to help open up birding as a hobby for people who are visually impaired. (Jim Robinson/baiduhai)

Birding by ear: Will County program opens up hobby for people who are visually impaired

By Jim Dudlicek

October 12, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County aims to make birding accessible to those for...

State representatives work in the House chamber May 27, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Republican Adam Beaty challenges Rep. Anthony DeLuca for 80th state House
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By Evy Lewis

October 12, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

Police Sgt. Adam Beaty, Rep. Anthony DeLuca talk property taxes, data centers and solar farms...

Will County government offices in Joliet (Daily Southtown file photo)

Will County District 5 candidates talk solar farms, Des Plaines River bridge

By Michelle Mullins

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

Democrats Sherry Williams and Karen Johnson face Republicans Dave Oxley and James “JJ” Balonek in...

Will County Board Republican Leader Jim Richmond, of Mokena, speaks during a County Board meeting July 16, 2026,. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Will County Republicans make early call for reduced county levy in 2027 budget

By Michelle Mullins

July 22, 2026 at 3:08 p.m.

Will County Board Republicans seek a 2% reduction in its property tax levy, a plan...

The Orland Park Village Board voted Monday to table a proposal to annex 33 acres near 109th Avenue and 153rd Street after hearing an appeal from Kenneth Krajniak that the action would financially burden residents. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Orland Park holds off on annexation of 33 acres near 109th Avenue

By Olivia Stevens

July 21, 2026 at 2:23 p.m.

Orland Park postponed a vote whether to annex 33 acres near 109th Avenue and 153rd...

Oak Forest crash under investigation after 59-year-old grandfather killed

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By Evy Lewis

July 21, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

Thomas Darling Jr., 59, of Oak Forest died following a multivehicle crash Saturday on Cicero...

Dolton Village Hall. (Daily Southtown file photo)

No injuries after Dolton police shoot at person during Monday morning chase

By Olivia Stevens

July 21, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

A Dolton officer shot at a person during a chase that began after police heard...

A band performs during the Taste of Orland in 2025. (Village of Orland Park)

Taste of Orland Park to include 22 food vendors, increased seating

By Olivia Stevens

July 20, 2026 at 3:37 p.m.

Mayor Jim Dodge said the Taste of Orland Park's estimated 30,000 attendees can expect more...

Karen Bidus, front row, third from right, stands with fellow members of the Summer Institute for Teachers held by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous in June in New Jersey, where she learned new ways to convey the importance of the Holocaust to her students at Trinity Lutheran School in Tinley Park. (Karen Bidus)

Tinley Park teacher brings lessons of Holocaust home from fellowship: ‘It’s about empathy’

By Janice Neumann

July 20, 2026 at 2:37 p.m.

Karen Bidus, a teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in Tinley Park, attended the Jewish Foundation...

A student receives a vaccination Aug. 6, 2025, during a Cook County Public Health vaccination clinic at Rosa Parks Middle School in Dixmoor. (Cook County)

Column: Cook County offers free immunizations as number of unvaccinated students grows in south suburbs

By Francine Knowles

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July 20, 2026 at 10:57 a.m.

The south and southwest suburbs have the lowest rate of vaccinations, the Cook County Health...

The late Jack Van Eck’s Studebaker filled with Muppets makes its annual appearance Thursday at the Palos Heights Car Show. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

Granddaughter carries on family tradition at Palos Heights Classic Car Show

By Jeff Vorva

July 19, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

Shannon Davis, of Tinley Park, drove her grandfather Jack Van Eck's Studebaker to the Palos...

Despite the smoky air, crowds gather Friday along the railroad tracks in downtown Lemont to wait for a glimpse of the Union Pacific Big Boy Number 4014 steam engine. (Brett Johnson/Daily Southtown)

Patient Lemont rail fans rewarded with view of Big Boy locomotive

By Jeff Vorva

July 17, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

Dennis Motyka, of Lemont, remembers growing up and putting together his own American Flyer train...

Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones defends his spending during a special city council meeting on June 9, 2026, where he and Finance Director John Kasperek, right, presented a plan to take out an $8 million loan to pay bills. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Calumet City moves $4 million from bond fund, prepares for budget discussions

By Olivia Stevens

July 17, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

The Calumet City City Council on Wednesday approved a $4 million transfer from a 2023...