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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 5:15 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...

Customers at Avenue Flower Shop & Wine Bar play video slots and other games in 2019 at the Oak Lawn business. (Daily Southtown staff)

Calumet Park man charged in connection with video gambling terminal burglaries in Oak Lawn, other suburbs

By Olivia Stevens

October 8, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

Sincere Lanier of Calumet Park was charged in connection with video gambling terminal burglaries in...

ComEd wants to make substantial improvements to its substation at 14546 S. Bell Road in Homer Glen Utility company officials said the plan includes construction of a new enclosure to house modernized equipment and remove and replace obsolete infrastructure. (Michelle Mullins/Daily Southtown)

Homer Glen delays OK for modernized ComEd substation plan

By Michelle Mullins

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September 28, 2026 at 2:53 p.m.

Homer Glen officials have concerns with a plan by ComEd to modernize its substation along...

Lake Village man, 31, fatally shot in Calumet Park

By Evy Lewis

September 28, 2026 at 2:23 p.m.

Marty Clancy, 31, of Lake Village, Indiana, was fatally shot Friday in Calumet Park, according...

The Dolton police station on Park Avenue, on Aug. 3. 2026. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Dolton police officer on administrative leave amid misconduct investigation

By Olivia Stevens

September 28, 2026 at 12:23 p.m.

Dolton officials have placed a police officer on administrative leave as they investigate potential misconduct...

A sign at Evlyn's Gate park in Homer Glen was destroyed earlier this month by vandals. Village officials said it will cost about $6,000 to replace. (Village of Homer Glen)

Homer Glen officials mull cameras in response to widespread vandalism at parks

By Michelle Mullins

September 28, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

Vandalism including fires, broken signs and graffiti in Homer Glen parks has cost taxpayers over...

Michiel and Shon Burnett smile in their office space in Olympia Fields on Sept. 25, 2026. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

‘The need is going to be great’: Formerly homeless couple raises funds for unhoused neighbors

By Evy Lewis

September 27, 2026 at 5:11 a.m.

In 2018, Michiel Burnett's husband Shon had a heart attack while the couple was without...

Homewood resident Jaxson DeBoer, center, stands with his parents, Patti and Jason DeBoer, during a celebration of his graduation from middle school. Jaxson was diagnosed with pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy a year ago. His family is planning a benefit Oct. 4 for the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation at Thornton Distilling. (DeBoer family)

Community rallies after Homewood teen’s heart diagnosis with music, storytelling benefit

By Melinda Moore

September 26, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

The arts community in Homewood is coming together to support the DeBoer family after their...

Former Ford Heights Mayor Annie Coulter, second from right, presides over a Village Board meeting Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at the Ford Heights municipal center. She was among 11 current and former village officials charged Friday in a case brought by the Illinois Attorney General's Office. (Ted Slowik/Daily Southtown)

Ford Heights officials charged with 79 felonies alleging theft and misconduct

By Olivia Stevens

September 25, 2026 at 5:48 p.m.

Eleven current and former Ford Heights officials are facing 79 felony charges after investigators raided...

Central Middle School in Tinley Park on Oct. 14, 2025. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park teen charged after shooting threat at Central Middle School

By Evy Lewis

September 25, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

The arrest comes the same week that Oak Forest High School was locked down for...

Dolton police station on Aug. 3, 2026. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Dolton man, 49, shot and killed at his home

By Evy Lewis

September 25, 2026 at 12:28 p.m.

Floyd Hamilton, 49, was shot and killed Tuesday on the 14700 block of Edbrooke Avenue...

Daniel P. Brown was a clinical professor and faculty advisor Northwestern University's Segal Design Institute at the McCormick School of Engineering. (Segal Design Institute)

Oak Lawn native Daniel P. Brown, inventor and Northwestern University educator, dies at 70
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By Elena Tittel

September 28, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

Daniel "Dan" Patrick Brown, a professor at Northwestern University, entrepreneur and inventor, unexpectedly died the...