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The New Lenox police station. (Daily Southtown staff)

Five arrests made in connection with New Lenox Verizon store robbery; 74 phones recovered

By Elena Tittel

October 13, 2026 at 10:44 a.m.

Five men were arrested and one charged with armed robbery in connection with a weekend...

The seal of Will County outside the Will County clerk’s office. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)

Will County clerk, treasurer and regional superintendent face election challenges

By Michelle Mullins

October 13, 2026 at 5:37 a.m.

Republican Annette Parker and Democrat Michelle Stiff run for clerk and Democrat Tim Brophy and...

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

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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...

The Cook County Courthouse in Bridgeview. (Daily Southtown file photo)

Oak Lawn, Orland Park sons ordered held on murder charges in deaths of their fathers

By Evy Lewis

May 7, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

Sami Mdanat, 18, of Oak Lawn and Ibrahim Kassem, 46, of Orland Park are charged...

Will County Board members Judy Ogalla, from left, Frankie Pretzel and Steve Balich talk Wednesday about recent developments with the county's solar projects, New Lenox. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Republican Will County Board members discuss solar plans ahead of Earthrise vote

By Michelle Mullins

May 7, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

Will County Board member Judy Ogalla, a Monee Republican and farmer, said solar developers offer...

People who spoke in favor of adding Arabic as a world language in School District 230 react to the district's presentation on the process for adding the curriculum Feb. 26, 2026. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Orland District 230 appoints Arabic language supporter Moe Hammad to board

By Addison Wright

May 7, 2026 at 5:57 p.m.

Orland High School District 230 appointed Moe Hammad Wednesday to fill a vacancy created by...

The Beverly Area Planning Association’s Beverly/Morgan Park Home Tour takes place May 17. Details such as these in a prairie style home can be seen. (Beverly Area Planning Association)

Around the Southland: Beverly/Morgan Park Home Tour set, Woman’s Club Walk, and more

By Melinda Moore

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May 7, 2026 at 10:59 a.m.

News from around the Southland includes items from Beverly, Palos Park, Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park,...

Friends and family of Gena Chiodo wait to attend an October 2012 hearing at the Markham courthouse for Donol Clark, charged with murder in Chiodo's death.

Prosecution concludes case in Donol Clark murder trial for 2012 death of Gena Chiodo

By Evy Lewis

May 6, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

Cook County prosecutors concluded their case in the murder trial of Donol Clark for the...

Tinley Park Trustee Ken Shaw discusses an ordinance regulating types of business licenses at an April 21 committee meeting. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park tightens control on business licenses as moratorium ends

By Addison Wright

May 6, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

Tinley Park approves a limit on specific types of businesses as its moratorium on licenses...

The German zeppelin Hindenburg bursts into flames as it noses toward the mooring post at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937. (Murray Becker/AP)

Landmarks: A Hindenburg survivor’s legacy lives on at his Homewood home and a Saint Xavier University dorm

By Paul Eisenberg

May 8, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

Nelson Morris, of Homewood, was one of four Chicago area passengers on the doomed Hindenburg...

Pope Leo XIV, center bottom, leaves after an audience with Catholic religion teachers in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on April 25, 2026. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

One year of Chicago native Pope Leo XIV: Championing migrants, uplifting his hometown — and challenging Donald Trump

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

May 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

As the first year of Pope Leo's pontificate comes to a close, the Chicago-area native...

Then-Calumet City police Chief Edward Gilmore announces murder charges against Donol Clark in the killing of Clark's girlfriend, Gena Chiodo, in 2012. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

DNA expert testifies blood found throughout Calumet City home in 2012 matches Gena Chiodo

By Evy Lewis

May 5, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

Illinois State Police forensic analyst Lyle Boicken testifies in murder trial of Donol Clark for...

Property that is part of the Orland Park downtown development in June 2025, looking east toward LaGrange Road in Orland Park in June 2025. (Mike Nolan/Daily Southtown)

Orland Park hires consultant to review expenses for downtown ‘triangle’ development

By Olivia Stevens

May 5, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

Orland Park voted will pay the Concord Group $41,500 for initial consulting on the downtown...