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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

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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

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...

Jeff Eagan, District 230 assistant superintendent of business services, speaks to the board in February. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Orland High School District 230 to end bus contract with Safeway

By Addison Wright

May 4, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Orland High School District 230 will not renew a bus contract with Safeway Transportation Services...

Kim Curlee, Oak Forest teacher for 24 years, with her husband, Steve Curlee, after being diagnosed with cancer. (High School District 228)

Oak Forest High School teacher Kim Curlee returns, grateful for students’ support during cancer battle

By Addison Wright

May 6, 2026 at 12:08 p.m.

The Oak Forest High School community came together for teacher Kim Curlee when she faced...

The eight spindly tomato plants poking up from small containers outside a window of the Shnay home in Park Forest. (Penny Shnay/for the Daily Southtown)

Column: Have faith in planting, but not in the legislature

By Jerry Shnay

May 4, 2026 at 10:48 a.m.

The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association and Park Forest Village Manager Jon Kindseth oppose...

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

Video gaming terminal burglaries becoming huge cost to Oak Lawn and other suburbs, police say

By Olivia Stevens

May 4, 2026 at 5:10 a.m.

Oak Lawn police Chief Daniel Vittorio and Chicago Ridge Chief Anthony Layman say burglaries of...

Diane O’Keefe-Dunne, of Beverly, died April 15, 2026. She was a mother of 15 and a grandmother of 45. (Family photo)

Diane O’Keefe-Dunne, Beverly mother of 15, carved out careers in religion education, real estate

By Bob Goldsborough

May 3, 2026 at 5:10 a.m.

A mother of 15 and a grandmother of 45, Diane O’Keefe-Dunne served as a mother...

The Rev. Richard Kozak (Archdiocese of Chicago)

Rev. Richard Kozak, longtime pastor at Homewood’s St. Joseph Parish, remembered as a lover of music

By Evy Lewis

May 2, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

The Rev. Richard Kozak was pastor for St. Joseph Parish in Homewood from 2002 to...

People arriving for court at the Leighton Criminal Court in Chicago in 2021. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Son charged with murder in death of 77-year-old Orland Park man
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May 2, 2026 at 6:27 p.m.

Ibrahim Kassem, 46, faces first-degree murder charges in the death of his father, Samir Kassem,...

Tinley Park resident Howard Biela gets his mail on Ridgeland Avenue April 29. He said he feels unsafe on the road and asked Cook County to lower the speed limit. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park residents fear speeding cars on Ridgeland, protest Cook County speed limit plan

By Addison Wright

May 1, 2026 at 1:22 p.m.

Cook County proposed lowering the speed limit on Ridgeland Avenue by 5 mph, to 35...

Beverly Area Planning Association and Ridge Historical Society officials, from left, Herb Lentz, Quinn Donnelly, Paula Everett, Tim Blackburn and Michelle McGuire, gather during an April 17 ceremony kicking off the 50th anniversary celebration of the Ridge Historic District at the Graver-Driscoll mansion on South Longwood Drive in Chicago. (Nuha Abdessalam/Beverly Area Planning Association)

Ridge Historic District marks 50 year milestone with new banners, exhibition

By Janice Neumann

June 16, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

The Ridge Historic District, known for its many historic homes, is celebrating its 50th anniversary...

Riverdale welcome sign on 142nd Street. (Daily Southtown file photo)

Dolton man, 48, fatally shot and hit by car in Riverdale

By Evy Lewis

May 1, 2026 at 10:55 a.m.

Norman Hunter, 48, of Dolton was killed Wednesday in Riverdale, according to the Cook County...