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A group from Frankfort gets ready Tuesday morning to head to Matteson in the Discovery Trail Relay 250. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

Frankfort kicks off Southland leg of America 250 relay

By Jeff Vorva

October 13, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

Breidert Green in Frankfort was the starting point for the Southland portion of the Discovery...

Wolfe Wildlife Park in Oak Lawn (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown).

Oak Lawn Park District to upgrade trails at Wolfe Wildlife Park with $2 million state grant

By Evy Lewis

October 13, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

Oak Lawn Park District plans to use a $2 million state grant to replace the...

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 3:52 p.m.

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

Four people were killed after a fire at this home on Chalet Court in Crete, including two Monee Elementary School students and a Crete-Monee High School student, March 25, 2026. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Memorial planned for three girls killed in March house fire in Crete

By Evy Lewis

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April 22, 2026 at 1:55 p.m.

Kassidy Nicole James, 16, Mary Ann James, 11, Ivory Jean James, 7, and Walter Palmer,...

Hillary Kurzawa, a Frankfort Township trustee, was chosen to lead the Will County Republican Central Committee. (Hillary Kurzawa)

Will County Republicans choose Frankfort Township Trustee Hillary Kurzawa to lead party

By Michelle Mullins

April 22, 2026 at 6:35 a.m.

Frankfort Township Trustee Hillary Kurzawa was selected to succeed Christina Clausen as Will County Republican...

Kindness Club members Suzette Gamboa, Kailee McCarthren and Mateo Betancourt from Madison School in South Holland with donations for micropantries they support. (Janice Neumann/for the Daily Southtown)

Madison School students keep micropantries stocked in South Holland, Harvey

By Janice Neumann

April 22, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Courtney Beemsterboer and Kim Davis co-sponsor the Kindness Club at South Holland's Madison School, helping...

Merve Yuksek, who lives on 140th Court, presents concerns Monday about vehicles racing on LaGrange Road at night, which she says keeps her from sleeping. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Orland Park looks to address reckless driving, seeks investment in Orland Square land tract

By Olivia Stevens

April 21, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

The Orland Park Village Board heard from a resident who said loud mufflers and drag...

District 230 board member Chris Kasmer, left, discusses a proposal to add Arabic as a world language in district classrooms while Mohammed Jaber, who proposed the initiative, reacts at a February board meeting. Jaber resigned March 30, citing resistance to the proposal. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

18 candidates apply for Orland District 230 board vacancy created by resignation of Arabic language supporter

By Addison Wright

April 21, 2026 at 12:39 p.m.

Eighteen candidates applied to fill the vacancy on the Orland High School District 230 Board...

Andrew Bullen, retired librarian with the Illinois State Library and longtime Pullman resident, leads a tour of Pullman in the 1920s and 1930s, focusing on 111th Street and the 111th blocks of St. Lawrence and Champlain and discussing the influence of beer. (Janice Neumann/for the Daily Southtown)

Pullman tour focuses on how beer drinkers evaded the dry town order

By Janice Neumann

April 21, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

"Pullman was a dry town only in George Pullman’s dreams," said Ruth Lopez, scholar in...

Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow speaks at a news conference regarding dog deaths in Crete Township. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Will County prosecutors announce $5,000 award in Crete Township animal abuse case linked to dog fighting

By Evy Lewis

April 20, 2026 at 3:08 p.m.

The Will County state's attorney's office seeks help investigating the deaths of dogs found in...

Library director Kyle McCarrell looks through photos and other items Wednesday in the Jennie Huizenga Memorial Library at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Trinity Christian College to transfer majority of archives to Michigan university before spring closure

By Olivia Stevens

April 20, 2026 at 1:57 p.m.

As Trinity Christian College prepares for its final commencement in less than a month, library...

Nicole La Ha prepares to join the Homer Glen Village Board after being sworn in May 12, 2021 by Will County Judge Art Smigielski. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Homer Glen man pleads guilty in connection to threats against Rep. Nicole La Ha

By Michelle Mullins

April 20, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

A Homer Glen man charged with threatening Illinois state Rep. Nicole La Ha pleaded guilty...

Funds are being raised to design a new hiking bridge spanning Thorn Creek after the existing bridge was deemed unsafe. (Penny Shnay/for the Daily Southtown)

Column: New hope as Park Forest’s Non-Partisan Committee prepares for 2027
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By Jerry Shnay

April 20, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

17 people came to an meeting for the Park Forest Non-Partisan Committee as it plans...