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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...

Damage from past collisions is visible as cars drive Wednesday under the viaduct crossing Vollmer Road between Kedzie Avenue and Western Avenue. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Trucks crashing into and blocking Vollmer Road viaduct is a decades-long, intractable problem

By Evy Lewis

April 20, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

A viaduct crossing Vollmer Road between Kedzie and Western avenue in Flossmoor and Olympia Fields...

Community High School District 218 board President Carol Kats speaks at the April 15 board meeting, where board members approved a resolution to support the extension of tax increment financing district in Palos Heights. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

High School District 218 votes to support Palos Heights’ 12-year TIF extension

By Olivia Stevens

April 19, 2026 at 6:05 a.m.

Palos Heights Mayor Robert Straz said it is likely the village will close the TIF...

Beatrice Agbayewa, right, who received her nursing degree after taking more than a year off for health issues, with friend Kanyinsola Ojoro at a pinning ceremony for nursing graduates at Rasmussen University. (Beatrice Agbayewa)

Chicago Heights woman overcomes health issues to earn nursing degree

By Janice Neumann

April 29, 2026 at 10:12 a.m.

Nursing student Beatrice Agbayewa of Chicago Heights received her degree from Rasmussen University, overcoming migraines.

Pastors of St. Barnabas the Rev. William Malloy, Rev. Raymond Goedert, Rev. Raymond Tillrock and Rev. Jim Donovan stand together at the opening of an addition to St. Barnabas school under the Imagine Campaign June 6, 2021. (St. Barnabas Parish)

St. Barnabas Parish shocked by pastor’s sudden reassignment

By Addison Wright

April 18, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

St. Barnabas Parish members were shocked about the Rev. Jim Donovan's sudden transfer to St....

Rendering of supportive housing apartments under consideration by the village Planning and Zoning Committee on April 22 for 2147 S. Cicero Ave. in Alsip. (BEDS Plus)

BEDS Plus apartments for chronically homeless proposed in Alsip

By Olivia Stevens

April 17, 2026 at 2:19 p.m.

The Alsip Planning and Zoning Commission may vote Wednesday on a BEDS Plus plan to...

The Harvey City Council's members put their hands together, like a team before a game, at the urging of 4th Ward Ald. Tracy Key, second from left, at Harvey City Hall on Feb. 9, 2026. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Payment missed in Harvey police chase wrongful death settlement due to lack of funds, spokesperson says
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By Evy Lewis

April 17, 2026 at 5:16 p.m.

Harvey's $75,000 payment to the estate of Elexis Dampier was due Sept. 30, 2025. A...

Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing. (Daily Southtown file photo)

Former T.F. South teacher and wrestling coach pleads guilty to sexual assault

By Olivia Stevens

April 16, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

Aaron Richmond, a Thornton Fractional South High School teacher and wrestling coach, pleaded guilty to...

People wait to speak to someone at the treasurer's office at City Hall in Chicago on Nov. 20, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘R-rated Groundhog Day’: Cook County tax bills will be late this summer, officials predict

By A.D. Quig

April 16, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Commissioners are worried what to tell Cook County homeowners about bill timing or long-delayed refunds...

Man, 33, shot and killed in Robbins was visiting family for his birthday

By Evy Lewis

April 16, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

Zachary Spears Johnson, 33, killed in Robbins, was shot while visiting the home of his...

Will County Board Republican Leader James Richmond speaks Thursday before a vote on a solar farm project near Crete. (Troy Stolt/for the baiduhai)

Will County Board OKs solar farm near Crete, reverses rejection on six farms

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By Alicia Fabbre

April 16, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

The Will County Board approved a 2,400-acre solar farm near Crete and reversed course under...