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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...

Riverdale native Jayera Griffin participates in a free soap event at Rosie's Laundromat in Riverdale, where she has sponsored free laundry days for the community since she was 14. Now a college student, Griffin is being honored by Chaz Ebert's FECK Awards for compassion. (Griffin family)

Riverdale woman’s consistent kindness earns national recognition

By Janice Neumann

April 2, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Jayera Griffin has been helping neighbors in Riverdale since she was 2 and is being...

Volunteer driver Bill Fitzgerald places bags of meals in his vehicle Monday at the Pathlights' office in Palos Heights. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Funding dwindles for home-delivered meals in Palos, Orland, Lemont and Worth, advocates say
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By Addison Wright

April 3, 2026 at 2:01 p.m.

Bill Fitzgerald of Palos Heights, is among 60 Pathlight volunteers delivering hot meals in Palos,...

The Carl Sandburg High School’s Scholastic Bowl varsity team recently took first place in its division at the final conference tournament, joining the junior varsity team to become double conference champions. (District 230)

Around the Southland: Sandburg Scholastic Bowl team doubles up as champs, more

By Melinda Moore

April 1, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

News from around the Southland includes items from Orland Park, Beverly, Homewood, Park Forest, Tinley...

Charli, a comfort dog, rests alongside Will County Board Speaker Joe VanDuyne, D-Wilmington, County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant and Will County Veterans Assistance Commission Superintendent Jen Solum at a grand opening for the commission's new facility. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

New Will County veterans facility to offer one-stop shop for services

By Michelle Mullins

April 1, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

The Will County Veterans Assistance Commission support center on Copperfield Avenue in Joliet offers a...

The Cook County Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Matteson man pleads guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 20 years in 2023 Dolton I-94 shooting

By Evy Lewis

April 1, 2026 at 1:11 p.m.

Calvin Woods, of Matteson, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2023 fatal shooting of...

Employees cheer as the initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrive at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox Dec. 16, 2020.

Federal government again sues Silver Cross Hospital over mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirements

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By Addison Wright

April 1, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox wrongly denied...

Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge presents achievements of his first year in office to about 240 people on March 31, 2026. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge highlights retail development, increased police staffing in village address

By Olivia Stevens

March 31, 2026 at 4:25 p.m.

Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge touted retail developments and increased police staffing during his first...

Mary Ann Trzyna, of Frankfort Square, displays shirts featuring her artwork at Union Street Gallery in Chicago Heights. The shirt sales help raise money for upkeep of the century-old studio building. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Artists help take care of century-old studio space by selling works to wear

By Janice Neumann

March 31, 2026 at 2:23 p.m.

Artists who rent space at Union Street Gallery in Chicago Heights are putting their works...

The Will County sheriff's office (Daily Southtown file photo)

Person killed in weekend Crete party shooting identified as 20-year-old Hammond man

By Evy Lewis

March 31, 2026 at 11:54 a.m.

David Velazquez, 20, of Hammond, was killed and two others critically wounded on State Line...

Vehicles and officers from Naperville and Crete stand by as volunteers search a field near Oakwood Drive and Townline Road in Mokena, March 25, 2026. Remains were found in a field Wednesday. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

More human remains found in Mokena field after remains found last week identified

By Addison Wright

March 31, 2026 at 5:48 p.m.

More human remains were found Monday in a field near Mokena, just days after skeletal...