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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...

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

Former Tinley Park political operative Timothy Pawula found not guilty of sending obscene text messages

By Olivia Stevens

March 28, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.

Timothy Pawula, a former political ally of Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz, was found not...

Then-Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard listens during the public comment period of a Dolton Village Board meeting on Dec. 2, 2024. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)

Former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard calls for action on gun violence after father shot

By Olivia Stevens

March 27, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

Former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard is calling for leaders to take action on gun violence...

A section of Vollmer Road, which divides Flossmoor and Olympia Fields. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Proposed 81-unit apartment building in Olympia Fields draws concern from nearby residents

By Evy Lewis

March 26, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

Proponents say the apartments off the southeast corner of Park Drive and Vollmer Road in...

Homer Glen resident Tom Canning stands next to Long Run Creek Thursday. Natural leaf litter has accumulated, but he has also pulled out items such as a hot tub cover and a kiddie pool. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Homer Glen officials discuss helping remove debris from flood-prone creek
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By Michelle Mullins

March 26, 2026 at 1:39 p.m.

Homer Glen resident Tom Canning has pulled numerous items including a child’s swimming pool and...

Michelle Maxia, founder and director of Toy Box Connection, shows off the DAR Community Service Award she recently received from the Swallow Cliff chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. (Swallow Cliff DAR)

Around the Southland: Swallow Cliff DAR lauds women for volunteerism, trout season opens

By Melinda Moore

March 26, 2026 at 11:37 a.m.

News from around the Southland includes items from Palos Heights, Calumet City, Orland Park, Glenwood,...

Mourners gather outside a home in the 3400 block of East Norway Trail in unincorporated Crete Township on March 25, 2026, in memory of Jacob Lambert, 32, his mother, Stacy Forde, 54, and her husband, Patrick Forde, 55, who were found dead there on Monday. According to authorities, Jenna Strouble, a St. John, Indiana, resident and the mother of Lambert's children, was charged with the first-degree murder. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

‘They were lights in this neighborhood’: Neighbors mourn Crete Township family killed in triple homicide

By Evy Lewis

March 26, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

Dozens came out Wednesday night to grieve Jacob Lambert, 32, his mother, Stacy Forde, 54,...

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Education and Community Engagement Director Roosevelt Griffin, from left, student Arabella Alvarez, donor Elaine MacKenzie and Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra Music Director Brian Ostrega gather after a violin was presented to Alvarez during a Valentine's Day Concert at Ozinga Chapel in Palos Heights. (Ken Churilla/Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra)

Violin donated through Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra tugs Oak Forest family’s heart strings

By Melinda Moore

March 30, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

An act of generosity by an Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra patron has inspired an Oak Forest...

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

Crete house fire claims 71-year-old man, three students

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By Olivia Stevens

March 25, 2026 at 6:21 p.m.

Heavy fire and a partial roof collapse on a home on Chalet Court slowed recovery...

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a news conference on March 3, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Frankfort man charged with threatening Gov. JB Pritzker pleads to misdemeanor charge

By Addison Wright

March 25, 2026 at 11:59 a.m.

Timothy Shemitis was sentenced to 24 months of court supervision including anger management after pleading...

Volunteers from New Lenox Search and Rescue with Will County sheriff’s crime scene unit officers search a field near Oak Wood Drive and Town Line Rd. in Mokena Wednesday after human remains were found in a field. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Human remains found Tuesday in Mokena field, search continues

By Addison Wright

March 28, 2026 at 7:05 a.m.

Human remains were found Wednesday in a field near Oakwood Drive and Townline Road in...