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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

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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...

Sasha Martin handing out signs for her aunt Liz Gorman on Tuesday at Orland Township Hall. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Southland voters said they seek a change in national policy

By Olivia Stevens

March 17, 2026 at 7:43 p.m.

Affordability and anger with national policy key topics voters raised at primary south and southwest...

Paola Huijon, right, stands with her mother, Angelica Huijon, in front of her family’s trailer home at Forest View Mobile Home Park in Blue Island July 9, 2025. Angelica has lived in her trailer home since 2012. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Blue Island mobile home residents moving out after fighting to save park

By Addison Wright

March 17, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

After eight months of fighting, residents of Forest View mobile home park in Blue Island...

Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge speaks during a Village Board meeting Monday, which included discussion of updating fines. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Orland Park may increase fines, update noise and feral cat regulations

By Olivia Stevens

March 17, 2026 at 12:49 p.m.

Orland Park plans to increase fines and add regulations on feral cat colonies and loud...

The Dixie Highway viaduct under the Canadian National railroad tracks in Homewood is pictured amid snow flurries Monday, March 16, 2026. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

IDOT to close Homewood Dixie Highway viaduct for flood management, resurfacing work

By Evy Lewis

March 16, 2026 at 2:56 p.m.

The Dixie Highway viaduct in Homewood will closed for 90 days for repairs and resurfacing...

The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick,)

Column: South suburban tax preparers remind filers to check for new deductions

By Francine Knowles

March 16, 2026 at 1:35 p.m.

Felecia Stevenson, owner of six Jackson Hewitt locations, and Park Forest-based Kirby Ashley outline new...

Carl Sandburg high school students in Leanna Pitsoulakis' freshmen math class use whiteboards purchased with a District 230 Foundation grant. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Whiteboard desks used post pandemic lead to high math scores at Sandburg High School

By Addison Wright

March 16, 2026 at 12:22 p.m.

Leanna Pitsoulakis took a lap around her freshmen honors math class at Carl Sandburg High...

Children throw candy from a float Sunday during the 48th South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Western Avenue in Beverly. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

First responders and high school sports champions highlight South Side Irish Parade
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By Jeff Vorva

March 15, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

Early Heavy rain kept crowds down at the South Side Irish Parade in Beverly, but...

Windy City Thunderbolts pitcher Carsen Plumadore and his wife, Avery, stand with Max Kotel, of Alsip, whose family is hosting the player this season. The Kotels have been a host family for Thunderbolts players for several years. “I love that (Max) gets to have somebody that he can look up to because he’s an only child,” Jen Kotel said. (Jen Kotel)

Reaching home: Area families open doors so Windy City Thunderbolts players can chase baseball dreams

By Melinda Moore

March 14, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

Crestwood-based Windy City Thunderbolts baseball team recruits host families to house players each season, forming...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle presides over a board meeting on Nov. 20, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County Board seats in play, with new faces guaranteed among 17 commissioners

By A.D. Quig

March 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Up for grabs in primary elections Tuesday are two suburban districts covering much of the...

State Sen. Michael Hastings, D-Frankfort, urges Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign legislation to transfer the former Tinley Park Mental Health Center land to the Park District during a news conference June 27, 2023. (Mike Nolan/Daily Southtown)

State Sen. Michael Hastings must amend smear campaign lawsuit for second time

By Olivia Stevens

March 13, 2026 at 2:53 p.m.

Cook County Judge Carrie Hamilton said Michael Hastings' attorneys must specify when an smear campaign...