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The Cook County Board of Commissioners meets in the County Board room on Oct. 5, 2023. (Trent Sprague/baiduhai)

Appointed Democrat Kisha McCaskill faces Republican Richard Nolan in Cook County Board 5th District

By Evy Lewis

October 9, 2026 at 12:04 p.m.

Democrat Kisha McCaskill, appointed last year in Cook County's 5th Dist, faces Republican Richard Nolan...

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

Will County sheriff candidates discuss Flock cameras, SAFE-T Act

By Michelle Mullins

October 9, 2026 at 11:19 a.m.

Republican James “Jim” Reilly faces Democrat Patrick Jones for Will County sheriff, and both candidates...

Wind Creek Chicago Southland General Manager Jahnae Erpenbach speaks at Visit Chicago Southland's annual awards ceremony at the casino Oct. 8, 2026. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Wind Creek casino, Pope Leo’s childhood home highlighted as south suburbs tourism draws

By Evy Lewis

October 8, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

East Hazel Crest's Wind Creek casino and Pope Leo's Dolton childhood home were highlighted as...

St. Laurence High School President Joseph Martinez, from left, sophomore Henry Flanagan and vice president of enrollment and communications Mike Madera Sept. 16, 2026. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Groundbreaking for field house is latest expansion at St. Laurence High School in Burbank

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By Elena Tittel

September 21, 2026 at 5:12 a.m.

St. Laurence High School in Burbank broke ground on a 34,000-square-foot field house as part...

Anna Soto, an avid quiller, instructs others during a recent class at the Evergreen Park Public Library. The ancient art of design uses strips of paper, rolled, shaped and stuck together to create flower designs, jewelry and other decor. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Evergreen Park quilling workshop brings ancient art to life

By Janice Neumann

September 20, 2026 at 5:07 a.m.

The ancient art of quilling made a comeback recently at Evergreen Park Public Library in...

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president, listens to speakers at a press conference Sept. 8, 2026, in Chicago. Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and school districts worth $191 million in an effort to dull the impact of this fall’s property tax delay. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Cook County awards $191 million in loans to bridge property tax payout gap

By A.D. Quig

September 20, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and...

Jeff Eagan, District 230 assistant superintendent of business services, speaks about delayed distributions of Cook County property tax revenues Feb. 26, 2026. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

District 230 unanimously approves $198 million budget for fiscal year 2027

By Evy Lewis

September 18, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

District 230 board members praised staff for balancing the budget in light of delays with...

The side of Embers and 933 Speakeasy in downtown Lockport identifies the Lockport Historic District in 2020. Embers announced this week it was closing temporarily. (Daily Southtown staff photo)

Embers announces temporary closure in downtown Lockport

By Michelle Mullins

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September 18, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

Embers and 933 Speakeasy, which has been part of Lockport for 11 years, said its...

Superintendent Scott Tingley, center, attends the Lincoln-Way High School District 210 board meeting Thursday in New Lenox. School board members voted unanimously to allow six students who engaged in racist taunting of Homewood-Flossmoor High School community members during a football game Sept. 4 to voluntarily withdraw from the district. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Students involved in racist taunting voluntarily withdraw from Lincoln-Way District 210

By Olivia Stevens

September 18, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

Lincoln-Way District 210 board members will allow students who engaged in racist taunting Sept. 4...

Moraine Valley Community College studio art professor Tyler Hewitt displays some of his artwork that will be on display in an exhibition from Sept. 23- Oct. 25 at the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery. The exhibit, "Ulterior Motives," celebrates his upcoming retirement and his body of work while a teacher there over the past 28 years. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Longtime Moraine Valley art professor puts a decade of work on display ahead of his retirement

By Janice Neumann

September 18, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

Tyler Hewitt, a longtime art professor at Moraine Valley Community College, is planning to retire,...

Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge speaks during a Village Board meeting Aug. 17, 2026. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Orland Park officials spar over tax break for Amazon retail development

By Olivia Stevens

September 18, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.

With construction already underway on a retail center at 159th Street and LaGrange Road, Orland...

Will County Board member Julie Berkowicz speaks during a May 2026 Will County Board meeting. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Will County Board grants fourth extension for solar farm near Peotone

By Michelle Mullins

September 17, 2026 at 2:12 p.m.

The solar energy facility brought forth as Prairie Solar and owned by Trajectory Energy Partners...

Will County Board leadership includes Speaker Joe VanDuyne, from left, Democrat from Wilmington; Democratic Leader Sherry Williams of Crest Hill; and Republican Leader Jim Richmond of Mokena. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Will County strategic plan aims to overcome areas of friction

By Michelle Mullins

September 17, 2026 at 1:57 p.m.

Members reported friction in the working relationship between the board and the executive office and...