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People make the sign of the cross at the start of noon Mass, which included special prayers for Pope Leo XIV, at Holy Name Cathedral on Oct. 14, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago prays for native son Pope Leo XIV as he battles lung cancer. ‘His heart is still connected to this city.’

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

October 14, 2026 at 5:39 p.m.

Local Catholic faithful pray for the healing of Pope Leo after physicians diagnosed him with...

Cy the coyote has been named as the new mascot of Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. The costume is designed to accurately portray coyotes native to northern Illinois. (Moraine Valley Community College)

Around the Southland: New mascot at Moraine Valley Community College, and more
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By Melinda Moore

October 14, 2026 at 4:52 p.m.

News from around the Southland includes items from Palos Heights, Flossmoor, Orland Park, Oak Forest,...

Oak Lawn Mayor Terry Vorderer during a Village Board meeting April 28, 2026. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Home gun dealers allowed in Oak Lawn under new ordinance

By Olivia Stevens

October 14, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

The Oak Lawn Village Board voted Tuesday to update village gun regulations, opening the door...

Oak Forest resident Lea Good, a longtime nurse at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, took part in unfurling a giant flag during pregame festivities Jan. 18 at the Chicago Bears playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field, where she was honored as Advocate Health Care’s 2025 Nurse of the Year. (Advocate Health Care)

Longtime Christ hospital nurse Lea Good lauded at Bears game as Advocate Nurse of the Year

By C.R. Walker

February 6, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

It’s been over 40 years since the Bears last won the Super Bowl, dominating New...

Melissa Robertson with her son, Amar. She said she does not understand what causes some people to be racist but is searching for positives after her neighbor shot her in a 2024 racially motivated attack. (Family photo)

Lockport resident recalls suffering, recovery in two years since racially motivated shooting

By Michelle Mullins

February 6, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

Melissa Robertson said she is pleased with the 20-year sentence given to John Shadbar, 72,...

Patricia Serio, a sophomore at Trinity Christian College, stands outside of DeVos Gymnasium on the Palos Heights campuis, two days before the college announced it would close in May 2026. (Marcia Serio)

Students remain uncertain about next steps 3 months before Trinity Christian College closure

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By Olivia Stevens

February 6, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

Three months before Trinity Christian College closes in Palos Heights, students and parents remain uncertain...

Pat Hynes, candidate for Cook County assessor, heads to the lectern to speak during the Cook County Democratic Party primary slating on July 17, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

South, West Side officials back Pat Hynes for Cook County assessor over Fritz Kaegi

By A.D. Quig

February 5, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

Black officials backed Pat Hynes’ bid for Cook County assessor Thursday, highlighting still-fresh anger over...

The Will County Courthouse in Joliet. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Manhattan man charged with recording children, adults in home bathroom

By Michelle Mullins

February 5, 2026 at 2:42 p.m.

Jonathan Wisniewski, 44, of the 24400 block of Arrowhead Drive, Manhattan, faces 14 counts of...

Lockport’s original Congregational Church, once a hub for abolitionists such as Ichabod Codding, now is the Gladys Fox Museum of Lockport history. (John Smierciak/Daily Southtown)

New Lenox researcher highlights Lockport’s abolitionist connections

By Susan DeGrane

February 5, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

In the years leading up to the Civil War, Lockport had become a fulcrum point...

A Cook County Sheriff's police squad car. (Daily Southtown file photo)

Calumet City 17-year-old dies after car crashes into tree near Lansing

By Evy Lewis

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February 5, 2026 at 12:33 p.m.

Miguel Coss-Morales, 17, of Calumet City, died Sunday after a car he was driving crashed...

Marlee and Jeff Christiansen set up signs Feb. 1 for a self-guided tour on the Underground Railroad at the Sand Ridge Nature Center in South Holland. (Jesse Wright/for the Daily Southtown)

Sand Ridge Nature Center offers a lesson of history, nature and activism

By Jesse Wright

February 5, 2026 at 10:42 a.m.

A quarter mile walk at the Sand Ridge Nature Center tells the story of the...

The cast of the Beverly Theatre Guild’s production of “Clue” show off the weapons the might have used. The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 and 2 p.m. Feb. 14 and 15 in the Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy, 2153 W. 111th St., in Chicago. (Beverly Theatre Guild)

Around the Southland: Beverly Theatre Guild presents ‘Clue,’ gala planned in Tinley, more

By Melinda Moore

February 5, 2026 at 5:07 a.m.

News from around the Southland includes items from Beverly, Tinley Park, Alsip, New Lenox, Blue...

A rendering of the proposed production studio in Flossmoor shows where various components will be housed. (Only Believe Entertainment)

Flossmoor approves production studio development plan on village-owned land

By Evy Lewis

February 5, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

Flossmoor approved an agreement with Only Believe Entertainment to develop village-owned land into a studio...