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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

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...

People walk by the offices of the Archdiocese of Chicago on Superior Street. (Chuck Berman/baiduhai)

Chicago Archdiocese fires substitute teacher with allegations of child molestation, most recently working at Evergreen Park school

By Olivia Stevens

January 28, 2026 at 6:46 p.m.

The substitute teacher has worked at four schools on the South Side and Queen of...

Dolton District 149 Superintendent Maureen White, left, answers a question at a board meeting in June 2024. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Charges dropped for Calumet City teacher who gave sixth graders nicotine gum; families consider lawsuit

By Olivia Stevens

January 26, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

Seven families of students given nicotine gum in Dolton District 149 are considering a lawsuit...

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

Blue Island man charged with leaving scene of fatal Robbins accident

By Addison Wright

January 27, 2026 at 11:39 a.m.

David Avalos, 38, from Blue Island, with aggravated DUI causing death of Sammy Simmons, 63,...

Oak Forest police report homicide of 68-year-old man

By Evy Lewis

January 26, 2026 at 3:33 p.m.

Michael Arnold, 68, of the 5000 block of Sunset Avenue, Oak Forest, died Friday of...

A passerby lays flowers at a makeshift memorial outside the Tinley Park Lane Bryant store where five women were killed on Feb. 2, 2008. (Kuni Takahashi/baiduhai)

Column: Director to speak at local high schools as documentary on Lane Bryant shootings hits theaters
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By Donna Vickroy

January 26, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

Charlie Minn's documentary "The Tinley Park 5" opens Feb. 13 at AMC theaters in Crestwood,...

Beth Brecher, of Park Forest, spotted this black squirrel, at one time an uncommon sight in the area, the same day a deer showed up in her yard. (Beth Brecher)

Column: Park Forest honors 31 people, organizations for making a difference

By Jerry Shnay

January 26, 2026 at 9:51 a.m.

Columnist Jerry Shnay was part of the Park Forest recognition for the food pop-up led...

Sal Omer, the manager Richton Park Fresh Market, stands with village officials in early January 2026. (Village of Richton Park)

Father-son plan soft opening of Richton Park Fresh Market this week

By Addison Wright

January 26, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

Sal Omer plans to open Richton Park Fresh Market at 3736 Sauk Trail this week,...

Carmelo Schifano, of Orland Park, created two watercolor pieces for last year’s inaugural exhibit of works by veterans at McCord Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park. He painted “Deep in Prayer,” right, and “Thousand-yard Stare” from photographs. Schifano said the soldier in “Thousand-Yard Stare” died not long after the photo was taken. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Exhibition in Palos allows veterans to find, share ‘the healing power of art’

By Melinda Moore

January 27, 2026 at 5:56 p.m.

McCorld Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park helps veterans tell their stories in the...

Evergreen Park Public Library is open as a warming center. (File photo)

81-year-old woman dies of cold exposure at Evergreen Park home

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By Evy Lewis

January 23, 2026 at 2:37 p.m.

Mary Savisky, 81, was found unresponsive in her unheated Evergreen Park garage after her neighbor...

Mike Conroy, the new school resource officer at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, stands Wednesday in front of his patrol vehicle near the school. (Community High School District 218)

Second school resource officer to manage traffic outside Oak Lawn’s Richards High School

By Olivia Stevens

January 23, 2026 at 1:28 p.m.

Richards High School in Oak Lawn will have a school resource officer to manage traffic...