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Members of the Midwest Underground Railroad Network hike along the Calumet River in November 2023. The nonprofit group was recently recognized as a program of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom by the National Park Service. (Midwest Underground Railroad Network)

Midwest Underground Railroad Network earns national status from US Park Service

September 28, 2026 at 4:45 p.m.

The South Holland-based group is listed as a program of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom by the National Park Service.

Daniel P. Brown was a clinical professor and faculty advisor Northwestern University's Segal Design Institute at the McCormick School of Engineering. (Segal Design Institute)

Oak Lawn native Daniel P. Brown, inventor and Northwestern University educator, dies at 70

September 28, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

Daniel "Dan" Patrick Brown, a professor at Northwestern University, entrepreneur and inventor, unexpectedly died the evening of Sept. 15. He was 70. Born on July 25, 1956 in Oak Lawn,...

District 218 board president Carol Kats speaks at the board of education's Sept. 22, 2026 meeting. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

School District 218 moves to potentially contest property tax assessment appeals

September 24, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

District 218 approved a resolution to authorize interventions in proceedings before the state's property tax appeal board.

Books and computers at William Leonard Public Library in Robbins, pictured Sept. 22, 2026, are available to Robbins and Dixmoor residents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, a reduced schedule caused by a funding shortage. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Temporary closure of library highlights lack of access to services in Robbins, Dixmoor

September 23, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

William Leonard Public Library serves Robbins and Dixmoor, but is facing budget and staffing issues, reducing services for residents.

The tech launchpad at Kennedy-King College, an affiliate of City Colleges of Chicago located in Englewood, provides students with opportunities to prepare for careers in information technology. (City Colleges of Chicago)

Moraine Valley, other colleges ramp up training for careers in artificial intelligence era

September 21, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

Moraine Valley Community College educator Ryen Nagle was appointed to the national Commission on the Future of Work to study AI's effects.

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

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 of the Catholic school's growth.

Brittany Morrison, Bremen District 228's director of finance, presents the fiscal year 2027 budget at the district's board meeting Sept. 15, 2026. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Bremen High School District 228 approves $143 million budget for fiscal year 2027

September 16, 2026 at 2:35 p.m.

Bremen High School District 228 reviewed and approved the district's $143 million budget for fiscal year 2027 at Tuesday's meeting.

New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldemann presides over a Sept. 14, 2026, Village Board meeting discussion on allowing improved security for local businesses, specifically those with gaming machines. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

New Lenox officials respond to burglaries at gaming businesses

September 15, 2026 at 11:17 a.m.

New Lenox Village Board may end a moratorium on burglar bars, grilles, grates, shutters on businesses in light of recent buglaries.

Fans and honorees stand Friday at pregame tribute for the 25th anniversary of 9/11 during the national anthem before the Mount Carmel vs. Marist football game in Chicago. (John Konstantaras/for the baiduhai)

Suburban high schools vary football game attendance rules while evaluating security measures and protocols

September 18, 2026 at 8:12 p.m.

As high school football season across the south and southwest suburbs is in full swing, high schools continue to evaluate security measures and protocols for Friday night lights.

Principal Eric Washington outside Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills. (High School District 228)

Hillcrest High School celebrates grade-level teams bringing academic progress

September 14, 2026 at 12:36 p.m.

Hillcrest High School reports improved attendance, graduation and dictionary behavioral rates as a result of grade-level teams.

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