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Frankfort Village Hall (Daily Southtown staff)

Sept, 2, 2023, Frankfort, Illinois

Fatal Frankfort crash kills one driver, 20, and severely injures another

September 30, 2026 at 2:58 p.m.

A two-car crash in Frankfort early Wednesday morning killed the driver of one car and left the other severely injured, Frankfort police said. Frankfort police officers were dispatched at 3:18...

The Cook County courthouse in Bridgeview. (File photo)

Man, 33, fatally shot in the back while walking down Bridgeview street

September 30, 2026 at 12:51 p.m.

Niko Fuentes, 33, was fatally shot in the back Monday morning in Bridgeview, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

After months of delays, crews began work on the Dixie Highway viaduct on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026 in Homewood. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

After multiple delays, Dixie Highway viaduct closes for three months for flood mitigation repairs

September 28, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

The viaduct that carries trains over Dixie Highway, a primary route in and out of downtown Homewood, closed to traffic Monday for what is planned to be a minimum of...

Lake Village man, 31, fatally shot in Calumet Park

September 28, 2026 at 2:23 p.m.

Marty Clancy, 31, of Lake Village, Indiana, was fatally shot Friday in Calumet Park, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Clancy was pronounced dead at 4:48 p.m. on...

Michiel and Shon Burnett smile in their office space in Olympia Fields on Sept. 25, 2026. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

‘The need is going to be great’: Formerly homeless couple raises funds for unhoused neighbors

September 27, 2026 at 5:11 a.m.

In 2018, Michiel Burnett's husband Shon had a heart attack while the couple was without a home and living in an extended-stay hotel in Tinley Park. "He had a mild...

Central Middle School in Tinley Park on Oct. 14, 2025. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park teen charged after shooting threat at Central Middle School

September 25, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

The arrest comes the same week that Oak Forest High School was locked down for a shooting threat that later proved to be false.

Dolton police station on Aug. 3, 2026. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Dolton man, 49, shot and killed at his home

September 25, 2026 at 12:28 p.m.

Floyd Hamilton, 49, was shot and killed Tuesday on the 14700 block of Edbrooke Avenue in Dolton, where he lived, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Hamilton was...

Police tape surrounds a home Sept. 2, 2026, on the 22700 block of Brook Stone Court in Frankfort where officials said a 2-year-old was found unresponsive and later died at a hospital in an apparent domestic-related homicide. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Frankfort mother charged with murder in hanging death of 2-year-old son pleads not guilty

September 24, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.

Frankfort resident Corie Walsh, who is accused of fatally hanging her 2-year-old son Barrett Walsh, pleaded not guilty Thursday.

A damaged truck is shown after passing under a viaduct on Vollmer Road between Homewood and Olympia Fields. (SHARPwatch)

Cook County proposes fix for Vollmer Road viaduct plagued by truck crashes

September 23, 2026 at 2:27 p.m.

Cook County's proposal would increase the clearance at the Vollmer Road viaduct, long plagued by jams caused by over-height trucks.

Tinley Park mayor Michael Glotz speaks to other trustees at a Village Board meeting June 3, 2026. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park eyes ending 2-hour parking limits around Harmony Square

September 22, 2026 at 2:14 p.m.

Time limits put into place to discourage commuters from parking on residential streets are no longer needed in TInley Park, officials said.

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