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Lori Wainwright, 63, walks through the flooded basement of her 62-year-old friend's home after almost 9 inches of rain fell within three hours Sept. 19, 2023, in Calumet City.

President Joe Biden issues disaster declaration for September rains, allowing federal assistance for south suburbs

November 20, 2023 at 6:41 p.m.

President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration Monday ordering federal assistance for communities affected by heavy flooding on Sept. 17 and Sept. 18, according to White House statement. The announcement...

Calumet City 6th Ward Alderman James Patton at a City Council meeting Nov. 9, 2023.

Firm hired to review Calumet City’s bids wins most architecture contracts, investigation shows

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Farnsworth Group, the engineering and architecture firm appointed by Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones to be the city engineer, plays an integral role in helping the city select what firms...

Dr. Tony Hampton, chair-elect of the Advocate Health Midwest Medical Group, celebrates the rollout of th free food service for patients beginning Nov. 14.

Advocate Health Care fresh food service ‘allows physicians to prescribe a healthy diet’

November 14, 2023 at 3:37 p.m.

For the past five years, Advocate Health Care has provided patients with fresh fruit, vegetables and protein out of its Calumet Heights and Hazel Crest hospitals as part of its...

Jokes and an empty threat caused scares at schools in Crete, Homewood

December 13, 2023 at 4:03 p.m.

Two bottles, one comb and a joke. That's what law enforcement in Crete say caused a shooting scare at Crete-Monee High School last Wednesday. Police forces arrived on campus within...

State Rep. Thaddeus Jones chairs the House Insurance Committee meeting, Nov. 7, 2023 at the Stratton Building in Springfield. (Terrence Antonio James/Terrence Antonio James)

Calumet City alderman says filing complaint led to Mayor Thaddeus Jones harming his business

November 9, 2023 at 5:20 a.m.

A Calumet City alderman said his consulting business has suffered after Mayor Thaddeus Jones, who is also a state representative, sent an email to Democratic colleagues urging them to cease...

Crete-Monee High School in Crete, Illinois.

Brett Johnson/Daily Southtown, June 25, 2023, Crete, Illinois

Crete-Monee High School locked down after student ‘joking’ about having a gun

November 8, 2023 at 3:45 p.m.

Crete-Monee High School was sent into a "red lockdown" for a portion of Wednesday until law enforcement deemed a report came from a "joking" student, according to Crete police Chief...

Glenwood village administrator Brian Mitchell, right, apologizes Nov. 8 to resident Pamela Darring for using activiating lights on his municipal vehicle to pull her over in August.

Glenwood administrator Brian Mitchell apologizes to resident who said she was wrongly pulled over

November 8, 2023 at 3:22 p.m.

"I apologize," Glenwood village administrator Brian Mitchell said. "For what?" resident Pamela Darring asked. "For what took place on that day." "For what part? I'm just trying to be curious....

Glenwood police station. (Daily Southtown)

Police decline charges against Glenwood administrator following investigation into use of emergency lights

November 1, 2023 at 8:23 a.m.

The Glenwood village administrator will not face charges in response to a resident's claims he activated the emergency lights on his municipal vehicle during a traffic dispute, according to police...

Servicemen lay Lt. Edward T. McGuire's remains to rest Oct. 28, 2023, some 80 years after he died in World War II.

Mount Carmel alumnus Edward T. McGuire laid to rest 80 years after his death in World War II

October 30, 2023 at 9:11 a.m.

First Lt. Edward T. McGuire, a graduate of the Mount Carmel class of 1939, died Aug. 1, 1943, at the age of 22 when his B-24 Liberator bomber went down...

Homewood police (Daily Southtown staff photo)

Casket containing dead body ejected from hearse in Homewood hit-and-run

October 27, 2023 at 3:09 p.m.

Homewood police are investigating the cause of a hit-and-run crash Friday morning involving a stolen vehicle and a funeral hearse with a body inside. Police responded to a two-vehicle crash...

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