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Jonathan Jackson speaks during a Tuesday's candidate forum fat Freedom Temple Church.

Column: Forum gives candidates chance to stand out as 21 seek Bobby Rush’s 1st District seat in Congress

May 11, 2022 at 1:33 p.m.

Sixteen candidates seeking Bobby Rush's seat in Congress impressed voters with sharp deliveries of smart answers to questions Tuesday night during a forum in a Chicago church. The live audience...

Sign along Halsted Street immediately south of Interstate 80 announces the planned Wind Creek Casino in Homewood and East Hazel Crest.

Column: Chicago rushes to approve casino deal while south suburbs hit jackpot with trusted partner

May 10, 2022 at 3:27 p.m.

Chicago's rush to approve a $1.7 billion casino deal represents a shocking contrast to Wind Creek's plans to build an entertainment complex in East Hazel Crest and Homewood. The Southland...

Brian Westbrook, right, founder and executive director of Coalition for Life St. Louis, speak Dec. 1, 2021, during a prayer vigil next to a Planned Parenthood facility in Flossmoor.

Column: Abortion ruling could upend political order, increase demand for services in south suburbs

May 6, 2022 at 2:25 p.m.

The leaked draft indicating the U.S. Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade and give states the ability to restrict access to abortions is a game changer, to say...

Republican 6th Congressional District candidates Niki Conforti, from left, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau and Scott Kaspar participate in the candidate forum Tuesday in Countryside.

Seven 6th Congressional District candidates talk federal spending, abortion politics at forum

May 4, 2022 at 4:08 p.m.

Candidates hoping to represent the newly redrawn 6th District in Congress next year agreed Wednesday that residents of the south and west suburbs deserve a better return on their tax...

Audience members listen Monday during a Dolton Village Board meeting.

Column: Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard challenges constitutionality of recall referendum in lawsuit against trustees

May 3, 2022 at 2:21 p.m.

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard raises some good questions in a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of a recall referendum set to appear on ballots in June. Henyard, who is also...

Thaddeus Jones looks at his new gavel, a present from his wife, Saprina, during his first day as Calumet City mayor May 1, 2021

Column: Calumet City officials react to report about mean text messages sent to voters

April 29, 2022 at 12:58 p.m.

Four elected officials in Calumet City are reacting to a report about disparaging text messages anonymously sent to numerous residents. A report by WGN-TV's Ben Bradley about the messages aired...

Column: Homewood children safe after eating cannabis product at school that looked like cereal

April 28, 2022 at 12:31 p.m.

An incident at a Homewood middle school this week has prompted conversations about drug use and sparked debate about whether some cannabis products are marketed to children. Several eighth graders...

Mildred Morgan, front, listens Tuesday as Star Lawson speaks during public comment at the University Park Village Board meeting.

Column: Angry University Park residents demand answers from mayor, trustees at public meeting

April 27, 2022 at 2:43 p.m.

Furious residents packed University Park Village Hall Tuesday and demanded Mayor Joseph Roudez and other village officials respond to a range of concerns. Residents wanted to know what was being...

Former Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta arrives to the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago Monday for sentencing in his bribery case.

Column: Crestwood Mayor Lou Presta’s sentencing shows how towns cannot afford corrupt public officials

April 26, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.

People clapped and cheered May 7, 2021, when Lou Presta took the oath of office for mayor of Crestwood. "I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of...

Author Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk reads from her book "We Are Eagles" Thursday at the Evergreen Park Public Library.

Column: Evergreen Park author highlights how Aurora literacy center has helped immigrant women

April 23, 2022 at 10:22 a.m.

Journalist and author Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk returned to her native Evergreen Park Thursday to discuss a religious order's mission to help immigrants adjust to life in America through literacy....

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