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Candidates, volunteers and supporters arrive at the State of Illinois Board of Elections in Springfield to file campaign petitions March 7, 2022.

Column: Some candidates removed from June 28 ballots while 1st Congressional District candidates raise hundreds of thousands

April 21, 2022 at 5:06 p.m.

Contests for the June 28 primary election are taking shape as candidates raise funds and authorities resolve disputes over eligibility. One intriguing case involves Jonathan Jackson, a son of the...

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, accompanied by President Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks on the South Lawn of the White House April 8, 2022, celebrating her confirmation as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court.

Column: Durbin discusses project funding, Supreme Court confirmation during visit to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox

April 20, 2022 at 4:21 p.m.

I had the chance Wednesday to ask Sen. Dick Durbin about chairing the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings that led to Ketanji Brown Jackson becoming the first Black woman confirmed to...

Administrators, front, meet with the Village Board Monday at Dolton Village Hall.

Column: Dolton residents, finally allowed to speak, blast dysfunction among Mayor Tiffany Henyard and trustees

April 19, 2022 at 1:44 p.m.

Dolton residents are tired of Mayor Tiffany Henyard and the Village Board majority bickering and fighting like a divorcing couple trapped in a toxic relationship. Citizens addressed officials Monday as...

Mayor Tiffany Henyard's name adorns the exterior of a newly renovated Dolton Village Hall.

Column: Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard reopens Village Hall, then blasts trustees for blocking agenda

April 15, 2022 at 10:00 p.m.

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard reopened a renovated Village Hall Thursday then defended her record during a packed town hall meeting. Henyard, who is also Thornton Township supervisor, defiantly criticized a...

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, a Republican candidate for governor, along the city's riverfront,Feb. 3, 2022

Column: Forget Richard Irvin, J.B. Pritzker will beat Darren Bailey this year to win second term as Illinois governor

April 14, 2022 at 11:58 a.m.

Someone asked the other day for my take on this year's race for governor of Illinois. My analysis is based on campaign ads from candidates, levels of funding, observations, anecdotes,...

Marcia Walker-Brown, who manages the senior citizen lunch program for Thornton Township, responds to a question Tuesday during the annual town hall meeting in South Holland.

Column: Tiffany Henyard supporters, Thornton Township workers call for unity during annual town hall

April 13, 2022 at 3:26 p.m.

Thornton Township plans to name its flagship town hall in honor of Frank Zuccarelli, the longtime supervisor and political power broker who died suddenly in January. Officials said they also...

Robbins Police Department (Daily Southtown staff)

Column: Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant sidelines deputy chief caught on video drinking in Police Department office

April 12, 2022 at 1:12 p.m.

Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant has suspended deputy police Chief Byron Redmond without pay after a scandalous video appeared to show Redmond drinking alcohol in his office. Attorneys will complete an...

A screen shot shows University Park Trustee Theo Brooks March 8, 2022, during a public meeting held via videoconference.

Column: Grand jury indicts University Park golf club manager for allegedly assaulting police chief

April 8, 2022 at 2:26 p.m.

A Will County grand jury indicted University Park Golf Club manager Sonia Coffee for felony assault of a police officer in connection with an alleged Dec. 16 attack on police...

Steel rebar coated with material to prevent erosion extend from a concrete foundation that will support an expanded bridge carrying eastbound Interstate 80, shown from Rowell Avenue in Joliet.

Column: Slow down for the sake of workers rebuilding Interstate 80 through Will County

April 7, 2022 at 2:32 p.m.

Motorists need to slow down as they drive through the Interstate 80 construction zone in central Will County. I've seen people drive 100 mph along Interstates 94/294 between Lansing and...

Homewood School District 153 plans to disable overnight internet access on devices issued to children in elementary and middle schools.

Column: Homewood parents react as schools plan to pause overnight internet access to laptops

April 6, 2022 at 2:21 p.m.

Parents are reacting to a Homewood Elementary School District 153's plan to disable overnight internet access on devices issued to children in elementary and middle schools. The pilot program is...

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