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Harvey Mayor Christopher J. Clark holds a news conference Oct. 26, 2021, at the city's water pumping station to address the water crisis in the neighboring village Diixmoor. Harvey supplies Dixmoor's water.

Column: Gun violence plagues Harvey as 30 homicides may set record for deadliest year

November 18, 2021 at 3:23 p.m.

Gun violence has claimed the lives of 30 people this year in south suburban Harvey, a community of about 20,000 residents. By comparison, Aurora, a city 10 times larger with...

The Culver's restaurant at 850 183rd St., Homewood.

Column: Homewood restaurant’s ban teaches kids lesson about consequences for misconduct

November 16, 2021 at 1:35 p.m.

Misbehaving middle schoolers banned from a Homewood restaurant without parental supervision have created a teachable moment about consequences for unruly conduct. Students from James Hart Middle School at 183rd Street...

Metropolitan Family Services Southwest provides counseling, food assistance and other services to residents of 11 communities in the south and southwestern suburbs, from Blue Island to Palos Hills.

Column: State sending windfall from taxes on cannabis to help people in south suburbs

November 12, 2021 at 2:13 p.m.

A windfall of cash from taxes on cannabis sales is headed to social service agencies that serve south suburban communities by working to reduce violence, find jobs for adults and...

Column: Vaccines, masks save lives and help communities during ‘infodemic’

November 11, 2021 at 3:36 p.m.

It's not the news people want to hear, but increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases throughout the south and southwest suburbs and Illinois could signal the start of a new wave...

Nyota Figgs, city clerk for Calumet City, in her City Hall office Sept. 21, 2021.

Column: Lawsuits reveal details of political feud between Calumet City mayor, clerk

November 10, 2021 at 2:54 p.m.

A feud between two Calumet City elected officials has shifted to the courtroom with City Clerk Nyota Figgs suing Mayor Thaddeus Jones for allegedly stripping her of official duties and...

Workers trying to resolve the water crisis in Dixmoor Oct. 21, 2021, perform work on Wood Street at Sibley Boulevard in Harvey, which supplies water to Dixmoor.

Column: South suburban water crisis shows need for infrastructure bill

November 9, 2021 at 12:11 p.m.

The recent water supply crisis in Dixmoor is a prime example of why the nation needed the bipartisan, $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Dixmoor residents had no access...

Fitness fans use the east set of stairs at Swallow Cliff Stairs near Palos Park Friday. Forest Preserves of Cook County has reopened the popular attraction after a two-month refurbishment project.

Column: Election results leave Republicans feeling glad, Democrats glum

November 5, 2021 at 1:33 p.m.

Republicans are generally happy about what results of Tuesday's elections in Virginia, New Jersey and other states say about the 2022 midterms, the 2024 presidential election and the direction of...

A "before" view shows Daily Southtown columnist Ted Slowik's backyard in 2019, before transformative landscaping and gardening work during the pandemic.

Column: Landscaping project and joy of gardening offset dread of winter’s onset

November 4, 2021 at 1:33 p.m.

I have found there's something satisfying about raking leaves, putting away hoses and cleaning up the yard before winter, especially after a transformative backyard landscaping project during the pandemic. I...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker holds a news conference June 28, 2019, at the Joliet Waste Water Treatment Facility near the Interstate 80 bridges over the Des Plaines River to promote his Rebuild Illinois plan.

Column: Will County convinced the state to fix I-80. The Southland should do the same for I-57.

November 3, 2021 at 1:52 p.m.

The good news is that new warehouse and intermodal developments throughout the south suburbs are creating jobs and strengthening the tax base. The bad news is that truck traffic is...

Column: What’s your new district? Map shifts Southland representation in Congress

November 2, 2021 at 2:43 p.m.

State lawmakers last week approved a new map that will likely change congressional districts for many south and southwest suburban residents for the Nov. 8, 2022 election. If the new...

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