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Signs direct visitors to an early-voting polling place at the Orland Township offices in Orland Park.

Column: Want to increase voter turnout? Reduce the units of government in Illinois.

April 2, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

If you are among the one in six eligible voters who participate in local elections, you may have experienced a sense of anxiety upon glancing at a ballot. You may...

Signs for political candidates fill an island Wednesday in a parking lot at the Cook County Courthouse in Markham.

Column: Political contests to decide who has power over spending, hiring for taxpayer-funded jobs

April 1, 2021 at 2:26 p.m.

A relatively small percentage of eligible voters will decide this election who gets power to determine how to spend taxpayer money, award contracts and hire people to fill government-funded jobs....

Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union holds a sign Feb. 9, 2021, outside an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers in Bessemer, Alabama.

Column: As Amazon awaits results of union vote in Alabama, some ask if a new labor movement could take hold here

March 31, 2021 at 4:12 p.m.

This week's landmark effort to unionize nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon facility in Alabama begged an obvious question. What influence might the historic vote have on the south suburbs,...

The Rev. Gordon Reif explains Monday how comic strips inspire him to share life lessons and other messages with fellow residents at Smith Crossing senior living community in Orland Park.

Column: Retired pastor shares lessons about life, messages of renewal during pandemic’s second Easter

March 30, 2021 at 1:01 p.m.

The Rev. Gordon Reif shares thoughts about life and words of wisdom with various friends, family members and neighbors. Reif, 90, neatly writes his musings on paper. He collects a...

Column: Georgia Republicans repress voting rights while Illinois Democrats repress voter choice

March 26, 2021 at 3:09 p.m.

From Chicago's south suburbs to America's Deep South, it feels like democracy is under attack from both major political parties. Republicans in Georgia and other states seem to want to...

Roger Agpawa, foreground, is surrounded by supporters in January 2019 outside a Cook County Circuit Court judge's courtroom following an initial hearing seeking to block him from becoming Markham's mayor.

Column: Rulings due in Markham ballot disputes will come too late to allow for fair election, critics say

March 25, 2021 at 4:45 p.m.

Two lawsuits are roiling the mayoral election in Markham, raising questions of fairness and casting fresh doubts about whether Mayor Roger Agpawa is eligible to hold municipal office because of...

Daily Southtown columnist Ted Slowik takes a selfie after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday at a Walgreens pharmacy, 15940 Kedzie Ave., Markham.

Column: Pandemic-surviving poet Robert Frost said it best: Life goes on

March 24, 2021 at 5:19 p.m.

I spent a few moments thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic after a pharmacist administered the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine Tuesday at a Walgreens near Kedzie Avenue and 159th...

Bo Kemp answers a question during a 2015 press event at Gary City Hall.

Column: New development group leader sees potential for business growth in Southland

March 23, 2021 at 10:56 a.m.

South suburban residents have good reason to root for Bo Kemp to succeed in his new role as CEO of the Southland Development Authority. If Kemp succeeds in attracting businesses...

A Dolton water tower as seen from Sibley Boulevard and Greenwood Avenue in 2009.

Column: Ruling clears Dolton officer in wrongful death suit filed after struggle with DUI suspect at hospital

March 19, 2021 at 2:06 p.m.

A court ruling clears a Dolton police officer named in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of a DUI suspect who died after a 2018 struggle in a hospital,...

Column: Six months into extended deadline, gaming board still behind schedule in awarding south suburban casino license

October 8, 2022 at 12:42 p.m.

State Rep. Anthony DeLuca D-Chicago Heights, is being a proverbial squeaky wheel about a proposed south suburban casino. He wants south suburban communities to "get the grease," so to speak,...

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