Ted Slowik

A school board member concerned about a lack of diversity among teachers in his district is calling attention to a nationwide issue that affects several districts in the south suburbs....

In 1954, Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio, children began being vaccinated against polio and Caryl Tietz first worked as an election judge in Cook County. Sixty-seven years later, she's still...

Fatigued Southlanders ready to put the pandemic behind them will have more money in their pockets when they are ready to venture out again. "This means that soon, folks across...

Few sounds punctured the stillness Sunday morning as mourners visited graves at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Will County. A carillon softly chimed "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)" and...

An Illinois Supreme Court ruling clears the way for state Rep. Thaddeus Jones to become the first Black mayor in Calumet City's 120-year history. Jones reflected on the yearslong effort...

Illinois politicians are missing a golden opportunity to counter the narrative that residents are fleeing the state because of taxes, regulations and poor policy decisions. Politicians who rule Illinois could...

Cameras were waiting as Doretha Harper seemed to bounce out the front door of her modest brick bungalow in Robbins. She practically bounded down the front concrete steps toward the...

At least one of the candidates for Illinois secretary of state in 2022 should be familiar to south suburban voters. State Sen. Michael Hastings, a Democrat from Frankfort, kicked off...