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Students from Illinois high schools including Shepard, Stagg and Andrew, participate in a Senior All-Stars of Music program at a cathedral during a trip to Europe. (Ken George/Shepard High School)

Around the Southland: Area high school musicians perform in Europe, and more
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By Melinda Moore

October 28, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

News from around the Southland includes items from Shepard, Stagg and Andrew high schools, Midlothian,...

Paul O’Grady, the Orland Township supervisor, shakes the hands of employers at the 2026 Southwest Job Fair in Tinley Park Jan. 15, 2025. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Orland Township referendum aims to gauge demand for direct participation in local government

By Olivia Stevens

October 28, 2026 at 3:50 p.m.

Orland Township voters are asked whether residents should be able to propose laws by citizen...

Family members hold signs commemorating 33-year-old Niko Fuentes, who was shot and killed in September on the 7800 block of South Oketo Avenue in Bridgeview. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

‘A phenomenal person’: Family of autistic Bridgeview man seeks justice in September fatal shooting

By Evy Lewis

October 28, 2026 at 12:44 p.m.

Family and friends gathered in Bridgeview to plead for answers in the September shooting death...

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in an audience with the Jesus Youth International Conference in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo will meet with survivors of clergy abuse during upcoming Latin America trip, Vatican says

By Associated Press

October 27, 2026 at 11:50 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his upcoming trip...

Hometown fire Chief Daniel Duffy of shows equipment inside a fire truck, Oct. 26, 2026. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Palos Heights and Hometown fire protection districts seek rate increases

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By Elena Tittel

October 27, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.

Palos Heights Fire Protection District and Hometown Fire Protection Districts are seeking rate increases in...

Bengtson’s Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen in September 2015. (Gary Middendorf/Daily Southtown)

Will County reviewing more than 200 surveys as part of E. coli investigation of Bengtson’s Pumpkin Farm

By Michelle Mullins

October 26, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

Will County Health Department reviews 200 confidential surveys for E. coli investigation at Bengtson’s Pumpkin...

People leave Orland Square Mall after a shooting there Jan. 21, 2019. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Jury finds man guilty of murder in 2019 Orland Square mall shooting

By Olivia Stevens

October 26, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Jakharr Williams was convicted of first-degree murder Monday in the shooting death Javon Britten at...

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Vatican confirms Pope Leo’s Latin America trip after post-surgery checkup

By Associated Press

October 26, 2026 at 12:25 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and...

The Rev. Ken Fleck presides over Mass at St. George in Tinley Park to help celebrate his 50th anniversary as a priest June 7, 2026. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

Longtime priest Kenneth Fleck from St. George in Tinley Park cleared and reinstated after allegations

By Evy Lewis

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October 26, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

The Rev. Kenneth Fleck was cleared of allegations of child sexual abuse and reinstated, the...

Aureliano Hernandez stand in his yard in unincorporated Will County outside Park Forest, where he maintains a flower garden and chicken coop. (Penny Shnay/for the Daily Southtown)

Column: 22 homeowners fight annexation into Park Forest

By Jerry Shnay

October 26, 2026 at 12:23 p.m.

Aureliano Hernandez and neighbors near Hawthorne Avenue and Monee Road oppose upcoming Park Forest vote...

Hilda Walker math teacher Mike Doody shows a football naming him a Chicago Bears Classroom Legend, Tinley Park. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park math teacher receives Chicago Bears Classroom Legend award

By Jeff Vorva

October 26, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

Math teacher Mike Doody from Hilda Walker Intermediate School in Tinley Park receives Chicago Bears...

A group of Illinois Elementary School students participate in the Pumpkin Day parade Friday in Park Forest. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

Matteson honor students bring Pumpkin Day to Park Forest senior center

By Jeff Vorva

October 25, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

Honor students from O.W. Huth Middle School in Matteson bring pumpkins to the Shirley Green...

Moraine Valley Community College's automotive program, which would see building renovations as part of a $115 million bond issue the college is seeking. (Moraine Valley Community College)

Moraine Valley Community College seeks $115 million bond approval to expand, renovate buildings

By Olivia Stevens

October 25, 2026 at 5:10 a.m.

Moraine Valley is asking voters for a tax increase to fund public safety program facilities...