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Appellate court sides with former Harvey Park Board member alleging illegal removal

By Evy Lewis

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October 30, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

The appeals court sided with Waynemond Cotton, who claims that he was unfairly removed from...

Homer Glen Trustee Curt Mason, left, village attorney Mike Pasquinelli and Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike discuss village business Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Competing slates file for mayor, clerk and trustee in Homer Glen

By Michelle Mullins

October 30, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Homer Glen Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike has filed for reelection and will be challenged by Heidi...

Angela Thomas discusses the problems with 183rd Street, where she lives, at a meeting at Homewood Village Hall, Oct. 29, 2026. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Homewood touts increased enforcement on 183rd, but residents remain concerned

By Evy Lewis

October 30, 2026 at 11:37 a.m.

The Homewood Village Board approved a plan to reduce the four-lane road to three, but...

Oak Lawn native Lynette See is showcasing her photographs of the Obama Presidential Center grounds in an exhibition at Evergreen Park Public Library through Oct. 30. A common theme in her pictures, which include people of all ages enjoying the library, greenery and summer weather, is togetherness. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Evergreen Park library offers free glimpse of Obama Presidential Center activities

By Janice Neumann

October 23, 2026 at 1:33 p.m.

The Evergreen Park Public Library is offering a look at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago...

A boy walks through a pumpkin patch in 2015 at Bengston's Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen. (Gary Middendorf/Daily Southtown)

Will County health officials investigate E. coli cases linked to pumpkin farm

By Michelle Mullins

October 23, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

Will County Health Department is investigating five cases E. coli possibly linked to Bengtson’s Pumpkin...

Alsip Mayor John D. Ryan greets Shepard High School seniors Michelle Fernandez of Crestwood and Aiden Wright of Palos Heights during a Village Board meeting May 15, 2023, at Alsip Village Hall. (Ted Slowik/Daily Southtown)

Crestwood and Alsip voters will decide whether to extend term limits

By Evy Lewis

October 23, 2026 at 11:32 a.m.

Voters in Alsip and Crestwood will decide whether to extend term limits for their municipal...

Pope Leo XIV is presented with flowers as he leaves at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors’ advice as he recovers from surgery

By Giada Zampano

October 23, 2026 at 1:20 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV will miss a planned trip to Assisi next week after doctors advised...

Railroad workers throw their fists up in front of a train, depicted on the Pullman Strike Mural in Blue Island, created by Ricardo Gonzalez (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Blue Island mural depicts city’s connection to Pullman strikes

By Elena Tittel

October 23, 2026 at 5:14 a.m.

A mural by Ricardo Gonzalez in Blue Island transformed a wall into at 200-foot wide...

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Letters: Support Evergreen Park District 124 referendum

By Daily Southtown

October 22, 2026 at 5:05 p.m.

My husband is a lifelong resident of Evergreen Park and 28 years ago, we chose...

Police outside Orland Square shopping center in Orland Park after a Jan. 21, 2019, shooting that left an 18-year-old dead. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

‘I heard people screaming’: Testimony continues in trial for accused 2019 Orland Square mall shooter
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By Evy Lewis

October 22, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Jamal Jadallah, who took video in Orland Square immediately after a 2019, shooting, testified Thursday...

Palos Heights District 128 in Palos Heights has four schools. (Ted Slowik/Daily Southtown)

Palos Heights District 128 voters face limiting rate increase to close district’s $2 million budget deficit

By Elena Tittel

October 22, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

Residents of Palos Heights District 128 will vote whether to support a $0.59 limit rate...

Hadley Middle School Principal Kristen Schroeder, right, and assistant Principal Holly Odom at the National Association of Elementary School Principals conference in Florida this summer to receive the national Gold Star award recognition. The banner hangs in the school entrance. (Homer Elementary District 33C)

Hadley Middle School celebrates governor’s Blue Ribbon designation

By Michelle Mullins

October 22, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

Hadley Middle School in Homer Glen is recognized as a 2026 Governor’s Blue Ribbon School...

Ellyn Caruso, author of Forkfuls of Flavor, stands in her kitchen in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood. Caruso said the book "is intended to help breast cancer survivors become thrivers through healthy eating and lifestyle choices.” (Forkfuls of Flavor)

From survivor to ‘thriver’: Beverly writer channels breast cancer diagnosis into recipes for health

By Susan DeGrane

October 22, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

Beverly resident and breast cancer survivor Ellyn Caruso detailed her efforts to eat healthy into...