Evy Lewis

Evy Lewis is a reporter for the Daily Southtown. In 2024, she graduated from Missouri, where she worked at the Columbia Missourian as a reporter and editor for two years. She previously interned at St. Louis Public Radio, where she covered the Missouri state government for radio, and at Investigate Midwest, where she wrote about agriculture.

Chicago Heights Police Department Jan. 17, 2026. (Daily Southtown staff)

Homicides reported in Chicago Heights and Country Club Hills

July 13, 2026 at 1:17 p.m.

Cesar Ruiz, 39, was killed in Chicago Heights. A person who has not been publicly identified was killed in Country Club Hills.

Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz speaks to other trustees at a June Village Board meeting. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park storm clean up: ‘Please be patient’

July 8, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Public Works Director John Urbanski asked anyone in need of cleanup who hasn't reached out to email the Public Works Department.

Bremen running back Keshawn Lewis-Hunt (24) looks for a hole in the Oak Forest during a football game Oct, 14, 2022. (John Smierciak/for the Daily Southtown)

Former Bremen football player Keshawn Lewis-Hunt killed in Harvey shooting; others wounded

July 7, 2026 at 4:32 p.m.

Keshawn Lewis-Hunt, 20, who played for Bremen High School and Morgan Park High School, was shot and killed Monday in Harvey.

A ramp leading into the deep tunnel water reservoir north of the Thornton Quarry is partially submersed Monday following a rainy June and early July. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

‘The stench is putrid’: Nearly full Thornton reservoir brings sewage stink and increased flood risk

July 7, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

Thornton Village Clerk Nikki Kitakis said odors from the quarry reservoir are putrid after it fills with floodwater.

Interstate 294 passes between the Thornton Quarry, top, and the Deep Tunnel water reservoir on July 6, 2026, in Thornton. The reservoir is nearly full following a very rainy June and early July period. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Thornton Reservoir nearly full after heavy storms over weekend

July 7, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

The Thornton Quarry reservoir is the fullest it has been since becoming operational in 2015, at 94% capacity, the MWRD reports.

Chicago Heights Police Department. (Daily Southtown staff)

Park Forest man, 32, shot and killed in Chicago Heights

July 6, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

Pierre Buchanan, 32, of Park Forest was shot and killed Thursday in Chicago Heights, the Cook County medical examiner's office said.

Tom Shepard, of the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project during a Nov., 2023 event at Sand Ridge Nature Center. The project, now called the Midwest Underground Railroad Network, will host a community picnic on July 11. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown).

Groups plan picnic to highlight Sauk Trail’s role in Underground Railroad

July 4, 2026 at 5:18 a.m.

The Midwest Underground Railroad Network and Crete Historical Society plan a July 11 picnic at Schubert's Woods along Sauk Trail.

The Glenwood Roller Rink, 656 Holbrook Road, closed in 2025 due to structural issues. (Mike Nolan/Daily Southtown)

Glenwood Roller Rink to reopen under new ownership following structural repairs

July 3, 2026 at 5:02 a.m.

Glenwood Roller Rink was bought by The Rink owners Curtis and Ramona Pouncy, who plan to reopen after it was shuttered over a year ago.

The Markham Courthouse on Aug. 14, 2023. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune)

DoorDash driver charged in fatal shooting outside Matteson Amazon facility

July 2, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

A judge ordered Devonta Hodge, 33, of Gary, Indiana, held in custody Thursday after he was charged with homicide in the fatal June 28 shooting of Dylan Perkins, 26, of...

The Orland Square Mall on Aug. 7, 2025. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown.)

Pedestrian killed in multi-car LaGrange Road crash near Orland Square Mall, Orland Park police say

June 30, 2026 at 3:34 p.m.

A pedestrian was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Monday at 149th Street and LaGrange Road in Orland Park near Orland Square Mall, according to the Orland Park Police Department. The...

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