More problems at troubled Park Forest apartments that village claims are unsafe July 21, 2025 at 3:29 p.m. Some residents of the Autumn Ridge apartments in Park Forest still without air conditioning as village seeks court-appointed receiver
Homicide roundup: Chicago Heights man shot to death July 18, 2025 at 4:49 p.m. Juvenal Serrato, 23, of Chicago Heights, died Monday morning at an Oak Lawn hospital after being shot in the head
New report says Southland mosquito control district still ignores rules on pay July 18, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. The South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District mosquito continues to spend taxpayer money on board salaries, report states.
Former sheriff’s employee pleads guilty in theft, making repayment July 16, 2025 at 7:31 p.m. Raymond Harris, 45, of Calumet Park, a former Cook County sheriff's employee, pleads guilty in loan fraud, makes partial repayment.
Orland Park hits snag in replacing lead water lines; homeowners say no July 16, 2025 at 2:16 p.m. Orland Park needs to replace just four lead water service lines at homes, but the homeowners are not on board.
The south suburban world where Pope Leo XIV grew up now very much changed July 15, 2025 at 4:25 p.m. Places where Robert Francis Prevost may have spent childhood in, around Dolton is mostly now photographs and memories.
Orland Park to review big pickleball expansion plans for park after public input July 12, 2025 at 5:24 a.m. Orland Park officials may review plans for more pickleball courts in Doogan Park, looking at the village's Sportsplex instead.
Gas leak suspected in blast, fire that leveled Crestwood home, killed 1, NTSB says July 10, 2025 at 3:06 p.m. The NTSB said a natural gas leak likely sparked a Crestwood house explosion in June that killed Robert Conrad Milham, Jr.
Dolton closes on purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home at cost of $375,000 July 10, 2025 at 3:09 p.m. Dolton paid $375,000, including commission fees, to buy the modest brick home where Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, grew up.
Harvey Ald. Colby Chapman declares victory after charges dismissed July 9, 2025 at 1:05 p.m. Harvey Ald. Colby Chapman told supporters she speaks for the power and truth of residents prosecutors drop aggravated battery charges.