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    Shavon Brewer is surprised Thursday with the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at Northwest Elementary School, Evergreen Park. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)
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    Shavon Brewer is surprised Thursday with the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at Northwest Elementary School, Evergreen Park. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)
    Area residents listen Wednesday to speakers during a town hall at Markham City Hall in response to recent Supreme Court rulings which narrowed the ability to challenge discriminatory voting laws. (Troy Stolt/for the Daily Southtown)

    South suburban Black leaders protest redistricting in Southern states, urge higher voter turnout

    Joyce Hale, a resident of the Cedar Glen subdivision, speaks against a proposed hydro-excavation company's plans to locate on 159th Street in Homer Township during Wednesday's Homer Glen Village Board. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

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    Lincoln-Way East's Ty Hudik (7) connects on a pitch against Providence during a nonconference game in Frankfort on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)

    After being lifted for pinch hitter, Ty Hudik helps spark Lincoln-Way East’s rally. ‘Keep the train rolling.’

    By Patrick Z. McGavin
    May 15, 2026 at 11:07 p.m.
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    Lincoln-Way East’s Cooper Johnson (21) scores a run against Lockport during a SouhthWest Suburban Conference game in Frankfort on Friday, May 15, 2026. (John Smierciak / Daily Southtown)

    Baseball and softball scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

    By Josh Krockey
    May 15, 2026 at 9:55 p.m.
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    The food court sits empty in the Ford City Mall on May 6, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

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    By Brian J. Rogal
    May 15, 2026 at 7:50 p.m.
    Chicago's iconic Ford City Mall will shut down permanently in about five weeks due to...
    Orland Park Heritage Sites Supervisor Libby Paulson says after renovating the inside of the Humphrey House, the village is preparing to make repairs to the home's exterior. (Village of Orland Park)

    Orland Park’s John Humphrey House to reopen to visitors with two new rooms

    By Olivia Stevens
    May 15, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.
    The planned May 30 reopening of Orland Park's historic John Humphrey House will show off...
    Valerie Nicholson addresses the audience during an April performance of the Prairie State College Jazz and Wind ensembles, one of her final concerts presiding over the program. Nicholson will retire in June after four decades at the college. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

    Valerie Nicholson, a music education icon, set to retire after 40 years at Prairie State College

    By Melinda Moore
    May 15, 2026 at 3:33 p.m.
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    An Oak Forest police vehicle. Police are investigating a Thursday bicycle crash on 159th Street. (Daily Southtown staff)

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    Thornton Fractional North High School senior Emon’ee Miller, 18, shows off some of the accessories to go with the custom prom dress she and her mother, Beverly Fisher, purchased from Makeda E. Designs in Humboldt Park more than a year ago. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

    Frustrated teens and parents say Humboldt Park designer failed to fulfill prom dresses

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    May 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.
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    Oak Forest’s Morgan Reczkiewicz (21) looks to make contact against Shepard during a South Suburban Conference crossover game in Oak Forest on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (James C. Svehla / Daily Southtown)

    In return from torn ACL, Central Connecticut commit Morgan Reczkiewicz leads Oak Forest. ‘A generational kid.’

    By Tony Baranek
    May 14, 2026 at 10:28 p.m.
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    Providence’s Sam Webb (22) celebrates after hitting a go-ahead two-run double against Lincoln-Way Central during a Do it Steve’s Way Tournament game in New Lenox on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Troy Stolt / Daily Southtown)

    Stepping into a starting role, senior catcher Sam Webb gets on a roll at plate for Providence. ‘It’s awesome.’

    By Steve Millar
    May 14, 2026 at 10:11 p.m.
    Sam Webb comes up with go-ahead two-run double in the seventh as Providence rallies for...
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