Samantha Moilanen

While many in the Southland ushered in the new year with celebrations and fireworks, a few couples celebrated by welcoming the area’s first babies of 2025 into the world. Tiara and Curtis Harris II welcomed their son, Curtis Lee Harris […]

Blue Island was awarded a $150,000 grant to improve the city’s tree canopy, which will be used to prune and remove trees that pose a public safety risk during storms, officials said. The city, recognized as a Tree City by

Dixmoor Mayor Fitzgerald Roberts could face a challenge from former Trustee Cynthia Mossuto in the upcoming April election, pending the outcome of a challenge to her nominating petition. Mossuto cast her bid for village president on a slate of candidates

A 15-year-old girl from Evergreen Park has been missing for more than two weeks, and her older sister is urgently seeking information on her whereabouts. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is asking for the public’s help in

A semitruck crashed into an vacant house Wednesday in Harvey, officials said. The truck crashed into the house at 14742 Winchester Ave., shortly after 3 p.m. City spokesperson Glenn Harston said it appears the truck driver lost control while heading

Harvey paid $3,750 to settle a lawsuit alleging the city violated the Freedom of Information Act by denying a Harvey man’s request for body-worn camera footage related to his arrest, according to the settlement agreement. City Council members approved the

A fire Sunday night in a six-story apartment building in Richton Park left one person dead and prompted the temporary evacuation of the entire building, fire Chief Mick Smith said. Smith said crews responded at 9:58 p.m. to a structure

Metra unveiled a specially painted locomotive this month to pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. military. The locomotive is running through several south and southwest suburbs before transitioning to lines that go

More than four years after Metra Rail purchased its first used building, a warehouse in Harvey that sits on 10.5 acres, the agency is moving forward with plans to transform the unfinished site into a storage facility for rail equipment.

More than a week after two fires damaged six homes and displaced nine residents in Chicago Heights, fire victims are still seeking answers about a malfunctioning hydrant that delayed efforts to extinguish the flames. Fire crews experienced a “momentary delay”