News from around the Southland includes items from Matteson, Lansing, Crete, Palos Park, Palos Hills, Olympia Fields and Oak Lawn.

Owen Caissie’s bat powered his rise in the Chicago Cubs system, but the work he put in to become a more complete all-around player shouldn’t be overlooked.

If you’re looking for a new water bottle, here are all the bestsellers of summer from Owala to Stanley and more.

The activist in 1985 created a fund to provide financial support for members of the Chicago theater community impacted by the AIDS crisis.

Penn State volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley has a different perspective entering this season. How could she not after a battle with breast cancer?

His new novel, “The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter,” is about the death of Sun-Times columnist Irv Kupcinet’s daughter. Whatever he writes about, he never shakes Chicago.

The TV adaptation of the John Grisham novel shoulda been a movie. Actually, it was. In 1997, starring Matt Damon.

Fiscalía alemana dice que ucraniano sospechoso de explosiones en gasoducto Nord Stream en 2022 fue detenido en Italia.

Listed: June 20, 2025 Listing agent: Jennifer Mills, 773-914-4422, Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty This six-bedroom home in ...

Chicago civic leaders mean well, but their recommendations reflect a bygone era when elected officials exercised responsibility.

While there is a cyclical component to measles every several years, declining vaccination rates are by far the largest factor in this increase. According to Johns Hopkins University, the average ...

Also around the area this weekend, Thirsty Ears in Ravenswood, a Dungeons & Dragons play, and Bulls Fest and Benson Boone both land at the United Center.