Daily Southtown newsletter
News from the Daily Southtown area brought to your inbox
 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
Header Logo

Daily Southtown

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

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

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

Read more →

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

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

Read more →

Illinois among states seeing cases of cyclosporiasis, an illness that can cause explosive diarrhea

Some Illinois residents might find themselves running to the bathroom more often than usual this summer, amid higher numbers of cases of cyclosporiasis — an intestinal illness that can cause explosive diarrhea.

Read more →

Murder charges filed in fatal Mundelein shooting

Deandre Y. Harris, 21, of South Holland, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.

Read more →

St. Laurence’s Sean Rice goes from mid-major prospect to picking Illinois for football: ‘It was a big shift’

St. Laurence’s Sean Rice picks Illinois after going from mid-major prospect to being highly sought after by Power Four programs.

Read more →

After putting the street race on hold, could NASCAR end up in Chicago and Joliet next summer?

With a successful return to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet over July Fourth weekend in the rearview mirror, NASCAR is already mapping out its course for next summer.

Read more →

Dolton passes ordinance allowing payment of $33.5 million judgment over 10 years

Dolton attorney Michael McGrath said Monday the village is working on a plan to pay the judgment that avoids raising property taxes.

Read more →

Bicentennial beer cans, mugs among finds in 1976 Frankfort time capsule

Frankfort residents Connie Behnke-Rotondo and Gene Gerardi who oversaw the burial of a time capsule in 1976 were there to open it.

Read more →