News from around the Southland includes items from New Lenox, Flossmoor, Evergreen Park, Homer Glen and Palos Hills.

If approved, the development called the “1901 Project” would add housing, retail, entertainment spaces and a public plaza ...

The 15 penguins are settling into their new space, which they moved back into in December. Read the story here.

John Cooper, the buyer of Michael Jordan's longtime home in Illinois, is opening the legendary property up for shared ...

The stately, 3.5-foot-tall porcelain facilities date to 1910 when the building was a tied house for Birk Bros. Brewing Co.

It is mating season for coyotes, which "generally means increased activity in urban areas, including Chicago," according to ...

For the first time in 13 years, the famed Charlie Trotter's restaurant in Lincoln Park is reopening to the public Wednesday for a special two week pop-up.

Bobbie Lamb, 57, of the 4000 block of Grant Street, signed a plea deal filed Sept. 24 for level 1 felony child molesting. He faced 20 to 40 years. Court records show it happened at a Gary home between ...

Johnie Maurice Veal, 42, died after being shot several times in the 400 block of North Springfield Avenue Tuesday evening, ...

After several high-profile and unusual coyote encounters in the Chicago area, experts are offering explanations on why such ...

The new $30 million Humboldt Park Health Wellness Center aims to improve preventive health services in an area with high ...

Onlookers watched the slightly surreal incident at an Aldi in Chicago's West side play out with cops trying to dislodge the ...