Daily Southtown Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | | |
| | | | | The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes touched down in southern Cook County and eastern Will County Tuesday. | | | | | Daytime lane closures will begin Wednesday on 159th Street over Interstate 94 in South Holland and Calumet City, IDOT said Monday. | | | | | A Will County judge ruled Jeff Regnier and Greta Keranen are entitled to damages their attorney said might reach $2 million. | | | | | An unarmed man shot by a Chicago police officer during an ATF-led firearms sting in Country Club Hills was misidentified in now-dismissed federal charges in June as one of the gunmen who allegedly tried to rob the agents, the U.S. attorney’s office now says. | | | | | It was 1:40 a.m. at the Vatican when the Chicago White Sox game began, so we’re not sure if Pope Leo was tuning into the game and chuckling at the sight. | | | | | Brothers Amoz, Malachi and Ira Wright added color to Harvey City Hall with the work of their mother, fellow artist Marguerite Wright. | | | | | Maureen Murphy created the Chicago Nature Journaling Club in 2021, which documents experiences in Forest Preserves of Cook County. | | | |
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