News from around the Southland includes items from Lansing, Frankfort, Homewood, Richton Park, Tinley Park and Palos Park.

It took three days to seat a jury, a week to present the case and just three hours of deliberation for a Cook County jury to ...

A jury awarded $5.5 million to the family of Sandy Brooks, tying the largest verdict for nursing home neglect in county ...

St. Martin defensive lineman Jayden Curtis continues navigating a critical offseason in his recruitment ahead of his senior campaign. Curt ...

A teen was shot and another is in custody after a shooting near the Matteson Community Center Tuesday night. According to ...

A person is in custody after a boy was shot outside the Matteson Community Center on Tuesday afternoon in the southern suburb ...

The suspected shooter was taken into custody about two hours later in Richton Park after a brief pursuit, police said.

Head coach Lane Kiffin has turned around the Ole Miss football program over the last five years. After four seasons of ...

Rich Township three-star EDGE Carmelow Reed has verbally committed to Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels, he revealed via social media on M ...

Mr. Phillip Crews, the band director of Rich Township High School in Richton Park, is retiring after 22 years of dedication ...

Nearly six months after a fire at Cedar Ridge Elderly apartment in Richton Park, some residents remain displaced, in need of aid.

For the 12th consecutive time, graduates from at Southland College Prep Charter High School have all been offered a college scholarship.