Hikes, museum tours, improv and more things to do in the Southland
The eleventh Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament was played May 17-20, with the championship game at Ozinga Field in Crestwood. Providence won the tourney, held in memory of Steven Bajenski, a Mount Carmel senior and Mokena native, who died in 2020 from complications following he…
Jack Towner’s second-place finish in the pole vault helped Lincoln-Way West capture an invitational title at Hillcrest High School.
Well-traveled Kaylen Evans has one more stop scheduled in her basketball career. Her destination is undetermined, but she hopes her resume from this season will open some eyes.
Investing time and energy in lawn and garden care now not only ensures a beautiful yard in the summer and fall but it also helps minimize the work needed to keep your yard healthy.
Lincoln-Way East was double trouble during the holidays to close out 2022.
The Lincoln-Way East girls claimed the title in the Sandburg Holiday Classic while the boys came up winners in the Downstate Effingham/Teutopolis Christmas Classic.
Raise a glass of these seasonal favorites from local restaurants and bars.
When it comes to buying a gift for your mom, dad, significant other or just good friend, you may feel added pressure to find something memorable. Help is available in Southland and beyond.
Orland Park officials enjoyed hosting a holiday parade so much last year, they are doing it again. They're not alone.
It's almost time to dress up and head out for Halloween fun. Here are the hours for trick-or-treating in Southland:
Mark Bettin of Mokena and Scott Mortenson of Oak Park are 2021 Volunteers of the Year for the Forest Preserve District of Will County.
The Steven M. Bajenski memorial tournament is more than just good baseball.
The 10th playing of the Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament, held in May in Crestwood, drew the area's high school elite in memory of an Illinois Sparks second baseman who died in 2009. Lockport topped Sandburg to take the 2022 crown.
The Chicago Southland Interstate Alliance, which links Mokena, Orland Park and Tinley Park, is in the running for an I-80 corridor plant to supply Hyundai.
It’s the perfect storm — historic low inventories, rising prices, builders who can’t keep up with demand and a desire to move to one of the communities that make up the Southland.
The Orland Park Police Department has sent surplus ballistic vests to assist Ukrainian civilians in defending their country from the Russian invasion.
The Lincoln-Way East girls claimed the title in the Sandburg Holiday Classic while the boys came up winners in the Downstate Effingham/Teutopolis Christmas Classic.
Raise a glass of these seasonal favorites from local restaurants and bars.
When it comes to buying a gift for your mom, dad, significant other or just good friend, you may feel added pressure to find something memorable. Help is available in Southland and beyond.
Orland Park officials enjoyed hosting a holiday parade so much last year, they are doing it again. They're not alone.
It's almost time to dress up and head out for Halloween fun. Here are the hours for trick-or-treating in Southland:
Metra is planning to convert as many as six of its diesel locomotives on the Rock Island Line to battery power.
January was a month of milestones for coaches and players throughout the Southland.
Metra is planning to convert as many as six of its diesel locomotives on the Rock Island Line to battery power.
While last year’s new year’s celebrations took place amid pandemic precautions and capacity limits, this year things are moving more in the direction of normalcy.
'Tis the season for beautiful Christmas floral arrangements. Flowers help create the perfect holiday home and are a perfect gift for special someone or your holiday host.
Water rates continue to rise in Orland Park, New Lenox, Tinley Park and Mokena, which use Lake Michigan water via the Oak Lawn Regional Water System.
Tucked between the big box behemoth of Black Friday and the online frenzy of Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday reminds shoppers of0 the things that make their towns so great and so unique.
Mark Bettin of Mokena and Scott Mortenson of Oak Park are 2021 Volunteers of the Year for the Forest Preserve District of Will County.
The Steven M. Bajenski memorial tournament is more than just good baseball.
The 10th playing of the Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament, held in May in Crestwood, drew the area's high school elite in memory of an Illinois Sparks second baseman who died in 2009. Lockport topped Sandburg to take the 2022 crown.
The Chicago Southland Interstate Alliance, which links Mokena, Orland Park and Tinley Park, is in the running for an I-80 corridor plant to supply Hyundai.
It’s the perfect storm — historic low inventories, rising prices, builders who can’t keep up with demand and a desire to move to one of the communities that make up the Southland.
The Orland Park Police Department has sent surplus ballistic vests to assist Ukrainian civilians in defending their country from the Russian invasion.
The South Suburbs have not had much in the Illinois High School Association girls tennis tournament. Providence Catholic senior Emma Davis and Sandburg’s Maia Loureiro are changing that.
Mokena man reels in a bodacious bass in forest preserve contest.
Business snapshots: Abe’s Custom Car Care & Repair
The 464 area code will be an "overlay" for the current 708 area code.
Tinley Park will be busy morning, noon and night when it comes to Fourth of July events but the village’s park district chief, Shawn Roby, said that things will be scaled down in 2021 — though there is an added event.
On 20 acres in Mokena, Nova Quarter Horses corrals the spirit of horsemanship.
While last year’s new year’s celebrations took place amid pandemic precautions and capacity limits, this year things are moving more in the direction of normalcy.
'Tis the season for beautiful Christmas floral arrangements. Flowers help create the perfect holiday home and are a perfect gift for special someone or your holiday host.
Water rates continue to rise in Orland Park, New Lenox, Tinley Park and Mokena, which use Lake Michigan water via the Oak Lawn Regional Water System.
Tucked between the big box behemoth of Black Friday and the online frenzy of Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday reminds shoppers of0 the things that make their towns so great and so unique.
The South Suburbs have not had much in the Illinois High School Association girls tennis tournament. Providence Catholic senior Emma Davis and Sandburg’s Maia Loureiro are changing that.
Mokena man reels in a bodacious bass in forest preserve contest.
The Steven M. Bajenski memorial tournament is more than just good baseball.
The 10th playing of the Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament, held in May in Crestwood, drew the area's high school elite in memory of an Illinois Sparks second baseman who died in 2009. Lockport topped Sandburg to take the 2022 crown.
The Chicago Southland Interstate Alliance, which links Mokena, Orland Park and Tinley Park, is in the running for an I-80 corridor plant to supply Hyundai.
It’s the perfect storm — historic low inventories, rising prices, builders who can’t keep up with demand and a desire to move to one of the communities that make up the Southland.
The Orland Park Police Department has sent surplus ballistic vests to assist Ukrainian civilians in defending their country from the Russian invasion.