Breidert Green in Frankfort was the starting point for the Southland portion of the Discovery Trail 250 Relay.

Calumet City Ald. Monet Wilson asks 29th District voters to write in her name as an alternative to incumbent Rep. Thaddeus Jones.

Pope Leo XIV had the lower section of his right lung removed after doctors diagnosed him with the most common form of lung cancer. Here are some things to know.

Oak Lawn Park District plans to use a $2 million state grant to replace the walking path and lighting at Wolfe Wildlife Park.

Michael Duplessis Jr. of Chicago was ordered detained by a Cook County judge on attempted murder charges in Oak Lawn.

Republican Darren Bailey repeatedly interrupted Gov. JB Pritzker in their only scheduled debate, while the Democrat cast him as a Trump-following extremist.

We’ve officially entered the voting stage in the Tribune’s 40th annual Holiday Cookie Contest.

Republican David Dewar and incumbent Democrat Mary Gill face off for the 35th House District Seat.