The University of Chicago Medicine has launched a new mobile dental clinic that brings no-cost oral healthcare directly to community members across the South Side and South Suburbs. The new, 37-foot-long mobile unit expands the reach of an ongoing University of Chicago Dental Care Research Study, which aims to understand how[Read More…]
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Homewood police conducted four traffic enforcement operations last fall
The Homewood Police Department participated in four traffic enforcement campaigns from October through December 2025 with support from an Illinois Department of Transportation Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program grant. As part of these campaigns, officers dedicated a total of 139.5 overtime hours to targeted traffic enforcement efforts, with a focus on[Read More…]
Property tax exemptions: How homeowners and seniors can save on taxes
Property taxes can be a financial burden but exemptions can reduce those costs by offering significant savings to property owners. There are three exemptions that do the most good for the most people: the Homeowner Exemption, the Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption and the Senior Freeze Exemption. The Cook County Treasurer’s[Read More…]
Cook County property tax bills mailed on time, due April 1
Cook County officials announced Monday, March 2, that first-installment 2025 property tax bills have all been mailed by the treasurer’s office on schedule. The bills are also available online, and are due April 1. Cook County’s property tax system is among the largest and most complex in the nation. It[Read More…]
Meet the Cook County 5th District Candidates: Kiana Belcher, Kisha McCaskill
The profiles below were provided by the candidates. Experience: I am a trusted leader, currently serving a second term as trustee for the Village of Dolton. I hold a Master’s Degree in Political Science. I work in finance with small business to make sure that business is successful. My experience[Read More…]
State reparations commission releases report on harms to Black residents
The Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission (ADCRC) released on Friday, Feb. 27, Taking Account: A History of Racial Harm & Injustice Against Black Illinoisans, the state’s first comprehensive, evidence-based report examining how slavery and its vestiges produce historical harms and continue to generate inequities for Black Illinoisans. The report was commissioned[Read More…]
Obituary: Ariel Angelo Perez | Dec. 27, 2025
A beloved father, son, and friend, Ariel Angelo Perez passed peacefully on December 27, 2025. Ariel was born in Chicago on December 9, 1989. He relocated to Llano, Texas in the summer of 2023, along with his life partner Ashley Machado and their children: Arielle, Vincent, and little Isabel. He[Read More…]
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office implements charging protocol for use of force incidents involving federal immigration agents
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has implemented a sweeping protocol to ensure it can move forward with prosecuting ICE agents should a review of the evidence determine that felony criminal charges are warranted. The protocol, which was shared with and evaluated by criminal justice stakeholders, calls for the[Read More…]
You Matter 2 expands access to IGNITE after-school program with pay-what-you-can fee model
You Matter 2, a youth development nonprofit, is expanding access to its IGNITE After-School Program for middle school students by introducing a pay-what-you-can fee model to remove financial barriers and make high-quality after-school support more accessible for families across the South Suburbs. The new fee model includes a suggested contribution[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly introduces two bills to hold gun industry accountable
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Illinois’ 2nd District, introduced two bicameral bills, Responsible Firearms Marketing Act and Firearm Safety Act, to investigate marketing practices of the gun industry and to implement consumer safety standards for guns. The bills seek to hold the gun industry to the same[Read More…]
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