From left: Richton Park Mayor Rick Reinbold; SSMMA Executive Director Kristi DeLaurentiis; Housing Chairman James Ford, mayor of Country...

Ted Slowick of the Tribune/Daily Southtown wrote a great column below on the meeting: Dozens of community leaders, bankers, planners and...

Some 441,000 beleaguered property taxpayers in 28 of Illinois’ highest-spending school districts will receive a small, state-subsidized...

The grants are through the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Program. Under the program, communities can use the money...

Tinley Park will create a registry of foreclosed properties and contract with an outside firm to update ownership information about...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi said the measure would streamline the assessment process, but business groups are worried sensitive...

171st and LaGrange Road in Orland Park Orland Park planning officials have endorsed a project that calls for nearly 300 rental homes on...

“We need to energize commercial investment in the south suburbs,” DeLaurentiis said. “It’s an important step toward community...

Free mortgage help – one day only When: Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Where: South Holland Community Center 501 E 170th St,...

Indian Boundary Prairies In Markham, IL Increased flooding in the spring and much hotter summers are two of the impacts south suburban...

However, some tax relief may be on the way for homeowners according to the  Tribune/Daily Southtown’s story  by Mike Nolan, “South...

Image provided A Park Forest home is serving as a classroom for some students from Prairie State College and South Suburban College. When...

A master development plan for the 60-acre site, southeast of U.S. 30 and Cicero Avenue, could be voted on by the Village Board later this...

The margin of support for the Nov. 6 advisory referendum in Hazel Crest, Midlothian, Richton Park and Thornton was startling. According...

The village board passed an ordinance at its Nov. 13 meeting to work with Florida-based Prochamps. The firm works with towns to create a...

The losers in this process include local commerce. In response to the state action, Cook County decided to do away with a 10 percent tax...

IDHA’s website: Through the Illinois Housing Development Authority’s Abandoned Property Program and Blight Reduction Program, IDHA...

Wentworth Ave at Bernice Road in Lansing/Image courtesy of Google Maps A $640,000 grant from the South Suburban Mayors and Managers...

SSMMA Executive Director Kristi DeLaurentiis on 10-15-18 Brave Dialogue Panel Discussion The best way to help Southland homeowners...