News from around the Southland includes items from Orland Township, Metra lines, Homewood-Flossmoor and Palos Park.

Funky brass bands, parades, dances and king cake bring the spirit of New Orleans to D.C.

Love To Serve was a second act for retired high school basketball coach L. Lamont Bryant — but tennis, and helping young ...

At an emergency meeting Friday, four of the seven members of the Chicago Park District Board ratified Mayor Brandon Johnson's ...

Escareño's initial appointment followed the ouster of longtime CEO and general superintendent Mike Kelly in the wake of a high-profile sexual abuse scandal involving Park District lifeguards.

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is Mayor Brandon Johnson's choice to replace Rosa Escareno as superintendent of the Chicago Park District.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa as the next superintendent and CEO of the Chicago Park District.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced his appointment as the Chicago Park District's new CEO days after General Supt. and Chief Executive Officer Rosa Escareño announced her resignation Wednesday. Ald.

Mayor Johnson has appointed 35th Ward Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa as the next Chicago Park District superintendent and CEO.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa as the Chicago Park District General Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

The CEO of the Chicago Park District resigned on Wednesday after three years leading the agency. Rosa Escareño came into ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Charges are pending after shots were fired inside a Chicago Park District building on the Near West Side. The shooting happened around 9 a.m. Saturday at Fosco Park near West 13th ...