News from around the Southland includes items from Matteson, Lansing, Crete, Palos Park, Palos Hills, Olympia Fields and Oak Lawn.

Though ranked choice voting is effectively prohibited under current state law, the bill seeks to explicitly ban the voting method.

Opinion: Responsible contractors ordinance not just bad policy. It’s shutting the door on qualified local workers.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) reports a crash on I-94 near the Jackson County Airport. The crash appears to be on the freeway ramp at M-60 on the ...

The overall takeaway for Michigan State’s offensive line for nearly a decade mostly ranges from meh to ugly. For all the positive talk that precedes every team every fall – and the Spartans are ...

What is unusual this year is the Republican-controlled House, unlike the Democratic-led Senate, has not yet proposed and approved a full spending plan, a step that typically has been taken in the ...

Summer heat is bearing down on U.S. prisons, where temperatures in uncooled cells can climb well into the triple digits. While some states try to make the situation better, in other states efforts ...

A group representing local governments across Michigan is calling on state lawmakers to set aside $800 million over the next five years to help spur affordable housing projects, predicting the cash ...

Prices for four of Penn State’s five most expensive tickets in 2025 are on the rise with the start of the Nittany Lions’ season looming next Saturday, Aug. 30, against Nevada at Beaver Stadium.

This week on Crime Stoppers, law enforcement needs your help identifying people involved in two crimes in Lansing and ...

Wednesday marked the highly anticipated first day of school for students across the Lansing School District. While many ...

The MSU football team isn't the only group getting ready for a new season. The Spartan Marching Band has been practicing all ...