The Village of Dolton in Chicago's south suburbs has had a few turbulent years — and now, there is a new leader in charge. Jason House's name was placed on the Village of Dolton Municipal Building ...

Bell, 21, of Chicago Heights, is charged with murder in the May 2025 death of Kevin M. Miller Jr., 26, of Dolton.

DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The village of Dolton can move forward with an effort to buy Pope Leo XIV's childhood home. A fired village employee took legal action to prevent the village from buying the home ...

The shooting happened May 15, 2025, during an altercation between the two men, who police said knew each other.

DOLTON, Ill. — Tiffany Henyard loved to host and attend taxpayer funded parties during her one-term mayor of south suburban Dolton; but she skipped her own election night party after it became ...

DOLTON, Ill. (WGN) – The Village of Dolton has closed on the purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home. Officials said the village closed on the home, located at 212 East 141st Place, for $375,000.

Federal authorities served another subpoena in Dolton this week as part of an ongoing investigation into the south suburb. The federal grand jury subpoena, which is dated Feb. 25, demanded a number of ...

Video on Tuesday showed flames erupting from a U-Haul facility in the south Chicago suburb of Dolton. Some responding firefighters could only watch. The fire broke out Tuesday morning at the U-Haul ...

DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A racist flyer circulated in south suburban Dolton, Ill., ahead of next week's primary election. Like every campaign, there were plenty of campaign fliers in Dolton. But only one ...

DOLTON, Ill. -- The Prevost family owned their home in Dolton, Illinois for nearly 50 years, raising their family there, including the son who would one day become the first American pope. While the ...

Those who brought a lawsuit alleging sexual assault and battery by Dolton Trustee Andrew Holmes say the Dolton Village Board approved a settlement agreement before both sides agreed. Attorney Eric ...

Friday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 46 and low of 36 degrees.