Samantha Moilanen

Samantha Moilanen is a reporter for the Daily Southtown.

The Little Angels Memorial Service at Assumption Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Glenwood remembered 27 unborn babies that did not survive past 20 weeks in the womb.

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Franciscan Health holds memorial for unborn babies that didn’t survive 20 weeks

June 12, 2024 at 6:54 p.m.

The Little Angels Memorial Service at Assumption Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Glenwood remembered 27 unborn babies that did not survive past 20 weeks in the womb.

The nonprofit organization DBC Gifts of Love will host a 5K community walk this Saturday to support unhoused children and their families in the south suburbs.

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DBC Gifts of Love to host 5K walk in Flossmoor to support unhoused children

June 12, 2024 at 4:18 p.m.

The nonprofit organization DBC Gifts of Love will host a 5K community walk this Saturday to support unhoused children and their families in the south suburbs.

Harvey business owners said their licenses were not being issued if they did not pay at least $2,500 in fines for delinquent property taxes.

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Harvey residents, business owners protest fines, water rates and withholding of business licenses

June 12, 2024 at 11:35 a.m.

Harvey business owners said their licenses were not being issued if they did not pay at least $2,500 in fines for delinquent property taxes.

City cites challenges including the need for more funding, scarcity of plumbing companies, complexities of urban construction and residents’ reluctance.

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Chicago needs to accelerate lead-pipe replacement plan, increase outreach, experts say

May 28, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

City cites challenges including the need for more funding, scarcity of plumbing companies, complexities of urban construction and residents’ reluctance.

LaTanya McMahan displays a house-warming gift in front of her new residence at the Home at Ashcroft, a new build-to-rent community in Oswego, on March 16, 2024. (H. Rick Bamman / For the Chicago Tribune)

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New build-to-rent communities offer the space and feel of single-family housing without the hassle of home maintenance

March 24, 2024 at 2:32 p.m.

Some build-to-rent communities even offer yards, garages, and a choice of floor plans.

As meteorological winter comes to a close Thursday, snowfall is more than 50% below average in Chicago, and ice coverage for the Great Lakes is in single digits.

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75 on Tuesday, an ice-free lake, little snow: Climate change blunts winter in Chicago

February 27, 2024 at 11:46 a.m.

As meteorological winter comes to a close Thursday, snowfall is more than 50% below average in Chicago, and ice coverage for the Great Lakes is in single digits.

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Brighton Park residents say city still has no clear plan to protect them from lead, other toxins identified in environmental report

February 1, 2024 at 11:35 a.m.

Almost two months after the city released an environmental report revealing elevated levels of harmful toxins at a proposed migrant camp on 38th Street and California Avenue, residents said city...

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Glittering gift wrap, disposable decorations and food waste harm the environment. What you can do to be more sustainable.

February 1, 2024 at 11:35 a.m.

As the holiday season comes to an end, families are disposing of bags filled with torn-up wrapping paper, getting rid of leftovers that didn't quite make it to the plate...

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After planned migrant camp is scrapped over toxins at Brighton Park site, neighbors want to know how city is going to protect them

March 11, 2024 at 12:12 p.m.

Sofia Salinas' home backs up to a vacant lot at 38th Street and California Avenue in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood. When the city announced a plan to build a migrant...

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