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Antiques appraiser Rex Newell looks at a platter during an appraisal program.

People learn if belongings are trash or treasure in Western Springs

May 23, 2019 at 10:51 a.m.

Guests at a program in Western Springs could've stayed home and watched "Antiques Roadshow" on TV. Instead they headed to the Thomas Ford Memorial Library to find out if their...

Shout Out: Richard Vachata, security worker at Lyons Township High School

May 23, 2019 at 10:51 a.m.

Richard Vachata is a security worker at Lyons Township High School North Campus where he works rain or shine monitoring the parking lot. Q: Where do you live? A: Lyons...

A single-use restroom is in a hallway near the nurse's office at Hinsdale South High School.

High schools see no big changes with Obama directive on transgendered facilities

May 23, 2019 at 10:51 a.m.

Area public high schools are not foreseeing major changes as a result of President Barack Obama's letter Friday. The directive from the Obama administration states schools must accommodate transgender students,...

Max, 2, (from left) and Abbie Fauth, 4, and Hugh Holmes, 3, of La Grange Park play in a jump house.

Runners and walkers hit the pavement in La Grange Park 5K

May 22, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Not all the Runs for the Roses take place in Kentucky. La Grange Park held its own version — and this one involved human participants— on Saturday as 192 runners...

Alex Gonzalez of Lyons Township Car Care works on a 1957 custom built Corvette go kart.

LT students display car care skills at show

May 22, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Students in the automotive program at Lyons Township High School got to strut their stuff at the school's annual car show. In one demonstration, the students raced to change spark...

Katie Palermo with her Twitter account about her ovary, at her home in La Grange.

Teen fighting leukemia strives to make hospital a better place

May 22, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

A La Grange teen who's fighting leukemia is striving to make things better for herself and other young people facing illness, treatment and hospital stays. Katie Palermo, 17, a student...

Kevin Roblee samples some chocolate during a program on at the La Grange Park Public Library.

Libraries increase program budgets to compete

May 22, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Library patrons could learn about artisan chocolates by cracking open a book on the topic. Or they could visit their local library to attend a program presented by an experienced...

The La Grange Public Library is updating its strategic plan.

La Grange Library prepares to make no small plans

May 22, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

The La Grange Public Library will spend up to $17,577 on a consultant to help officials create a new strategic plan. The library board hired Alabama-based Christiansen Consulting to assist...

La Grange Highlands Middle School 6th-grader Macy Hepokoski packages school supplies.

La Grange Highlands middle schoolers spend day helping their community

May 23, 2019 at 10:51 a.m.

As the school year nears its end, students from La Grange Highlands Middle School got the chance to say 'thank you' to their community and show how much they care....

A gender neutral bathroom is seen at a coffee shop in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2016.

High schools navigate transgender questions on bathrooms, locker rooms

May 8, 2019 at 3:38 p.m.

Connor Trimborn, a junior at Lyons Township High School, came out last year as male. He has continued to use the women's bathroom because he has had bad experiences outside...

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