Oak Forest Fleadh returns to great weather, ‘awesome’ community response
No one could blame Kim Malecky-Iles for being anxious as the calendar inched closer to March 5, the date of this year's Fleadh Around Town in Oak Forest. As the...
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Volunteers gather at Apple Chevrolet to help Orland Park veterans’ group prepare military care packages
When serving a tour in 2005 in Iraq, Marine Corps veteran Dustin Hightower received the occasional care package from someone in the United States. Sometimes soldiers would go weeks without...
Chicago area brewers in Pink Boots Society celebrate International Women’s Day with Cosmic Nunchucks
Raiye Rosado has been no stranger to Pink Boots Society's annual Women's Collaboration Brew Day. She has taken part several times, including hosting the Chicago Chapter once at Rabid Brewing...
‘It’s just unbearable pain’: Palos Park Ukrainian Orthodox church members reeling after Russia invades their homeland
The Rev. Vasyl Sendeha was traveling Wednesday to the consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA in New Jersey for the annual Metropolitan Council meeting. It was right...
Gene Ha exhibit at MVCC a chance for ‘Wonder Woman’ artist to offer peek behind scenes of comics industry, mentor next generation
When Gene Ha was attending what is now known as the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, a local comic shop owner set up a single stand of the books...
Harvey man’s guide dog killed in hit-and-run on Sibley Boulevard; ‘It’s just devastating’
Kevin Coachman was walking down Sibley Boulevard in Harvey early Monday when he lost control of the leash for his guide dog, Lucca. Coachman, who is blind, said he desperately...
Super Smash Bros. sectionals: Southland schools lead charge to create IHSA state title tourney for video gamers
Mike Jacobson is excited, and he can't hide it. Jacobson, the principal of Richards High School in Oak Lawn, and several other educators from around the state have been pushing...
Markham to use state grant to add security cameras along 159th Street business corridor
The city of Markham plans to install light poles and security cameras along its 159th Street business corridor thanks to a state grant designed to revitalize businesses and key commercial...
‘It’s not me, it’s you’: Oak Lawn middle school students write love notes, break-up letters to their books, and some are ‘fierce’
As a middle school educator, Heather McCarthy is over the moon whenever a student falls in love with reading. But relationships with books aren't always smooth sailing, and McCarthy's eighth...
Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn taps into ‘new money’ with cryptocurrency donation option
As executive director of the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn, Adam Woodworth is always fundraising — and always keeping his eyes peeled for new ways to do it. It's just...