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Niño vendió limonada para aprender sobre finanzas. Tras un viaje al cajero automático, recibió una lección sobre discriminación racial

July 7, 2021 at 5:21 p.m.

Cuando Desean Becton, de 9 años, abrió un puesto de limonada este verano frente a la casa de su familia en Homewood, una villa 35 millas al sur de Chicago,...

St. Laurence head football coach Adam Nissen celebrates with his players after the team won the Prep Bowl in November, 2019, in Burbank.

‘High school boys don’t want to talk about anything,’ so a Burbank football coach teamed with the Chicago Bears to open a dialogue on racism

July 8, 2021 at 8:03 a.m.

St. Laurence High School football coach Adam Nissen has never been one to shy away from tough subjects. As a white social studies teacher who for more than a decade...

A Homewood child sold lemonade to learn about finance. After a trip to the ATM, he got a lesson in racial profiling.

July 7, 2021 at 7:47 a.m.

When 9-year-old Desean Becton started a lemonade stand this summer outside his family's home in Homewood, it was for simple reasons. He wanted to save some money and fix his...

More than 50 residents of Crete Township turned up to vote on Crete Township's request to negotiate a property purchase on Exchange Street.

Electors give Crete Township green light to pursue property on Exchange for community center

June 30, 2021 at 5:36 p.m.

Crete Township is moving forward with negotiations to purchase property near the intersection of Exchange and Sangamon streets in hopes of one day turning it into something akin to a...

The church marquee along Chicago Road at of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Chicago Heights thanks the Rev. John Siemianowski as he prepares to lead a different parish in Chicago after 25 years.

‘Father John,’ who has weathered storms for a quarter century at parishes in Chicago Heights, gets a standing ovation at final Mass at St. Agnes

June 29, 2021 at 8:17 a.m.

The day before his final Sunday at St. Agnes Catholic Parish, the Rev. John Siemianowski had to lead those at Saturday afternoon Mass into the basement amid tornado warnings. It...

Crete Township is asking residents to come out to a special town meeting to consider the purchase of a building at 722 W. Exchange St. in Crete for use as a community center.

Crete Township calls town meeting to ask residents to OK purchase of former church

June 25, 2021 at 8:20 p.m.

Crete Township is eying a building on Exchange Street for a community center, but it cannot seal the deal without the support of its electors. The Township Board has called...

A Frank Lloyd Wright house at 1136 Brassie Ave. in Flossmoor sold quickly this spring. While the building's history may have given it an edge, it is also indicative of a hot market nationally that has been magnified in communities such as Flossmoor.

‘All of our big houses are gone, because everyone bought them’: With home sales skyrocketing, Flossmoor at forefront of nationwide trend

June 25, 2021 at 7:05 a.m.

When the house at 1136 Brassie Ave. in Flossmoor went up for sale in late April, there was no chance it was going to last long on the market. Known...

Melody Billups points out artwork recently painted by Echo Piccolo at Breaking Point, near the second of two rage rooms inside the building. One room is designed for a single participant, while the other can accommodate two people.

Fed up after 30 years in ‘corporate America,’ a Homewood woman and two recent high school graduates are making it their business to break stuff

June 22, 2021 at 9:50 a.m.

There will soon be a new place to rage against all sorts of machines in Homewood, as well as figurines, dishes and — most importantly — personal frustrations. Breaking Point...

Evergreen Park Mayor Kelly Burke welcomes the Houlihans to their new home on 102nd Place.

Evergreen Park home donated to Christ Hospital oncology nurse who battled cancer

June 20, 2021 at 8:03 a.m.

Nicole and Pete Houlihan got the keys to a home in Evergreen Park Friday, free of charge. They also left with a check for $10,000. The home was a gift...

Oak Lawn volleyball tourney set to celebrate 4th decade of supporting people with special needs

June 16, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

A charity volleyball tournament with four decades of history is set to make a triumphant return to the Oak Lawn Park District this September. The annual Volleyball for Charity Co-Rec...

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