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To mark International Women’s Day, female brewery owners collaborate on a beer highlighting ‘Her’

March 9, 2021 at 1:45 p.m.

When Raiye Rosado hosted a Pink Boots Society collaboration brew day in February 2020 at Rabid Brewing, she had no idea it would stir such mixed feelings in retrospect. "It...

Oak Lawn-Hometown teacher wins $1,000 from Bears, uses it to buy books for her students

March 1, 2021 at 3:45 p.m.

A picture may be worth 1,000 words, but a Chicago Bears Classroom Champion Award is worth $1,000. And $1,000 can buy a lot more words than a picture. Just ask...

Timuel Black, an historian and longtime South Side resident, sits for a portrait in March 2015 in his Chicago apartment.

Governors State University to house display of inductees for new Illinois Black Hall of Fame

February 26, 2021 at 3:40 p.m.

A newly launched Illinois Black Hall of Fame has honored its first inductee, and Governors State University was named the site of a future display recognizing all of those who...

PLOWS gets a new name, but its mission to help navigate aging remains the same

February 24, 2021 at 3:24 p.m.

The PLOWS Council on Aging is now known as Pathlights. The name change, more than a year in the works, was announced Tuesday during a virtual event and includes a...

Oak Lawn looks to expand its Patriot Station TIF, public hearing slated for March

February 22, 2021 at 6:15 p.m.

Oak Lawn's Patriot Station tax increment financing district soon could expand its footprint. The Oak Lawn Village Board in January began the final steps to amend the redevelopment plan and...

The Rev. Artur Sowa sprinkles ashes on George and Eva Lopuszynski for Ash Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi in Orland Park.

Q-Tips, sprinkling and drive-thru: Ash Wednesday services adapt to COVID-19 guidelines

February 17, 2021 at 5:39 p.m.

On a typical Ash Wednesday, many Christians would be spotted with crosses upon their foreheads — placed there by a minister for the start of Lent, using ashes from the...

Country Club Hills Mayor James Ford pulls the cover off a sign Saturday at Central Park Avenue, designating 175th Street as the Honorary Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street.

Hazel Crest, Country Club Hills rename part of 175th Street for Martin Luther King

February 14, 2021 at 8:55 a.m.

In Hazel Crest and Country Club Hills, 175th Street is now the Honorary Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street. Officials from both municipalities were out in the cold and...

Black History Month events in full swing in Southland

February 24, 2021 at 4:42 p.m.

Determined to keep Black History Month at the forefront in February despite pandemic restrictions that have persisted for nearly a year, many Southland organizations have come up with creative solutions...

A former teacher thought Black History Month lessons were getting stale, so he started a video series to showcase ‘New Black Heroes’

February 24, 2021 at 4:43 p.m.

There's been a renewed focus of late on how Black history is — or is not — taught in area schools, and even where it is being done well it...

Southland restaurants following state guidelines return to 50% capacity, and some are reaping the rewards: ‘Our game plan worked’

February 8, 2021 at 6:57 a.m.

Many restaurants that opted to stay open in late October when the state reinstituted restrictions on indoor dining in the region said they had little choice if they wanted to...

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