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Shepard High School choir students hope video takes them all the way to the ball game

September 18, 2020 at 2:59 p.m.

No fans are allowed at Major League Baseball games this season, but 23 members of the Shepard High School choir program might have a workaround. The students, who make up...

More than 3,000 people attended a weekend display of Lego creations in 2018 at the Oak Lawn Public Library.

Oak Lawn Library employees cite safety concerns in forming union

September 17, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

Oak Lawn Public Library employees plan to unionize in the wake of decisions they say have impacted their safety and the services they are able to provide patrons in the...

Lockport park district plans socially distanced, but in-person triathlon

September 16, 2020 at 4:01 p.m.

When it comes to races, it is all about timing. And while the COVID-19 pandemic might not seem to some like the ideal time for Lockport Township Park District to...

The Oak Lawn Park District theater at Oak View Center during rehearsals for "Mamma Mia!" in 2019.

Maddie Kelly steps down after more than 25 years as Oak Lawn park director

September 14, 2020 at 1:24 p.m.

When Maddie Kelly was wrapping up her time at Mother McAuley Library Arts High School, she had no idea where to go from there. She knew she loved sports and...

Rev. Ozzie Smith, who built Covenant Church in South Holland in the 1990s, retires

September 11, 2020 at 3:42 p.m.

The Rev. Ozzie E. Smith Jr. never wanted the job of pastor at Covenant United Church of Christ in South Holland. He had already moved from Memphis to Chicago to...

An Oak Forest 9-year-old wanted to bake cookies to give away but ended up raising $1,200 for Project Fire Buddies

September 8, 2020 at 2:23 p.m.

Frankie Swartz was simply looking for something to do as summer wrapped up, so she decided to have a lemonade stand. And from the start, she wanted it to be...

Protest organizer Stephany Ochoa, of Chicago's Ashburn neighborhood, and pro-police counter demonstrator Pete Thompson, of Bridgeview, exchange words near Chicago Ridge Mall Saturday.

Pro-police demonstrators outnumber activists calling for abolishing police at Chicago Ridge rally

September 6, 2020 at 4:31 p.m.

A weekend march to demand the abolition of police, prisons and immigration enforcement in Chicago Ridge drew just a handful of demonstrators and faced off with counter protesters who showed...

Sister Anna Clare Meyer is all smiles as she celebrates her 105th birthday Wednesday with a brass ensemble inside of the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart chapel in Frankfort.

Sister Anna Clare turns 105 with a few friends, ‘baby brother,’ 96, and a world-class brass ensemble

September 4, 2020 at 9:11 a.m.

Sister Anna Clare Meyer has turned 105, and she celebrated her big milestone Wednesday with the big brass sounds of an ensemble that performed for her at Franciscan Sisters of...

Allison Van Gerpen, left, helps Corey Portell and Jim Caporusso organize literature for bags containing masks.

Aunt Martha’s health care provides thousands of masks in underserved communities

September 4, 2020 at 9:13 a.m.

Citing an increase in COVID-19 positive cases in area communities, Aunt Martha's health care continues to pair up with officials to hand out masks to those in underserved communities. Raul...

Grants to fund new outdoor Fitness Court in Oak Lawn: ‘It’s world-class equipment and it’s free’

September 3, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Lawn Manor Park in Oak Lawn is about to get pumped up — with the help of some significant grant money. The Oak Lawn Park District recently unveiled plans to...

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