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Stephanie Greco helps her daughters, Avery and Leila, put on their gloves before getting to work.

Getting into the weeds of the McCord Gallery: Volunteers work to beautify grounds in Palos Park

July 6, 2020 at 1:10 p.m.

When money is tight, people sometimes have to get their hands dirty. In this case, literally. Volunteers braved the heat Thursday morning to battle the weed infestation that had taken...

Beecher parents, others continue to fight for District 200U superintendent after board votes against negotiating new contract

July 1, 2020 at 1:38 p.m.

Numerous members of the Beecher Unit School District 200U community and one board member said they will continue fighting for Superintendent Brad Cox after the school board voted 4-3 on...

Oak Lawn’s Heather McCarthy named Illinois’ top inspirational teacher

June 26, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

As a teacher of seventh grade language arts, Oak Lawn's Heather McCarthy knows just how hard it can be to keep students that age interested in literature. So, after Oak...

Tinley Park brothers tap into fresh meal kits as pandemic delays opening of La Grange brewery

June 24, 2020 at 9:08 a.m.

A few years ago, when Tinley Park brothers Matt and Lucas Bumba started brainstorming what would ultimately become Milk Money Brewing, no one could have predicted the coronavirus pandemic shuttering...

Elizabeth Nonie stands before her cart that is part of the weekend market at Chicago Ridge Mall. She said business has been "normal" since reopening June 12. (Stormy Sanders)

Shoppers flocking to mall towns though some stores remain closed amid phased reopening

June 18, 2020 at 3:40 p.m.

While some stores remain closed inside malls in the southwest and south suburbs, customers are returning and say they're happy to be able to visit shopping centers again. Sharon Kozar,...

Peggy and Ken White watch and wave as a parade passes their New Lenox home Friday in New Lenox. Ken White had just returned from a 69-day stint in the hospital battling COVID-19.

‘I can’t believe he survived’: New Lenox man home after more than 2 months in hospital battling COVID-19

June 16, 2020 at 6:52 a.m.

As car after decorated car drove down Lambeth Lane, honking, displaying signs and carrying cheering occupants, someone quipped that New Lenox resident Ken White must be famous. "I owe a...

‘Living through history’ is hard, so MVCC prof wants to help put pandemic in perspective

June 9, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

As a history instructor, Joshua Fulton spends much of his time preparing lessons that will resonate with today's students — "to help folks better understand the world around them," as...

Love was the message of the day as Heidi and Carea O Hanley of Mokena pose for a photo at the 2018 Pride Fest Mokena, hosted at Yunker Farm by Southwest Suburban Activists.

Pride still plentiful in Southland despite Mokena fest postponement to 2021

June 8, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

June is Pride Month, but Mokena-area residents are left to celebrate without a fest this year. While the Mokena Pride Fest was gaining steam after its first two years and...

Dr. Shannon Wilson, right, with other physicians and team members kneel for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.

White Coats speak out for Black Lives, kneel in silence for George Floyd

June 6, 2020 at 3:36 p.m.

Eight minutes and 46 seconds. That is how long Derek Chauvin pressed his knee to the back of George Floyd's neck while the latter man was handcuffed and lying face...

Southland Special Olympians represent Illinois in Forza race, play together afterward at Minecraft ceremony

June 5, 2020 at 10:52 a.m.

As Jack Klawitter virtually zipped around Watkins Glen International in a stock car while playing Forza Motorsport 7 on his Xbox One, his mother, Brook, was on the edge of...

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