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The Rev. Benedykt Pazdan, pastor of the recently united Queen of Martyrs and St. Bernadette Parish, rides a motorcycle to lead his church's entry.

Evergreen Park’s July 4 tradition, more than a half-century old, roars back after two-year break

July 2, 2022 at 2:34 p.m.

With sirens blaring and lights flashing, the police squads and fire apparatus heralded the return of a long-standing Evergreen Park Independence Day tradition following its absence the last two years....

Sandburg graduate teams with Chicago theater pals in Los Angeles to bring film project ‘Back Home’

June 15, 2022 at 2:47 p.m.

On June 1, Southland native David Cameli and some colleagues gave themselves one month to raise $7,000 through a crowdfunding campaign to get them across the finish line of a...

A patron makes a purchase from Rachael Hoffman at Cactus Rack Vintage last fall during Dryad's Artisan Market at Rabid Brewing in Homewood. Southland breweries are making use of their taprooms and adjacent areas as event spaces.

More than just places to sample suds: Southland breweries turning taprooms into event spaces

June 13, 2022 at 5:14 p.m.

Homewood's Rabid Brewing has a big summer ahead. Its Feast of the Goat Queen is slated to return July 23 for the first time since 2019. And July 28 will...

Longtime friends who ‘work as a team’ in Will County preserves lauded as Volunteers of the Year

June 13, 2022 at 10:07 a.m.

Roughly eight years ago, Mokena's Mark Bettin was looking for opportunities to volunteer. A Boy Scout "back in the day," Bettin spent a lot of years doing outdoor activities. He...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle breaks a large dog biscuit instead of cutting a ribbon on Thursday during a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the South Suburban Humane Society's new facility in Matteson.

Matteson welcomes new South Suburban Humane Society facility with breaking of giant dog biscuit

June 10, 2022 at 3:39 p.m.

It is a "joke" that South Suburban Humane Society CEO Emily Klehm makes often, but a joke she knows all too well and is steeped in truth. "I started at...

A killdeer bird stands in a grassy area beside an athletic field in Flossmoor after building a nest nearby and filling it with four eggs. The birds are rather common, a local bird expert said, but they're not often seen because they're typically well camouflaged.

Killdeers nesting beside high school athletic field survive soccer games, graduation after neighbors flag site

June 9, 2022 at 2:40 p.m.

Ann Mitchell was walking from her Flossmoor home to the train station May 28, on her way to a Coldplay concert at Soldier Field when she came across something unexpected....

Portraits that are part of the "Smiles Are Contagious" project line the wall of Ridgewood Tap on Tuesday along Hardwood Avenue in downtown Homewood.

A hundred faces from ‘two towns, one community’ pop up around Homewood and Flossmoor as part of giant art project

June 8, 2022 at 3:14 p.m.

After more than two years behind masks, smiles have reemerged in a big — and creative — way in Homewood and Flossmoor, with the help of some area high school...

Sarah Tozer stands in front of the window for Gaia's Market & Refillery, her recently opened sustainable, eco-friendly business in downtown Homewood.

Low-waste and eco-friendly: Change in career paths leads Homewood business owner down the path to sustainable products

June 7, 2022 at 4:11 p.m.

Sarah Tozer always wanted to be a pastry chef. She went to culinary school and got a foot in the door of the industry. Things were going according to plan....

Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School wins 75 iPads, opportunity to be in OtterBox commercial

June 2, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

When Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School won the OtterBox Learn Connected Give Back Project, the excitement did not stop with the 75 iPads and cases the company donated. OtterBox representatives recently...

Oak Forest wins award for boosting solar power fueled by resident interest

June 1, 2022 at 11:17 a.m.

When James Stuewe installed solar panels at his Oak Forest home roughly four years ago, he was a pioneer. He claims the title of first in the city to install...

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