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The Rev. Jeremy C. Froyen, rector at St. John the Evangelist Church in Flossmoor and a Franciscan friar in the Community of Francis and Clare, plans to distribute ashes to commuters Wednesday at the Metra station in Flossmoor.

Area clergy to offer ‘Ashes To Go’ Wednesday at Metra stations as Lent begins

May 22, 2019 at 12:02 a.m.

Three Anglican priests are among clergy who plan to make the religious rites of Ash Wednesday more accessible to busy commuters by offering blessed ashes Wednesday at Southland Metra stations....

An interior view shows stained glass windows in the chapel at St. James hospital in Chicago Heights. The hospital is being demolished, and the windows will have a new home in Olympia Fields.

After more than two decades overlooking Chicago Heights crossroads, St. James stained glass moving to new home

May 21, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

The Our Lady of the Wayside statue will return to its traditional position at Lincoln and Dixie highways after demolition work is completed at the old St. James Hospital in...

Set designer Russ Hoganson examines his model for the Drama Group play, "A Raisin in the Sun." Hogan will discuss his experiences as a set designer during a program Wednesday at the Homewood Science Center.

Homewood Science Center teams up with Chicago Heights Drama Group for look behind the scenes at stage design

May 21, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

Set designer Russ Hoganson says safety is a major consideration When designing and building for the Chicago Heights-based Drama Group’s live stage performances, but surprises always happen. Like the time...

Effort in Homewood, Flossmoor looks to ‘alleviate isolation’ among elderly residents

May 21, 2019 at 11:54 p.m.

At its heart, it’s a “simple effort to spread light and love,” an organizer said. But the Leave it for Love program, based in Homewood and Flossmoor, has had staying...

Hazel Crest Police say an employee was stabbed Saturday inside the Burger King at 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue.

Two arrested in Hazel Crest Burger King stabbing

May 8, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

Hazel Crest Police have arrested two people in connection with Saturday afternoon’s stabbing of an employee at a fast-food restaurant. Police declined to identify the suspects or comment further on...

Chica, left, a German shepherd, appears reluctant to join in the frivolity as Ashes, a 40-pound miniature pit bull, plays with Lola, a 70-pound mixed-breed shepherd, in December at Plum Valley Dog Park.

‘Just like us, they need exercise’: Dog owners purchased more than 2,500 permits to Will County off-leash parks in 2018

May 21, 2019 at 11:43 p.m.

Crete resident Barbara McKenna was impressed by Will County Forest Preserve District’s new dog park east of Crete after a recent visit with her 3-year-old German Shepherd mix, Lola. McKenna,...

Jean Sherrill, who will turn 100 Nov. 29, peruses Shakespeare in the office of her Homewood home. Sherrill's birthday will be celebrated at her church, which is marking its 175th anniversary this year.

‘Just say I’m lucky’: Homewood resident prepares to mark 100 years as her church celebrates 175

May 21, 2019 at 11:29 p.m.

The day Homewood resident Jean Sherrill was born, World War I had just ended, women couldn’t vote, there were only 48 states, air travel was in its infancy and mail-order...

Lincoln-Way Central senior Evan Contreras jackhammers a chunk of concrete with the advice and well-placed foot of Matt Vilim of LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council.

Lincoln-Way focuses on alternative career options with job fair centered on trades

May 21, 2019 at 11:24 p.m.

The gymnasium at Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox was home Thursday to a hands-on jackhammering and bricklaying demonstrations as well as an arcade-style video program that simulates the...

‘We stand ready to help’: Local pilots may be deployed in hurricane response

May 21, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

When Hurricane Matthew struck the southeastern United States in 2016, a locally-based group flew in to help, as they did when Hurricane Sandy struck the Eastern Seaboard in 2012. Now...

Residents recruited to be emergency responders as part of new team in Alsip

May 21, 2019 at 11:13 p.m.

“I’d always been interested in learning some medical techniques,” recalled Alsip resident John Gray, an oil-tanker driver who’s seen his share of road-related mishaps but had lacked the training to...

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