Dennis Sullivan – Page 11

Homewood-Flossmoor High School students March Ramirez, left, and Maggie McNellis stand in front of Homewood-Flossmoor's trophy case, which includes awards won by the school's unified teams.

‘A massively unique honor’: Homewood-Flossmoor lauded by Special Olympics as among top schools for inclusiveness

May 21, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

Homewood-Flossmoor Special Education Teacher David Dore views Special Olympics’ recent naming of the south suburban school as one of only two Unified Champion high schools in Illinois in 2018 as...

A new grant program was set up by Aqua Illinois, which serves unincorporated areas of Will County, to help people who are having hard times keep from getting their water shut off.

‘Good Samaritans’ funding grant program for water company that serves unincorporated Will County

May 21, 2019 at 11:03 p.m.

An Illinois water company is offering a financial leg up to customers struggling to keep their accounts current and their service on. Aqua Illinois President Craig Blanchette said his company,...

New Star client Brian Denton, left, of Crete, chats with Intake Coordinator Graig Gillis and Christina Venditti, service coordinator at New Star, during Tuesday's open house in New Star's Tech Lab in Crete.

Tech donation to help with training, life skills for clients at New Star facility

May 21, 2019 at 10:58 p.m.

Computer enthusiast and New Star client Brian Denton didn’t need any prompting Tuesday to voice his approval of the eight new personal computers at New Star’s facility in unincorporated Crete....

Celtic Fest to bring bring Irish culture, entertainment to County Will

May 21, 2019 at 10:58 p.m.

Celtic Fest returns to Joliet’s north side Saturday with demonstrations of an ancient Gaelic field sport music, Irish dancing, Irish wolfhounds and music ranging from Hibernian to hillbilly. Scheduled from...

A fire hydrant in downtown Flossmoor has nothing to fear from this dog, part of a public art display in the village that also is a fundraiser for the South Suburban Humane Society.

Downtown Flossmoor goes to the dogs with public art Humane Society fundraiser

May 21, 2019 at 10:51 p.m.

South Suburban Humane Society CEO Emily Klehm says it's no surprise a display of fiberglass canines recently installed in Flossmoor coincides with the dog days of summer. "The summer is...

Highland, Ind., resident Matthew Mercer, left, and Lyons resident Yaqoub Ayyad collaborate on problem-solving approaches during the recent Cyber Camp at Moraine Valley Community College.

MVCC Cyber Camp trains future fighters against online attacks

May 21, 2019 at 10:50 p.m.

Future cyber warrior Neiko Rivera is better equipped to fight phishing, ransomware attacks and other Internet threats to users, systems and organizations, he said, thanks to a recent 5-day intensive...

About 85 dogs and their humans attended the Tinley Park Park District's Beach Pawty Saturday at the Canine Campus in Tinley Park.

Dog days of summer: Tinley Park district throws Beach Pawty at Canine Campus park

May 21, 2019 at 10:44 p.m.

Dozens of dogs darted, dashed, splashed or simply socialized Saturday during the Tinley Park Park District's fourth annual Beach Pawty. The two-hour summertime event drew about 85 pets and their...

Crete Area Chamber of Commerce President Rick Cobb and Vice President Judy Petrungaro help provide a sense of scale for a new mural in Crete.

New mural in Crete opens a window into historic building’s past

May 21, 2019 at 10:44 p.m.

It's possible to get a sense of what it was like to window shop in the early days of south suburban Crete thanks to a recently-created mural depicting the interior...

Police work in the early-morning hours Saturday near where a Calumet City officer was shot late Friday in Calumet City.

Off-duty Calumet City cop shot during gunfire exchange: Police

May 21, 2019 at 10:44 p.m.

An off-duty Calumet City police officer was being treated for a gunshot wound Saturday after he was shot during an exchange of gunfire Friday night while getting out of his...

Hayman-Hawkins Inc. sold clothing for more than three decades at its downtown Chicago Heights location. The business closed in 2004 and demolition of the building began last week.

Hayman-Hawkins building, link to lost downtown Chicago Heights, coming down

May 21, 2019 at 10:35 p.m.

A downtown Chicago Heights storefront commonly known as the Hayman-Hawkins building is being laid to rest after years of neglect. City Corporate Counsel TJ Somer said "structural" issues resulted in...

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