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A Carl Sandburg High School student uses the Google augmented-reality application on an Android phone to combine a 3-D image of a human heart with the room's actual surroundings.

Sandburg students get a taste of augmented reality from Google

May 21, 2019 at 9:30 p.m.

A group of students at Carl Sandburg High School were playing with their phones in the middle of the school day Thursday, but that was OK with school officials. In...

Homeward bound commuters at Tinley Park's Oak Park Avenue station on a recent afternoon pass by a Metra locomotive that replicates the original Regional Transportation Authority color scheme.

Retro wrap showcases Metra locomotive history

May 21, 2019 at 9:27 p.m.

South suburban commuters have had the opportunity recently to take a train back to the days of disco. In some cases, they've been doing it all along. Metra recently unveiled...

Steger residents Ian Paymaster, Kristina Clausen Brears, Max Roque, Kesean Dorsey, Ava Roque and Karissa Clausen Brears check out Norm, a life-sized tyrannosaurus rex skull, at the Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library.

T. rex guards library in Steger

May 21, 2019 at 9:25 p.m.

There's a reason "Jaws" and "Jurassic Park," two books-turned-movies, may immediately come to mind as one opens the door to the Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library. A full-size reproduction of...

Mokena 5K honors memory of fallen hero

May 21, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

Family and friends will honor PFC Aaron Toppen's memory Saturday in his southwest suburban hometown of Mokena with a 5K Run/Walk. Participants in the Our Fallen Hero event will step...

Homewood falls into a seasonal festival Saturday

May 21, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

Live music, a scarecrow-decorating competition, horse-drawn wagon rides, hands-on science experiments and an outdoor movie are among the free activities offered Saturday at the 16th annual Homewood Fall Festival. Sponsored...

Round circles at the top of a structure in downtown Flossmoor occupy the spot where clocks once informed commuters at the nearby train station if they were late or not. A crowdfunding effort is afoot to restore clocks into the tower.

About time: Effort underway to put clock back into Flossmoor tower

May 21, 2019 at 9:14 p.m.

A citizens group is attempting to raise $10,000 to upgrade a downtown Flossmoor landmark in time for Flossmoor Fest on Sept. 9. If successful, two clocks will again be operating...

Local officers to compete in stock car race for Special Olympics

May 21, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

Michael Lynch says relatives who race professionally have jokingly advised him to "go real fast, turn left and you'll be okay" when he takes on more than a dozen law...

Tinley Park resident Mark Moylan displays the village flag he'll be carrying as he cycles around Lake Michigan to celebrate his 50th birthday and raise funds for Tinley Wish.

Tinley cyclist embarks on charity ride around Lake Michigan

June 3, 2018 at 10:41 a.m.

If all goes according to plan, Tinley Park resident and long-range cyclist Mark Moylan will start off on his 16-day road trip around Lake Michigan Wednesday at Soldier Field in...

Alejandro Wade, left, and Isaiah Zartuche share a hug after Zartuche gave a bicycle to Wade during a ceremony last week at Serena Hills Elementary School in Chicago Heights.

Chicago Heights boy, 9, rewards peers with bicycles

May 21, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

Superior academic work has earned two Chicago Heights elementary school students new bicycles from an unusual source — a fellow youngster. Melanie Horta and Alejandro Wade, both third-graders at Serena...

The Rev. James Finno, pastor of St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr church in Tinley Park, talks with Auxiliary Bishop Peter Wypych prior to a recent groundbreaking for an 11,530 square foot addition at the church.

Tinley church breaks ground on new parish hall

May 21, 2019 at 8:56 p.m.

Auxiliary Bishop Peter Wypych of the Archdiocese of Chicago congratulated Tinley Park's youngest faith community on a recent Saturday during a groundbreaking for an 11,530-square-foot addition. "This parish is becoming...

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