Good Neighbors: Merri Fefles has a soft spot for seniors
Note: Anger, divisiveness and discord may have dominated the headlines in 2019, but as the late Fred Rogers once said, even in scary times, there is goodness. In this year...
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Mount Greenwood’s Santa creates original photo ops in local studio
How busy is Santa these days? Take a look in the mirror and times that by several million. And yet, somehow, he finds time to pose for keepsake photos with...
Palos Hills teen hospitalized for septic shock ‘essentially died twice, and then went home two weeks later’
In the soft glow of the living room's holiday lights, Heather Walters fights back tears. Not a day goes by that the mother of two doesn't get weepy over the...
PAWS shelter invites public to consider fostering a homeless pet over Christmas holidays
PAWS (Peoples Animal Welfare Society) in Tinley Park is asking the community to let shelter pets "come home for Christmas." Through a new short-term foster program called "Home for the...
What to do in retirement? ‘We can do something for our neighbors,’ says this Palos couple
It's bright and early Monday morning, and though there are a thousand other places a retired couple can be — lingering over breakfast? wintering in Florida? — Jan Hill and...
Orland Park parish remembers teacher killed in hit-and-run while leaving Christmas party for ‘helping any way she could’
Students and faculty at St. Michael School in Orland Park started Thursday with a somber prayer service remembering 61-year-old teacher Margaret "Rone" Leja, killed in a hit-and-run Wednesday night while...
Video series featuring Eisenhower, Thornwood teachers wins Emmy
An Illinois Education Association video series showcasing the dedication of three suburban Chicago teachers won an Emmy at the 61st annual Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy Awards. The composite entry, which won...
High school mechanics students help seniors get cars ready for winter
Gloria Bodnar was relieved to find out her 2008 Toyota passed inspection. "It gives me peace of mind throughout the winter, because I rely heavily on my vehicle to get...
The interfaith women’s group in Bridgeview has been meeting monthly since 1997
It's a Sunday afternoon in November and inside St. Fabian Catholic Church in Bridgeview Turkish tea and Pakistani chai are brewing. On banquet tables are carafes of Palestinian sage tea...
Midlothian teen hopes to collect 10,000 pounds of food for the hungry with holiday light show
Dylan Gluszek is going big this holiday. As if the 6,000-plus pounds of food he collected during last year's holiday season wasn't grand enough, this year he's aiming for 10,000...