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Ron Schulten, who attended Woodstock with several of his high school friends, framed his ticket from the three day event.

Woodstock remembered as ‘muddy, crowded, and hot’ by local fans — but also as ‘high point of a generation’

August 9, 2019 at 10:41 a.m.

The music. The stars. The traffic. The hunger. The mud. It's been 50 years since a half million people descended on Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York for a...

Rich South grad Cyril Smith plays private detective in upcoming film ‘Brian Banks’

August 5, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

It's every artist's dream to be part of something that is both timely and important, said actor Cyril Smith, former Matteson resident who has a role in the upcoming biopic...

Bob Erlich, seen here in 2019, checks on an aquarium of monarch cocoons in his garage in Evergreen Park. (Gary Middendorf/Daily Southtown)

The butterfly man of Evergreen Park has released nearly 1,000 monarchs and swallowtails so far this year

August 2, 2019 at 1:22 p.m.

Inside his Evergreen Park garage, Bob Erlich lifts the lid from a glass aquarium. Careful not to disturb the lime green chrysalises hanging from it, he dips his hand inside...

Jaycee Aggelopolous, a senior at Richards High School, poses with her Family and Consumer Science teacher Carol Manny. in Homewood. (Gary Middendorf-Daily Southtown)

Richards teacher recovering from spine surgery ‘floored at the generosity and love’ from a student and her family

July 31, 2019 at 8:07 a.m.

Getting through a difficult surgery may be half the battle for people who live alone. A long and arduous recovery doesn't mean the grass stops growing, the laundry stops piling...

Heather Blackmore talks about her garden at her home in Lockport on July 23, 2019.

Lockport gardener’s journey from ‘how did I kill this?’ to green thumb inspires award-winning journal

July 26, 2019 at 8:52 a.m.

Heather Blackmore's backyard sanctuary is a labor of love, a work in progress, an ebb and flow of gifts and needs. It is her special place that is always in...

Palos pediatrician who’s treated refugees all over the world explains how ‘scarcity of safety’ affects children

July 25, 2019 at 8:49 a.m.

John Kahler has treated the world's unwanted people in camps and occupied territories all over the world. He's also listens to their stories, which "almost always include talk of someday...

The battle over Brexit isn't the only political issue consuming the British people. On a recent holiday to the UK, the author observed that many Brits also have opinions about Donald Trump and American politics and they aren't afraid to share them.

Go on holiday, but that doesn’t mean you’ll get a vacation from politics

July 22, 2019 at 8:48 a.m.

It was on the train to Edinburgh that I was reminded that people can be polar opposites on the political spectrum and still be dear friends. We sat with Martin...

A model with LED lights inside the Joliet Historical Museum shows how the lunar orbit rendezvous method enabled astronauts to return to Earth following the 1969 moon landing. (Donna Vickroy / Daily Southtown)

Joliet museum honors John Houbolt, local kid who helped NASA solve a critical moon landing problem

July 17, 2019 at 3:47 p.m.

This nation stands on the extraordinary work of ordinary people. People like John C. Houbolt, a former Joliet resident who rose from humble beginnings to become an integral player in...

Pat Camalliere is author of "The Mystery at the Sag Bridge," a novel that takes place at the St. James Church at the Sag Bridge.

Smith Crossing seniors go ghost hunting at St. James at the Sag Bridge Church

July 12, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

Inside the 186-year-old limestone church, local author Pat Camalliere talks about the days before the Cal-Sag channel was built, about a time when farmers donated land that would become the...

A wedding photo of Aida "Edith" Bonsonto with her husband Gerald. Aida had her wedding dress made from a parachute her husband used in World War II.

For 73 years, a woman kept her wedding dress made from her husband’s WWII parachute. Now it will be displayed in a museum.

July 5, 2019 at 9:41 a.m.

It was a beautiful summer day, and a crowd had gathered in front of Aida Bonsonto's home in the Little Italy neighborhood of Chicago. Dressed in a gown made of...

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