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Bremen High School freshman Mike Taylor compares his hand span to that of mentor Terry Stephens.

A mentor was having trouble getting through to a student. Then the Bremen freshman asked for a piano.

April 19, 2019 at 10:34 p.m.

Mike Taylor said he was struggling in classes until a Bremen High School mentor walked him to the band room and let him play Beethoven on the piano. "All year,...

Richards High School band director Charles Martin, who plays the saxophone, will retire at the end of this school year.

As Richards band director prepares to hang up baton, he recalls how struggles with cancer, dyslexia made him a better teacher

May 22, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

It's never been about trophies or titles for Richards High School band director Charles Martin. "I'm not trying to make a bazillion future music educators because the world doesn't need...

Blue Island cleric prepares for busy Easter Week — at two different churches

May 22, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Easter is a busy time for any Christian pastor but especially for Brittany Baurle Kooi, who heads up two different Lutheran churches in Blue Island. St. Phillip Lutheran Church and...

Homewood resident among last to visit Notre Dame Cathedral before massive blaze

May 22, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Beth Stevens spent the last day of her first trip to Paris visiting Notre Dame Cathedral. Later, she learned the famed "Lady of Paris" had gone up in flames. The...

Mrs. Hering's 1890 Original Chicken Pot Pie has been a staple at the Walnut Room inside what was once Marshall Field's State Street store.

‘Marshall Field’s was Chicago’: Historian to discuss department store’s impact at Lockport event

May 22, 2019 at 12:11 a.m.

Raise your hand if you still have a gift box, shopping bag, holiday mug or anything emblazoned with the Marshall Field's logo. OK, now use that hand to wipe away...

Remembering Dick Thomas — teacher, naturalist, steward of the earth

May 22, 2019 at 12:11 a.m.

When the late Richard "Dick" Thomas' father died, the nature-loving biology teacher inherited a seven-unit apartment building, recalled his cousin James Thomas. "Dick sold it off and most of that...

Stagg High School goes blue to promote acceptance, understanding during Autism Awareness Month

May 22, 2019 at 12:11 a.m.

Blue lights on the outside of Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills aim to remind passersby that April is Autism Awareness Month (AAM), said Margaret Lading, speech pathologist...

Matteson heart transplant recipient will share her story at Alsip Library organ donor event

May 22, 2019 at 12:07 a.m.

It was late spring of 2018 when Nikia Robinson realized she was at the end of her rope. For more than two decades she’d struggled with health issues, most of...

Evergreen Park High School dedicates talent show to sixth grade musician who died in February

May 22, 2019 at 12:09 a.m.

If there has been any silver lining to the dark cloud of grief hovering over his family since 12-year-old Alan Reyes-Landeweer died unexpectedly Feb. 22, it is the love and...

JJC’s Tim Bucci talks about cooking, teaching and achieving the rare title of Certified Master Chef

May 22, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

Chef Tim Bucci calls it an “exclamation point” on his career. Last month, the culinary arts instructor at Joliet Junior College passed a grueling 9-day test presented by the American...

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