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Tinley Park community mourns unexpected death of teacher, 25, who ‘saw the positive side of everything’

May 21, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Just after 3 p.m. on Oct. 12, a light went out at Virgil I. Grissom Middle School in Tinley Park. That’s when a beloved teacher died unexpectedly in her classroom,...

Vigil for missing retired Andrew science teacher: ‘At this point we don’t even know where to look’

May 21, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Where is Dan Jarski? Some fear the retired Andrew High School science teacher who once sold antiques to Portillo’s and taught orienteering to college students might have met with foul...

Alternative education pioneer speaks out against racism: ‘If we’re true educators, we have to teach to everyone’

May 21, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

When Ken Freeman arrived at his first teaching job in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the school custodian handed him a broom and told him to trade his suit and tie for...

Tinley Park mother of three, Julie Hyzy is a New York Times best-selling author about to release her latest novel "Virtual Sabotage." October 4, 2018, in Tinley Park.

Tinley Park best-selling author breaks from ‘cozies’ to delve into darker subject matter

May 21, 2019 at 11:13 p.m.

Has Julie Hyzy gone rogue? It’s more like she’s come full circle. The New York Times best-selling author of cozy mysteries, including The White House Chef, Alex St. James and...

Rosemary Ryan recommends the book "The Guide to Good Health For Teens and Adults with Down Syndrome" by Dr. Brian Chicoine, Oct. 1, 2018, at Smith Crossing in Orland Park.

When your child is 59 ‘going on 70’: Couple talks joys of raising son with Down syndrome, challenges of early aging

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

Tom and Rosemary Ryan’s story parallels the story of Down syndrome these past 59 years. Not only has the Orland Park couple lived the joy, challenge and learning curve that...

Oak Forest High School grad heads to her 100th marathon with a how-to book for beginners

May 21, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

Denise Sauriol has marathoned all over the world, including on Antarctica. But it was a serious accident in 2009 that caused her to stop focusing on the finish line and...

Run to the Pub gearing up for second ‘haunted’ run to Bachelors Grove Cemetery

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

If the tales are to be believed, there have been plenty of reasons for folks to run out of Bachelors Grove Cemetery. But Kelly Devine Rickert’s groups prefer to run...

A paramilitary police officer carries the lifeless body of Alan Kurdi after a number of migrants died after boats carrying them to the Greek island of Kos capsized, near the Turkish resort of Bodrum Sept. 2, 2015.

Palos doctor returns from Syrian refugee camp in Greece: ‘The despair is so thick you can cut it with a knife’

May 21, 2019 at 11:10 p.m.

The 2015 image of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi’s tiny body washed ashore on the coast of Turkey made the world gasp. It put John Kahler on the path to Greece. “Alan’s...

Homewood-Flossmoor high school presents public screening of film about anxiety, with panel discussion

May 21, 2019 at 11:10 p.m.

Nearly 32 percent of adolescents in the United States struggle with anxiety, according to the National Institute for Mental Health. The illness, which can interfere with school, work and relationships,...

Silver Cross Hospital performs robotic spine surgery

May 21, 2019 at 11:09 p.m.

When Jessica Noble learned she was going to undergo a new kind of back surgery, she said, “I kind of blacked out.” But as Dr. Chintan Sampat explained that the...

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