Knowles: Don’t wait to start work on tax returns
This is not the year to wait until the last minute to file tax returns. That advice comes from south suburban certified public accountants and tax preparers as tax filing...
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Knowles: Dolton man seeks to attract black youth to architecture
At age 6, Bryan Hudson was standing on the front porch of his South Side home looking at his neighborhood. He asked his father why all the houses looked similar....
Knowles: How women can boost their pay in 2019
Some women might want to make a pay raise one of their New Year’s resolutions in 2019. The median annual pay of women working full-time, year-round in the U.S. is...
Knowles: Southland group assists struggling homeowners
In the last couple of years, South Suburban Housing Center’s distressed mortgage assistance program has helped 23 Southland homeowners avoid foreclosure, according to the group. Among them is 69-year-old Riverdale...
Knowles: South suburban woman helps youth explore STEM careers
Fourteen-year-old Cayden Woolery, of Orland Park, spent Saturday working on a project that allowed a miniature toy car to run on salt water. Nearby, Mehkilei Holmes, 13, of Matteson, tried...
Knowles: Homewood stroke survivor honored for giving back
Felton Armand is no stranger to adversity. He lived with nine foster families as a child and suffered a major stroke as a young adult. But the 52-year-old Homewood resident...
Knowles: Don’t procrastinate with ACA health care insurance plans
Don’t procrastinate. That’s the advice counselors have for consumers shopping for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this open enrollment season. The sign-up period for ACA plans began Nov. 1....
Knowles: Two south suburban women’s message for November — vote
Diane Hodges, of Matteson, and Barbara Koger Hayes, of Flossmoor, are trying to make a difference in the Southland. They are both south suburban leaders with the League of Women...
Knowles: Two Southland residents open up their homes to show art collections
Joan Dameron Crisler has a deep passion for art created by people of African descent. That is why she has a collection of about 800 artworks displayed in her Olympia...
Knowles: Governors State attempts to tackle student hunger, homelessness
As a college student decades ago, I never worried about having food in my stomach or a roof over my head. For many students today, however, that isn’t the case,...