Knowles: The season to be jolly can be stressful
For many, the period from Thanksgiving to New Year's is a time to observe treasured religious traditions, celebrate with big family dinners, reflect on what there is to be thankful...
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Knowles: Chicago Heights center works to help area veterans
Army veteran LaPlause Moore thought he'd put the trauma of war behind him. But decades after serving his country fighting in Vietnam, the war was brought back home to him....
Knowles: Local health care providers expect challenges enrolling residents in ACA
Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans is set to start Nov. 1, but some are worried about challenges that might prevent consumers from signing up. Earlier this year, President...
Frankfort woman builds $2 million translation business
Everyone deserves to be understood. That belief is ingrained in Frankfort resident Elizabeth Colon. It led her to launch an interpreting and translation services company 10 years ago that has...
Knowles: New health facility opens in Lynwood to help the needy
Seventeen years ago, a group of family practitioners were concerned about the lack of access to medical care for lower income and poor people living in Harvey and other south...
Knowles: Try not to panic, DACA recipients, supporters
Don't panic. Get informed. That's the message South Chicago Heights attorney Julissa Ruiz and immigrant rights advocates have for young immigrants, whose lives have been tossed into turmoil by President...
Safer Foundation receives grant to help more ex-offenders
As Labor Day approaches, ex-offender Gyniece Trebble is thankful for a second chance to be counted among the employed. The 28-year-old mother of two credits Safer Foundation's South Holland office...
Chicago Heights man succeeds in construction for nearly a half century
The Great Recession delivered a knock out punch to many African-American-owned construction companies but Steven Garth Sr.'s Chicago Heights company was not among them. Garth, 72, is founder and CEO...
Olympia Fields resident helps women struggling with infertility problems
The Rev. Stacey Edwards-Dunn doesn't regret her tough journey. Edwards-Dunn and her husband, Earl Dunn Sr., struggled with infertility issues for seven years. They endured multiple unsuccessful in vitro fertilization...
Democrats take their turn at improving Affordable Care Act
The revised, Republican-drafted U.S. Senate bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act has garnered much media attention but you probably didn't hear much about a proposal released last...