Gerald Porter Jr. – Page 5

Annamarie Swails holds a photo of her great-great grandfather, Stephen Atkins Swails, the first black soldier commissioned by the Union Army.

Sand Ridge Nature Center to host Juneteenth Day event, ‘commemorate the end of slavery’

May 21, 2019 at 9:00 p.m.

Annamarie Swails is preparing for her lecture Saturday at Sand Ridge Nature Center about a historical figure. But the man she will discuss won't be someone obscure to her but...

Funeral set for Dolton firefighter who collapsed responding to blaze

May 21, 2019 at 8:59 p.m.

Services are planned June 16 and June 17 for a Dolton firefighter who recently died in the line of duty. Visitation services will be held for Lawrence Matthews Jr. from...

Dolton firefighter, heart transplant recipient defied odds

May 21, 2019 at 8:59 p.m.

Lawrence Matthews Jr. was a man who loved to defy odds, his family said. Even though he had a heart transplant, Matthews pursued his goal of being a firefighter, they...

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