ShareFest Will County a chance ‘to pay it forward’
ShareFest Will County, which is billed as a monthlong festival of sharing and caring, officially has been underway since Sept. 1, with the welcoming of donations of all sorts of...
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Barbecue leads to helping build homes for disabled veterans
A backyard barbecue in 2012 at the Frankfort home of Jim and Gayla Smith yielded a surprising $2,000 for disabled veterans, Gayla Smith said. Smith said after she heard about...
‘Little world’ of one-room school
The crowd may be dwindling from the first reunion in 1994 of people associated with the one-room schoolhouse of Pfundstein School District 116, but everybody – even those who weren't...
Following up on a dream
Working with disabled children and those with special needs was a goal of Peder Hedberg, a 2004 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School. But Hedberg's dream was cut short in 2009...
‘Heroes’ help New Lenox shelter find homes for pets
The Cache Creek Animal Rescue in New Lenox is looking for homes for rescue animals with the help of "hometown heroes." A recent Cache Creek "Homes and Heroes" project partnered...
A foster ‘mom’ to the furry
Cheryl West has a big heart. The 37-year-old resident of Chicago's Mount Greenwood community said she probably inherited it from her parents, Thomas and Mary Ann West, retired Chicago police...
Telling tales of dealing with lupus
Kay Mimms retired in 2004 from a 32-year teaching career, but her desire to educate continues. A diagnosis of lupus about 10 years ago confirmed the source of a lifetime...
Walk to benefit brain tumor research
The sixth annual Mary E. Smith Brain Tumor Awareness Fun Run/Walk will be held Saturday to raise brain tumor awareness and to fund research and scholarship programs. Tiffany Woodson, founder...
Space Camp gives student a taste of being an astronaut
Young people often have to wait until after college graduation before they know whether or not the career they have been pursuing will be the right choice. Frankfort resident Alexia...
Longtime church members reflect on anniversary
When it was discovered that the cornerstone of St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Frankfort couldn't be unearthed for a recent centennial celebration, there was definitely some disappointment, anniversary...