Local walks set to aid fight against cancer
The 16th annual Beverly Breast Cancer Walk to benefit the Little Company of Mary Comprehensive Breast Health Center will be held Sunday, which is Mother's Day. The three-mile walk is...
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Sunday show closes 20th season for Lincoln-Way Area chorale
The Lincoln-Way Area Chorale will complete its 20th season at the annual spring performance scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at Lincoln-Way West High School, 21701 S. Gougar Road, New Lenox...
Being adaptable pays off for Golden Apple nominee
Janet Burke always loved school, isn't afraid to try new things, and promotes diversity among her students — who are nicknamed "Burkenators," in a nod to their unity. These are...
Palos half marathon boosts special-rec program
Cora Umecker, a special-education teacher at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, isn't leaving funding for special-recreation programs entirely in the hands of politicians. The 46-year-old runner will participate in...
Fundraiser features Firefighters’ Cook-Off
When bragging rights for "best firehouse chef" are on the line at an event, good food can be expected for attendees with appetites. Such is the case with "The BIG...
Walk benefits fight against lupus
Kay Mimms believes her first symptoms of lupus appeared when she was 4 years old. It was more than 50 years later — and numerous doctors' visits, too — before...
Heart attack victim saved by police officer, BP employee
Tom Shanahan is getting a second chance at life. All things considered, it might be a third and fourth chance, too, for the 66-year-old Lockport man. "He technically died three...
World War II veterans invited to breakfast
World War II veterans are invited to an upcoming family-style breakfast that will be accompanied by live music from the World War II era and a lineup of Model T...
After battle with Crohn’s disease, graduate looks to the future
Aaron Lee is a young man driven to make up for lost time. Lee, 27, just graduated from Chicago's Roosevelt University in December, earning his journalism degree four years behind...
Mokena man named ‘America’s Next Great Trainer’
It isn't what personal trainer Darin Steen says that motivates his clients, at least not initially, the Mokena man said. Rather, it's something they observe. "A big part of what...