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Yoseline De La Rosa, who was recently appointed the Illinois DECA public relations officer, stands with Bremen DECA Club sponsor and business teacher Todd Strein. She is the Bremen High School District 228 student to hold a statewide title for the organization and she said she hopes to bring community, connectedness and competition to Bremen and other high schools involved with this career and technical student organization. (Bremen High School District 228)

Bremen student takes statewide public relations post

November 13, 2024 at 1:58 p.m.

Yoseline De La Rosa, a senior at Bremen High School in Midlothian, has been named the statewide public relations officer for DECA.

Oak Lawn Community High School social workers Erin Lee, left, and Melissa Schumacher stand together in Lee's office at the school. Lee, who was named the 2024 Social Worker of the Year, "leads with a lot of kindness,” Schumacher said. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Oak Lawn social worker’s kindness, innovation earn state recognition

November 5, 2024 at 2:59 p.m.

Erin Lee, a social worker at Oak Lawn Community High School, was awarded the 2024 Social Worker of the Year award by a statewide group.

Max Castillo takes a moment at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, where he has earned an associate's degree and is working toward another this spring, even though he's still a senior at Evergreen Park Community High School. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Evergreen Park student earns college degree before high school diploma

November 5, 2024 at 2:23 p.m.

Max Castillo, a senior at Evergreen Park Community High, earned an associates degree and is working on another at Moraine Valley.

Oak Lawn Community High School students participate in a fashion show during a recent Community Outreach event at the school in Oak Lawn. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Community Outreach event in Oak Lawn ‘creates a bridge’ for bilingual families

October 21, 2024 at 2:36 p.m.

Oak Lawn Community High School students showcased their cultures for the wider community at a recent event.

Emily Klehm, CEO of South Suburban Humane Society for 17 years, stands outside the agency's Matteson facility with a dog that is awaiting a new home. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Longtime South Suburban Humane Society leader moving on

October 16, 2024 at 5:04 a.m.

Emily Klehm led the South Suburban Humane Society to a sparkling new space, increasing the agency's profile along the way.

Students from Bremen High School's Fuego Dance Group perform Latin dances Oct. 12, 2024, at the Midlothian Public Library. The club reaches out to area schools and the library with its dance performances and lessons for children. (Janice Neumann/for the Daily Southtown)

Bremen High School Latin group shares dances to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

October 14, 2024 at 12:34 p.m.

About 80 Bremen High School students are part of the Fuego Dance Group sponsor Mayra Martinez displayed. Fuego means fire or passion.

Andrew and Linda Bullen outside their 1881 Pullman home, which they bought after falling in love with the neighborhood at one of the annual Pullman House Tours. This year's tour is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12 and 13 and features five other Pullman homes along with the Bullen's. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Former Pullman tourists become hosts for Historic House Tour

October 9, 2024 at 11:44 a.m.

This year's 51st annual Historic Pullman House Tour is Oct. 12-13 featuring 6 homes, including one now owned by Andy and Linda Bullen.

Students at Hickory Creek Middle School in Frankfort wear celebratory glasses during an assembly where they learned Hickory Creek was named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School. (Nicole Swanberg/District 157-C)

Three south suburban schools earn national Blue Ribbon status

May 1, 2025 at 1:53 p.m.

Teachers at Hickory Creek Middle School use their know-how and creativity to meet all students where they are at academically, but staff still manage to satisfy state educational standards. “Instead...

Jackie Seiner, left, and Megan Wenstrup, who work together at Heights Cycle in Palos Heights, are also working together on the Oct. 12 Palos Goes Pink fundraiser at Lake Katherine Nature Preserve. (Megan Wenstrup)

Palos Goes Pink event returns with fun, fitness for breast cancer research

October 1, 2024 at 3:59 p.m.

“It’s a cause that touches so many lives … but there’s also so much profound hope for treatments and cures for this disease,” organizers said.

Oak Lawn Community High School senior Heidi Solis was one of two students chosen to attend the school district's committee meetings and give input from a student perspective. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

OLCHS students bringing new voices to the boardroom

September 25, 2024 at 11:39 a.m.

Two students at Oak Lawn Community High School are voicing the viewpoints of their peers at School Board meetings.

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