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Animal Welfare League officials Alex Sowa, left, and Chris Higens, prepare to feed one of the dogs at the shelter in Chicago Ridge, which goes through hundreds of pounds of pet food per day. (Animal Welfare League)

Area pet shelters face food shortages: ‘The need has exploded’

August 19, 2024 at 3:39 p.m.

Shelters such as Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge go through hundreds of pounds of pet food per day and are seeking help.

Le'Vetta Parker, left, of the Calumet City Public Library, and Temitayo Babatunde, 15, a student helper, sit together during a summer camp session about force in motion in advance of a trip to the Mascot Hall of Fame in Whiting, Indiana. (Calumet City Public Library.)

Calumet City youths pitch in for project to help Whiting mascot

August 5, 2024 at 3:13 p.m.

Young people from Calumet City will head to the Mascot Hall of Fame in Whiting this week to see their digital creations come to life.

Sisters Olivia, 9, and Isabel Adams, 7, stand with a fairy house they helped their mom, Cortney, and grandmother Lynda Schiappa make for a new exhibit at Lake Katherine Nature Preserve in Palos Heights. (Cortney Adams)

New fairy houses at Lake Katherine arise from nature, where they will eventually return

July 30, 2024 at 11:32 a.m.

Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens new fairy house exhibit in Palos Heights invites visitors to to use their imagination.

Ann Lazarowicz, who turned 100 last week, sits in her Oak Forest home, where she has lived for the past four decades. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Gardening, time with family keeps newly minted centenarian feeling young

July 21, 2024 at 10:40 a.m.

"Piddling with my flowers" at her home in Oak Forest, where she still lives alone, helps keep Ann Lazarowicz, 100, feeling young.

Ruth Tesmond, from left, Rita Macellaio and Dorothy Pawelski joined fellow residents at Smith Village recently to jot down their predictions of life in 50 years for a time capsule that will be sealed in Aug. in Chicago's Beverly community. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Older residents fill time capsule with predictions, hopes for people of 2074

July 18, 2024 at 5:44 p.m.

Residents of Smith Village in Beverly spent a recent afternoon predicting life 50 years from now for a time capsule to be opened in 2074.

Grant Ring, left, and Justin Tyson, both rising juniors at Morgan Park Academy, recently attended the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Conference at Loyola University Chicago. The conference helped them hone their leadership skills and learn more about their peers. (Morgan Park Academy)

Morgan Park Academy students get examples to lead

July 16, 2024 at 3:49 p.m.

Five students from Morgan Park Academy attended a recent Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference at Loyola University in Chicago.

Kristen Kolwelter, left, is the new executive director at the Cancer Support Center in Homewood and Mokena, taking over from Kathleen Daly, who has been in the role for almost two years. Daly said she was confident she was leaving the center's leadership in great hands. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Leadership shifting at Cancer Support Center after two years

July 8, 2024 at 3:12 p.m.

Kathleen Daly, executive director of the Cancer Support Center in Homewood and Mokena, is stepping down after two years.

Chris Campagna, of Blue Island, stands in front of a mural welcoming motorists traveling south on Western Avenue to Blue Island. He designed and created the mural on a wall of D'Masti Catering at 119th Street. (Provided by Chris Campagna)

Art helped him overcome childhood trauma, now Blue Island native enlists it to give his hometown a boost

July 2, 2024 at 3:46 p.m.

Art helped Chris Campagna overcome childhood trauma, now the Blue Island native is using it to help his hometown through public murals.

Midlothian Public Library staffers Jennifer Burpee, left, and Shelby O'Hara hold a kitten named Miss Maverick during a recent kitten yoga session at the library. O'Hara said she plans to adopt Miss Maverick from NAWS in Mokena. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Inner peace, zoomies go together as kittens do yoga in Midlothian

June 25, 2024 at 3:34 p.m.

Cat pose took on a whole new meaning when kittens showed up at a recent yoga class offered by the Midlothian Public Library. The fuzzy 12-week-olds did some graceful stretches...

Students in the Criminal Justice Club at Trinity Christian College stand with Palos Heights police after the students delivered donuts and letters of appreciation to the officers.

(Mary Mathieu)

Trinity students send notes of gratitude to Palos Heights police

June 24, 2024 at 2:58 p.m.

Members of the Criminal Justice Club at Trinity Christian College recently delivered messages of thanks to Palos Heights police.

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