Janice Neumann

Wildberry, one of the current residents at South Suburban Humane Society in Matteson, pauses during a walk on the shelter's memorial brick path. The SSHS is holding a Luminary Memorial where people can honor the pets they've lost on Sept. 10

Humane Society’s luminary event offers chance to mourn lost pets, bless current ones

August 29, 2023 at 3:35 p.m.

Staff members at South Suburban Humane Society in Matteson know how tough it can be to lose a pet, so they are organizing a special Luminary Memorial Event as a...

Officer Fernando "Frank" Flores, center, stands with members of the 2023 Palos Park Community Emergency Response Team. The team is launching its first Challenge Coin to raise money for uniforms and equipment.

Formed a year ago Palos Park volunteer team draws on World War I idea to fund emergency response efforts

August 28, 2023 at 5:06 a.m.

Volunteers in Palos Park are ready to help keep the community safe if they're needed during a disaster, equipped with crowd control skills and medical training. Now, a year after...

Emily Hornburg, who lives in Oak Lawn and grew up in Evergreen Park, will discuss her book, "The Night's Chosen," at the upcoming Oak Lawn Public Library Local Author Showcase. Her first two books in the series were "The Shadow's Heir" and "The Forest's Keeper."

Library, bookstore team up for Oak Lawn’s first Local Author Showcase

March 12, 2024 at 11:59 a.m.

Difficult life experiences made Oak Lawn resident Ralph Rosenbrock determined to persevere, a simple message he conveys in his book, "Just a Farm Kid." "I always felt if I could...

Emily York, 8, sells her drawings at a Children's Business Fair in Frankfort earlier this summer, making $60 in the process. Ashley York, her mom, was so impressed by the experience that she organized a similar fair on Sept. 17 in Lockport.

Children’s Business Fair offers young entrepreneurs chance to ‘bring something to the adults’

August 2, 2023 at 3:40 p.m.

At only 8 years old, Emily York is something of an artistic entrepreneur, selling her drawings at a Children's Business Fair in Frankfort several months ago to the tune of...

From left, Grace Molloy, student worker Mac Tabuya, project coordinator Matt Fox, Dani Bornstein and Annie Gill take a break from studying African painted dogs earlier this summer in Zimbabwe. Molloy, Bornstein and Gill are area natives and participated as students at Augustana College in Rock Island.

Area students help effort to save endangered African painted dogs

July 31, 2023 at 2:18 p.m.

African painted dogs are a crafty bunch, hunting in packs at speeds of 40 miles per hour while evading people and bigger carnivores. But they're also a highly endangered species,...

Governors State opens free law clinic in campus library: ‘Legal services should be accessible to all’

March 11, 2024 at 12:50 p.m.

Ronald Sturgess was working two jobs and helping to care for his family, and when he needed to address legal matters, he didn't have a lot of time or extra...

Felix Ponce is starting as band director at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, returning to his home district 218, where he developed his passion for music as a student at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island.

New band director at Richards High was one of Justin Antos’ first students at Eisenhower – now both are in line for Grammy honor

July 21, 2023 at 5:23 a.m.

Back in his high school days at Eisenhower in Blue Island, Felix Ponce realized that music was in his blood. He was also inspired by Justin Antos, his band director,...

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