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Officer Joseph Carlson heads a Crisis Intervention Team for the Palos Heights Police Department, which has helped field calls related to mental health issues. The program has inspired Carlson to pursue a master's degree in social work.

Crisis Intervention Teams making a difference in responses to mental health situations, police say

May 8, 2023 at 3:32 p.m.

When Palos Heights police responded recently to a report of a suspicious person, they found a victim of sex trafficking who was short circuiting over the abuse she had experienced....

Members of the football team at Marian Catholic High School get tips on how to plant trees from representatives of the Morton Arboretum last month at their campus in Chicago Heights.

Arbor, Earth and service days get students outdoors to plant trees, including one named ‘Michael Jordan’

May 5, 2023 at 2:32 p.m.

Groups of high school students have been deployed throughout the south suburbs in recent days, spending some time outside the classroom and getting a bit dirty through some hands on...

A recent panel discussion at an Arab American Heritage Month event at Moraine Valley Community College featured professional women, each with a story about the influences that led them to their successful careers.

Arab American women share challenges, triumphs at MVCC panel talk

April 26, 2023 at 5:23 a.m.

Naya Khartabeel, a student at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills and board member of the Arab Student Union, was eying a career in law, but she wasn't finding...

From left, Yousrah Sheikah, Genien Sheikah and Ahmed Khatib stand in front of a television showing their recent appearance on "Guy's Grocery Games" on Food Network. The Tinley Park family loves to cook and competed against two other families on the program.

Tinley Park home cook brings family recipes to TV on Guy’s Grocery Games

April 23, 2023 at 8:16 a.m.

Cooking is a way of life for Genien Sheikah, of Tinley Park, and her husband and mom. So when they had a chance to show off their culinary skills on...

Nour Farache, an honor student at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, recently won a national art award for her painting "Escape Plan: Error 372."

Andrew artist wins national gold medal: ‘It’s a big deal’

April 20, 2023 at 10:40 a.m.

Amid the pandemic Nour Farache turned her angst into art that ended up winning a national prize. But as she delved into her painting, potential awards may have seemed far...

School supplies fill a collection box at Bremen High School in Midlothian. Student Janellie Flores organized the collection to benefit younger students in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Bremen student turns love of reading into book drive for kids in Pilsen

April 18, 2023 at 3:07 p.m.

Changing schools as a young student left Janellie Flores feeling unmoored, but reading books helped to lift her up. Now a junior at Bremen High School in Midlothian, Flores wants to...

Chris Higgens, president of the Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge, holds one of the dozens Chihuahuas that arrived earlier this month after being removed from an apartment in Chicago. "Obviously these people loved these animals," said Chris Higens, she said. "I think it got away from them."

‘All hands on deck’ at Animal Welfare League after 54 Chihuahuas rescued from apartment in Chicago

April 14, 2023 at 12:03 p.m.

The number of Chihuahuas at the Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge on any given day doesn't usually exceed one or two, but that number swelled recently after the shelter...

Micaela Cunningham joins her parents, siblings and grandmother for a photo at her home in Steger. The Bloom Trail student's parents both are educators and encouraged her to start knocking out college credits amid the pandemic.

Four days after getting a college degree, daughter of two educators will graduate with her fellow seniors at Bloom Trail

April 7, 2023 at 10:23 a.m.

Micaela Cunningham is still in high school, but she's already taken a major step toward a career in medicine. She's earned an associate degree in Pre-dentistry even as she's juggled...

Kit Gormley, a student at Tinley Park High School is shown during a visit to Ireland. She recently shadowed a midshipman at the Naval Academy and plans to apply to the academy this summer.

Tinley Park student has a step up on competition to get into Naval Academy

April 3, 2023 at 2:15 p.m.

The U.S. Naval Academy wants candidates with top academic skills, especially in math and science, as well as integrity, toughness and a strong work ethic, according to its website. Those...

Diane Spyrka, who recently marked 50 years as manager and jack-of-all-trades at the Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge, holds her dog Phoebe, who she recently adopted from the shelter.

AWL leader honored for 50 years of work, ‘a lifetime commitment’ to helping animals

March 29, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

She's been shot at, cursed at and reduced to tears by the sight of suffering animals. But even after five decades working with the Animal Welfare League, Diane Spyrka's dedication...

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