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Eisenhower band director uses $1K from Grammy award to buy music therapy instruments for children’s hospital

July 14, 2021 at 10:41 a.m.

Newborns struggling to survive outside the womb may be comforted by the gentle pitter pat of a musical instrument called a Gato Box, which sounds like their mom's heart. The...

Stagg senior on board with Sandy Hook Promise, bringing home national effort to halt school violence

July 9, 2021 at 2:14 p.m.

Sometimes a joke is not a joke, even with high schoolers. It might just be a warning sign of something serious. "If a kid jokingly posts on Snapchat, 'I'm going...

‘Thuganomics’ speech earns Eisenhower graduate national award, $1K scholarship

July 6, 2021 at 3:18 p.m.

Who knew a high school student's speech might be a road to helping the community or even the country? For Caleb Brantley, nurturing his ability to give a persuasive and...

‘The fun part is our work is always actually used’: Fermilab, Argonne national laboratories welcome area engineering students

July 1, 2021 at 3:22 p.m.

Emily Stachowicz spent last summer sweeping up dust, and this summer she's coming back for more. The dust was radioactive residue from the particle accelerator at Fermilab in Batavia, and...

Trinity support worker who fosters ‘meaningful connections’ among disabled clients lauded with statewide award

June 22, 2021 at 4:25 p.m.

A worldwide pandemic couldn't keep Terra Smith away from her clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. After all, they also happen to be her good friends. Smith didn't miss a...

‘The books took them out of jail’: Former teachers from Oak Forest say reading can lead to rehabilitation for the incarcerated

June 16, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

Oak Forest residents Michelle Alfano and Jackie Spreadbury, both former school teachers, love sharing their love of reading, and in doing so they're making a difference among a forgotten population...

An increasing focus on career and technical courses is fueling demand for teachers as high school districts look to their communities for candidates

June 13, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Like high schools statewide, Oak Lawn Community High School is in desperate need of teachers specializing in career and technical education. So much so, that the district recently sent an...

Moraine Valley serving up culinary education with a full course of on-the-job restaurant training

June 2, 2021 at 4:17 p.m.

Already an avid cook, Michelle Rodriguez had been busy finessing her skills in a culinary arts program at Moraine Valley Community College. All she needed now was some real-life practice....

Students from Oak Lawn delve into nature during volunteering trip to Indiana Dunes National Park

June 1, 2021 at 2:53 p.m.

Primed to fulfill their 24 hours of service requirements, seven Oak Lawn Community High School students got so much more as they farmed and took in nature at Indiana Dunes...

Students from 25 Catholic high schools have been gathering ‘to tell each other stories and listen’ about race, ‘allowing us to share what really goes on in our shoes’

May 21, 2021 at 9:14 a.m.

Before the pandemic, when classes were in real-time, Bryce Griffin would sometimes hear a fellow student say the N-word and cringe. His friends heard it, too, though they didn't say...

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