Janice Neumann

‘A difficult moment that made us close’: Richards students find silver linings in pandemic that swallowed their senior year

May 20, 2021 at 2:32 p.m.

At the height of pandemic, Katharine Czech and her brother decided to fulfill their longtime goal of teaching English to their Polish-speaking dad. They managed to make a game of...

Oak Lawn student lands national photography award with self-portrait

May 17, 2021 at 3:21 p.m.

Mulling over what to enter in a photography contest on why she mattered, Chae Rin West realized the answer was bigger than herself. West, a junior at Oak Lawn Community...

With field trips and career day felled by pandemic, District 218 counselors, alumni create video website to showcase post-high school choices

May 11, 2021 at 12:13 p.m.

Without a creative intervention, students in High School District 218 would miss out on a valuable resource as they made post-graduation plans. Amid the pandemic, usual career search tools such...

Eisenhower grad who wanted to ‘show the world I can do anything’ returning as Navy SEAL to address class of ’21

May 10, 2021 at 5:01 p.m.

Even at his most sore and exhausted, Oscar Sanchez knew he had to be there for his "brothers," as they carried a 250-pound inflatable boat on their heads as they...

Online painting lesson draws 75 people across 3 generations and raises $8K for Oak Lawn’s McDonald House

May 4, 2021 at 2:27 p.m.

For Lois Stanciak, an artist and former teacher, a virtual art lesson was the perfect way to help the parents of hospitalized children staying at Ronald McDonald House near Advocate...

Athletic director, coach Lynda Pariso retiring after 41 years at Morgan Park Academy: ‘The footprint she put on the school will be here long after she’s left’

April 26, 2021 at 3:35 p.m.

Back when coach Lynda Pariso was looking for ways to motivate her athletes, at a time when Morgan Park Academy was known mostly for its academic prowess, she told them...

As the pandemic got underway in spring 2020, the Rev. David Simonetti began reaching out to his parishioners daily by phone. He also volunteered to visit hospitals to deliver last rites to patients dying of COVID-19.

As the pandemic got underway, a team of priests formed to go into hospitals to anoint the sick, give last rites: ‘It brought them such consolation’

April 24, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

The Rev. David Simonetti walked onto the hospital grounds at the height of the first wave of the pandemic and felt the "surreal" atmosphere. There were special tents set up...

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