Marist student’s recyclable shoe design puts him in national design competition
Angel Ortiz Jr., a senior at Marist High School in Chicago, wants to share his love of sneakers by creating a brand that will delight other teens, but he's not...
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Oak Lawn student’s rough childhood experiences fuel drive to ‘give kids the help I wish I had’
A difficult childhood has inspired Oak Lawn high schooler Sammantha to work toward becoming the social worker she wishes she had had. So rather than wallowing in heartache over a...
Cancer Support Center expanding efforts to create connections among members of ‘club nobody wants to be part of’
It's been several years since her husband died, but Leslie Susralski still benefits from an opportunity to share her sadness over his suffering and passing from prostate cancer. She's found...
Finally able to rehearse together, Eisenhower students find playing roles on stage helps them to ‘be myself again’
Students and staff at Eisenhower High School rid themselves of some pandemic angst recently through the production of a comedic play. Practice for the play, "Jerry Finnegan's Sister," started in...
After Illinois National Guard dispensed kindness along with vaccinations, a Shepard teacher organized a delivery of gratitude
Jen Glaz, was nervous as she was getting her COVID-19 vaccination at Robbins Health Center-Cook County, but her fears soon were soothed by an unexpected source: the Illinois National Guard...
Oak Lawn teacher, students drawn into book about using comics in education
Eric Kallenborn and three of his students at Oak Lawn Community High School recently had the chance to contribute to a new instructional manual on comics and graphic novels. In...
Teens form ‘Alliance’ to help counterparts in Botswana share their love of books
When four friends saw a video last year about the lack of educational resources and other basic necessities in some African countries, they didn't think too much of it. But...
For adult transition students with special needs, a special delivery offers respite from the stress of remote learning
A box filled with water beads, a retractable ball and other sensory items came at just the right time for Chance Moragne, a 21-year-old student with autism. Moragne, like his...
Marian Catholic student experienced history firsthand as Senate page during first Trump impeachment
Politics is all about helping the community for Andres Vazquez, a senior at Marian Catholic High School, who hopes to become a Chicago alderman or state representative to do just...
A senior year class put an Oak Lawn graduate on the path to ‘dream program’ in biomedicine
Science was just another class to Lauren Licursi. But when she was a senior at Oak Lawn Community High School and began delving into cell life and human physiology, the...