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A high school student from Harvey felt society undervalues Black girls, so she wrote a book to give them a boost

January 27, 2021 at 4:49 p.m.

Tamera Trimuel was only 9 when she began to notice the talents and beauty of Black girls were underappreciated. So she got busy and started her own company, with the...

Oak Lawn’s ‘Mrs. Jacky’ has been sending ‘a little piece of home’ to deployed soldiers since 2003

January 13, 2021 at 5:33 p.m.

Jacky Connelly still remembers the comforting letters and care packages her mom sent her dad while he was stationed overseas in the Army during World War II. For her dad,...

Faced with a dwindling scholarship fund, a principal took steps to fix it — for 24 hours, raising $20,000

January 11, 2021 at 10:10 a.m.

Mike Jacobson, principal of Richards High School in Oak Lawn, started off the first day of 2021 on the right foot. Then the left one, and so on for the...

Chicago style: Hot dog vendor goes from Oak Lawn library to Netflix series ‘Tiny Pretty Things’

January 5, 2021 at 4:57 p.m.

Hot dog stands have suffered like most other businesses during the pandemic, but Clyde Anhalt has managed to keep the wieners coming, at least periodically, and is looking ahead to...

Southland students earn full-ride scholarships to prestigious universities through QuestBridge

December 31, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

Watching her immigrant parents struggle to give her a comfortable home made Katherine Davila that much more determined to succeed in school and in life. That drive has landed her...

Southland students share pandemic experiences with peers from around the world

December 10, 2020 at 2:36 p.m.

While travel restrictions and stay-at-home advisories have many people focusing inward on their immediate surroundings, a group of area students is busy doing the opposite. The students at Morgan Park...

PAWS Tinley Park gets some breathing space thanks to industrious Evergreen Park Eagle Scout: ‘We were packed to the gills’

December 8, 2020 at 6:54 p.m.

The overwhelming generosity of south suburban residents put Paul Egan in a bind. People were dropping off carloads of donations for PAWS Tinley Park animal shelter, and Egan was running...

Killing monsters: Students in Oak Lawn act out pandemic frustrations with online performances

December 4, 2020 at 11:12 a.m.

At Oak Lawn Community High School students are using online theater to help deal with the sense of loss brought on by the pandemic, as well as show off their...

Teachers, students bring National Honors Society celebration to homes of new members in District 228

November 26, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

A south suburban school district got creative in welcoming new National Honor Society members this fall. Swapping the typical in-school celebration for long-distance introductions was a given, but it was...

Evergreen Park students couldn’t host veterans for breakfast at the school last week, so they delivered appreciation to their homes

November 19, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

Though they couldn't invite community members in for breakfast this year, Evergreen Park Community High School students were determined to make veterans feel they mattered. So the students wrote letters...

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