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Shepard’s Power PE program keeps connection with special education students despite school shutdown

April 10, 2020 at 3:00 a.m.

Mustafa Dalis was scared and confused about needing to leave school and hunker down at home because of the coronavirus, but his mentors and teachers have extended an email lifeline...

The Rev. David Simonetti is reaching out to parishioners daily by phone, also giving them homemade bread.

Hegewisch pastor connects with congregation through phone calls, baking bread

April 5, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

Missing out on weekly Mass has been heartbreaking for Patti and Steve Livak, but calls from their pastor are helping soften the blow. "He asked if we would all gather...

District 218 science teacher wins $10,000 teaching prize, uses money to buy 3D printer for her classroom

June 14, 2024 at 6:39 p.m.

Sheri Caine recently won a first-place award from the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for her efforts to teach high school physics students about friction. While Caine's name...

Cancer survivors, other supporters revving up for Oak Lawn’s Relay For Life

March 7, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

When Colleen Connelly lost her hair from chemotherapy in 2016, the American Cancer Society gave her a wig and offered moral support. So the next year when Connelly went into...

Color guard squads from throughout Midwest display skills at Lincoln-Way competition

March 5, 2020 at 1:34 p.m.

When the musicians in the high school marching bands settle into chairs for concert season, their counterparts in the color guards move to another venue as well, taking their routines...

Everyday heroes: Black History Month project at Richards in Oak Lawn puts students’ focus on the people they see at school

February 28, 2020 at 11:46 a.m.

For Nailea Godinez, a Black History Month assignment at Richards High School in Oak Lawn offered a rare look into the background of her vice principal, as well as some...

As former Dominick’s store continues to sit empty, Palos Heights brainstorms what could take its place

February 13, 2020 at 12:34 p.m.

An empty Dominick's Finer Foods in Palos Heights has residents and city officials fuming over the loss of income to the city and blighted empty storefront that is sapping more...

After being named best sax player in state, Shepard student turns around and organizes health fair in honor of music teacher

February 12, 2020 at 1:49 p.m.

Noah Treat was so moved by two people with serious health issues that he decided to organize a Community Health and Wellness Fair to collect blood, bone marrow and raise...

Lawn Manor Park in Oak Lawn set for major upgrade thanks to $400K grant

February 11, 2020 at 12:36 p.m.

Some big changes are coming to Lawn Manor Park in Oak Lawn, including a mini splash pad, a musical and butterfly garden, a green roof with plants atop a picnic...

Jean Smith served her corn bread pudding, a recipe handed down by her mom, at a recent "Traditions in African American Cuisine" event in Pullman

African American cuisine ‘handed down to us by generations’ takes center stage at program in Pullman

February 5, 2020 at 6:41 p.m.

Home cooking was a big part of growing up for Jean Smith, who remembers the special cornbread pudding her mom made for Thanksgiving and on some Sundays. Smith, who will...

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