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Historian Larry McClellan, center, tells a tour group in 2019 how the Indiana Avenue bridge over the Little Calumet River on Chicago's border with Riverdale was the site of a crossing as freedom seekers escaped to Canada along the Underground Railroad.

Landmarks: New history restores freedom seekers as protagonists of the Underground Railroad story

March 12, 2024 at 11:58 a.m.

One of Larry McClellan's favorite stories he researched as he was putting together his new book about freedom seekers and the Underground Railroad involved a group of bounty hunters in...

Sister Maryann Dosen hits a drive during the Beat the Nun contest at last year's St. Coletta's Kennedy Golf Invitational. The event returns Aug. 21 to Orland Park.

Around the Southland: 75 graduate from summer forest preserve program, and more

March 12, 2024 at 11:59 a.m.

Forest preserve program celebrates 75 graduates A summer of learning, outdoor exploration and service culminated last week in a graduation ceremony for 75 Cook County youth at Wampum Lake Forest...

A train pulls in in 2002 at the Ivanhoe Metra station at 144th Street in Riverdale. Large concrete letters spelling Ivanhoe that were installed in the landscape on the west side of the station sometime before 1939 were removed in 2017.

Landmarks: Kensington, Ivanhoe train stops offer a glimpse back in time

March 12, 2024 at 11:59 a.m.

Growing up in Homewood, the train was a constant presence. We could hear the mild horn of the Electric Line Highliners in the distance as we played outside, and one...

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital's Joliet Community Based Outpatient Clinic will host a mobile food pantry on Aug. 7 in Joliet.

Around the Southland: Shepard alumni gather for picnic, dogs help kids learn to read, and more

March 12, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

Shepard grads gather for picnic Retired Shepard High School teachers, from left, Ann Chang, Joyce Winans, and Kate Richardson attended the inaugural all-class alumni picnic Saturday to mingle with former...

Annette and Eric Bassette, center, founders of Making Disciples Boys Mentoring Program, are flanked by Matteson School District 162 officials Rebecca Dixon, left, and Jaimie Goodley during a recent shopping trip for school supplies to be distributed to students of families in financial need. The Bassettes donated $3,000 to purchase the supplies.

Around the Southland: Back-to-school donation and drive, leadership training for Richards students, and more

July 26, 2023 at 12:06 p.m.

Mentoring program donates school supplies School officials from Matteson District 162 went on a school supply shopping spree this week thanks to a donation from the Making Disciples Boys Mentoring...

Andy Howell holds an enlarged photograph of a group purported to include Chicago area mobsters sitting outside the brewery in Thornton, though he hasn't been able to verify the claim. Head distiller Ari Klafter said he would love to discover the name of the brewery owner's dog, so they can name a product after it.

Landmarks: ‘Oldest standing brewery in Illinois’ built around water bubbling from deep underground

March 12, 2024 at 12:01 p.m.

Many years ago, a short tunnel was cut into a hillside along Thorn Creek, leading to an arched vault made of brick. At the center of the underground room, a...

A new Challenger Ninja Warrior Course is among new features at Lincoln Meadow Park in Frankfort that will be highlighted at an upcoming ribbon cutting ceremony.

Around the Southland: Ninja course opening in Frankfort, West Nile arrives in Will County, and more

July 20, 2023 at 3:40 p.m.

Ninja course highlights improved Frankfort park The Frankfort Park District will have a ribbon cutting event next week to official open the improved Lincoln Meadow Park in downtown Frankfort. The...

Landmarks: ‘Often forgotten’ reversal of Calumet River a key part of Chicago area water strategy

March 12, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

The Chicago area has traditionally been a pretty wet place, going back thousands and even millions of years. The limestone pulled out of quarries in Thornton and Lemont was originally...

Moraine Valley Community College student Ruby Radosevic taught basic bridge building at STEAM Camp. After learning basic techniques using cards students built bridges with balsa wood.

Around the Southland: Full STEAM ahead at D218 camps, big weekend in Midlothian, and more

July 12, 2023 at 12:32 p.m.

District 218 STEAM Camps reach capacity A series of summer camps where students in area could learn to build bridges, create Origami, write basic computer code, or construct and program...

A museum in San Diego sent this image of a lock purported to be from San Quenten prison in California to Harvey Sass of Elmer & Son Locksmiths in Steger, looking for more information.

Landmarks: Museum in Steger showcases collection amassed during a lifetime of locksmithing

March 12, 2024 at 12:01 p.m.

The director of the San Diego Police Museum in California was considering acquiring an artifact last year — an old, weathered padlock with a plate stamped "San Quentin Death Row...

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