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Chains and locks bar the entrance to Mount Forest Cemetery on Chicago Road in Thornton. The cemetery was active from 1909 to 1939 and is now part of the Forest Preserves of Cook County.

Landmarks: At the intersection of history and storytelling is folklore, and suburbia is rich with it

April 8, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

One of the best quotes I've read in a while came from writer and scientist Charles Pellegrino in "Ghosts of Vesuvius," his book about the last days of Pompeii, which...

Palos School District 118 superintendent Anthony Scarsella, center, presents a check to Khalil Demir and Lena Tleib of Zakat Foundation of America for earthquake relief efforts in Syria and Turkey.

Around the Southland: Princess visits Rich Township, students team up for Easter baskets, and more

April 7, 2023 at 12:04 p.m.

Mende princess, author shares story at Rich Township Sarah Jane Culberson's journey as an adopted daughter in West Virginia with little knowledge of her ancestry through her discovery that she...

Members of the Sauk Trail Chapter of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution join Civil War re-enactors in October 2021 at a dedication for a new grave marker for Civil War veteran Francis Lafayette at St. Paul's Cemetery in Monee. They'll gather again April 16 as another Civil War veteran's unmarked grave has a new stone to dedicate.

Landmarks: A ‘scavenger hunt’ through history leads to new grave markers for Civil War veterans in Monee

April 1, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

For a long time, Rachel White thought a faded and weathered stone near where the old church building once stood at the far western end of St. Paul's Cemetery in...

The Easter Bunny teamed up with Christmas Without Cancer last weekend to deliver baskets of goodies to families dealing with cancer.

Around the Southland: Bunny delivers for Christmas Without Cancer, Frankfort resident takes singing title, and more

March 31, 2023 at 11:31 a.m.

Bunny delivers for Christmas Without Cancer The Easter Bunny joined forces last weekend with Christmas Without Cancer to bring holiday cheer to 16 area families by delivering baskets of goodies....

Steven Simon, a senior research scientist with the Institute of Meteoritics at the University of New Mexico, lived in Park Forest March 26, 2003, when a meteorite broke up above the village and rained fragments throughout the area. Simon, who was working for the University of Chicago, helped acquire and classify what became known as the Park Forest Meteorite.

Landmarks: 20 years after falling to Earth, Park Forest meteorites still draw attention, big price tags

March 25, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

As an asteroid caught the world's attention this week, approaching Earth on a trajectory to pass within the moon's orbit, a senior research scientist who specializes in studying rocks from...

Members of the Carl Sandburg High School Model United Nations team take an elevator selfie while they traveled to Boston University's Model United Nations conference. The team brought home several awards.

Around the Southland: Sandburg Model UN team brings home honors from Boston, and more

March 24, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

Sandburg Model UN Team earns honors in Boston Members of the Carl Sandburg High School Model United Nations Team traveled to Boston University's Model United Nations conference this month and...

The Carl Sandburg High School MedClub brought a competitive team to the IHSA State HOSA Competition and placed in four categories.

Around the Southland: State events welcome students eyeing careers in teaching, medical fields, and more

March 17, 2023 at 11:08 a.m.

State event gives area students a taste of what it takes to teach For School District 218 students considering careers as teachers, the Educators Rising state conference at Illinois State...

Worth's water tower has been advertising the village's friendly nature to motorists along the Tri-State Tollway since 1966.

Landmarks: A crucial element of the suburban skyline, water towers sometimes offer a smile too

March 5, 2023 at 7:32 a.m.

We were in a little artsy shop in the little artsy town of Makanda in southern Illinois when I spotted a coffee mug sporting a familiar image of a happy...

Recipients of History Makers awards at a gala last weekend at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor included, top row from left, Charles Robinson, Carl Robinson, Larry Huggins, Ron Bean, Tim Evans, Spencer Leak, front row, Barbara Bates, Henrietta Leak and Blondean Y. Davis.

Around the Southland: History Makers honored at gala dinner, and more

March 2, 2023 at 5:58 p.m.

History Makers honored at gala dinner People with international resumes as well as those whose focus is squarely on the south suburbs were honored last weekend as the village of...

Southland College Prep Charter High School's Performance in the Round team finished third in the State Finals Speech Championship tournament last weekend in Peoria.

Around the Southland: South suburbs represent at state speech final, and more

February 24, 2023 at 2:17 p.m.

South suburbs represent at state speech final South suburban students showed well at the Illinois High School Association Speech State Final last weekend in Peoria, with the team from Oak...

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