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Around the Southland: Teachers turn out for cleanup event in Blue Island, new heart lab blessed in Olympia Fields, and more

April 30, 2021 at 8:03 a.m.

Weather doesn't stop Eisenhower crew from helping out The Cardinal Community Crew grew to 40 members and became the Cardinal Cleanup Crew on a cold and wet afternoon Wednesday to...

Landmarks: A Southland native who made a mark on the ’90s rave scene comes home to find local waterways link to the world

April 25, 2021 at 11:27 a.m.

Gary Kuzminski was out hunting in the woods near Lansing for morel mushrooms last week when he came across an unexpected find along the banks of a shallow creek. "I...

Around the Southland: Middle schoolers assemble care packages for nursing home residents, and more

April 22, 2021 at 4:48 p.m.

The National Junior Honor Society at Hickory Creek Middle School in Frankfort recently put together care packages for the residents at Frankfort Terrace Nursing Home in downtown Frankfort. Students wanted...

Luminous clockface dials that were hand-painted using radium-laced paint at Luminous Processes in Ottawa, Ill., are shown in this undated file photo. Radium Dial Co.

Landmarks: Two Southland productions highlight the tragic story of Illinois women whose company killed them with radium

April 19, 2021 at 9:27 a.m.

In most non-pandemic years, Rachel Kozicki and her family would likely have been spending a sunny spring break at Walt Disney World, a typical Easter vacation spot. Instead, Rachel, a...

Around the Southland: Volleyball champs advance, road work planned, schools add administrators and more

April 15, 2021 at 4:57 p.m.

Frankfort volleyball club qualifies for National Championships Chalk up another win for Southland athletes. Frankfort-based Ultimate Volleyball Club's top 13U team has earned a bid to participate in USA Volleyball...

Park Forest resident Georgia Eldeib checks on some potato plants sprouting in a raised straw garden bed at her community garden on Neola Street in Park Forest. Eldeib wasn't a gardener when she began growing vegetables in a small plot on the site, but now, it's "taken over my life," she said.

Landmarks: A garden sprouting on formerly vacant lots in Park Forest is turning unused space into a place to be

April 11, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

The streets of Park Forest are arranged in alphabetical order, and back when I rented a house there around the turn of the century, I lived in the Ns, on...

Around the Southland: Gratitude for health workers, libraries foster community, and more

April 9, 2021 at 11:39 a.m.

The pandemic has been official for year, giving those of us who were infected toward the beginning a lot of time to reflect on the experience. Among those were Sheila...

Long tables at the Tinley Park Convention Center are piled with non-perishable food items collected in 2019 as part of April Food Day. That year, 64 tons were collected and distributed to area food pantries. This year's April Food Day is April 12.

Around the Southland: Area agencies offer a helping hand, and more

April 1, 2021 at 2:46 p.m.

United Way sets April Food Day United Way of Metro Chicago, South-Southwest Suburban Region is holding an April Food Day donation drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 12....

Landmarks: After taking a top prize in statewide archery contest, Burbank native has sights set on Paralympics

March 28, 2021 at 1:53 p.m.

Ron Rispoli was in for a routine cleaning a few years back when he asked his dentist to pay special attention to his back molars. "Why?" she asked. "Because I...

Around the Southland: House burns in New Lenox, but it’s a learning experience; traffic woes coming, and more

March 25, 2021 at 5:42 p.m.

It's the time of year when many people like to gather around a fire, though usually — and hopefully — that fire isn't large enough to engulf a house. Earlier...

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