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Longtime outdoor rink in Flossmoor getting tech boost to make skating season longer

September 27, 2019 at 4:51 p.m.

A new and improved outdoor ice rink is coming to Flossmoor Park. Actually make that two outdoor ice rinks. Part of Flossmoor Park is set aside as a slow-draining and...

A crowd gathers Saturday for the unveiling of plaques honoring Park Forest natives Etel Billig and Kim Thayil at the village's Artist Walk.

Soundgarden guitarist, Illinois Theatre Center founder honored for putting Park Forest on ‘national landscape’

September 23, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

One is best known as the lead guitarist of a Grammy Award-winning band that was at the forefront of the 1990s grunge movement. The other was an actress who played...

Flossmoor lures 600 runners from 15 states with race hoped to showcase village’s ‘hidden gems’

September 4, 2019 at 5:05 p.m.

About 600 runners are expected to participate Saturday in a race to showcase the "hidden gem" that is Flossmoor. The Hidden Gem Half Marathon is the first event organized by...

All-Disability Open expected to draw golfers from around the world next week to Tinley Park

August 30, 2019 at 3:58 p.m.

With a mission to open the world of golf or for people with limb loss to enjoy the sport either as recreational or rehabilitation, the Midwestern Amputee Golf Association is...

Meadow Creek Airpark resident Doug Partl stands with his stunt plane Saturday during an open house at the airpark. Partl performed aerobatic stunts for the crowd during the event.

Gated community in Monee throws open its doors once a year to show off its homes and airplanes

August 29, 2019 at 5:44 p.m.

Residents of the Meadow Creek neighborhood in Monee showcased their gated community last weekend with an open house featuring a car show, but it was the airplanes — and the...

New Lenox to host forum on drug addiction

August 15, 2019 at 6:21 p.m.

For a second year, New Lenox is hosting a forum to help area residents learn more about problems tied to drugs. The program, "Your Light Still Shines," will be 5:30...

Who will win Frankfort’s annual Rib Cook-Off?

July 25, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

The aroma of baby back ribs will fill the parking lot at Breidert Green Aug. 3 during the Frankfort Amateur Rib Cook-Off 2019. This marks the 11th year for the...

Moraine Valley jazz ensemble swings into summer with free concert July 26

July 18, 2019 at 11:23 a.m.

Moraine Valley jazz ensemble trumpeter Vicki Beck is looking forward to the band's "Swingin' Summer Jazz 2019!" concert July 26 at the Dorothy Menker Theater because the summer semester for...

The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn recently acquired a new exhibition called Sun, Earth, Universe that was created by the National Informal STEM Education Network in collaboration with NASA.

New exhibit at Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn sends kids up into space

July 2, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

As the nation prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of sending people to the moon, a new interactive exhibit at the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn is engaging family audiences...

The 3rd annual Lighthouse LGTBQ+ Pride Party will take place in Homewood this year because it has outgrown its previous location in Flossmoor. (Lighthouse LGTBQ+)

3rd annual Lighthouse LGBTQ+ Pride Party set for Homewood

June 19, 2019 at 2:45 p.m.

The 3rd annual Lighthouse LGBTQ+ Pride Party is one way organizers are trying to respond to the needs of not only the Homewood and Flossmoor communities but that of the...

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