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PLOWS Council on Aging, police urge awareness of financial abuse aimed at seniors

August 13, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

National Financial Awareness Day this Friday is aimed at helping people make decisions that lead to financial security and independence, such as developing savings plans and amassing retirement savings. But...

Cucumber plants meander among marigolds at the Morgan Park Presbyterian Church.

Grace Seeds Ministry empowers volunteer growers to supply local food pantries

August 9, 2020 at 11:57 a.m.

Kale, collard greens, peppers, lettuce, cucumbers and four varieties of tomato flourish in narrow garden strips lining two parking lots at Morgan Park Presbyterian Church in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood....

Emma Kane, left, Charlotte Fowler and Emerson Kirkman enjoy each other's company following the dance recital held by Willow Street Theatre at CD & Me.

Willow Street Dance Theatre holds socially distanced performances for final recitals

August 4, 2020 at 8:19 a.m.

Seven girls, age 5 to 7, stood 6-feet apart, dressed in powder blue dresses with tutu-style ballerina skirts. Well before the start of theme music from the recent Mary Poppins...

Jesse Smedberg of Tulip Tree Farms in Beecher stands in shoulder high hemp.

New breed of hemp growers in Beecher face resurgence of the crop

July 27, 2020 at 2:56 p.m.

In early 2019, Rachael and Jesse Smedberg took a leap of faith and bought a corn farm in Beecher. A corn silo remains on the 65-acre property that is now...

Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School graduates, from left, Jenna Badali, Allie Duffy and Emma Galvan, continue a school tradition by wearing full-length formal white gowns to the school's recent graduation celebration Saturday despite the unusual circumstances surrounding the 2020 school year.

McAuley grads maintain tradition, trade in caps and gowns for white dresses to celebrate class of 2020

July 21, 2020 at 4:26 p.m.

Despite significant delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a withering heat index of 106 degrees, Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School maintained a special graduation tradition on Saturday. Seniors...

Contact tracers work at Harris County Public Health contact tracing facility Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Houston. A free class offered online by Moraine Valley Community College was developed to provide contact tracer training and has been extended through early fall.

Free course offers training in fighting COVID as contact tracer

July 15, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.

With COVID-19 cases and related deaths rising rapidly throughout the country, and with Illinois trying to hold the line, a course at Moraine Valley Community College has been extended for...

Tinley Park attorney gives estate planning advice in response to pandemic

July 8, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

A Tinley Park attorney who helps people with estate planning says the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted financial security for people, rendered some unable to make decisions for themselves and highlighted...

Tinley-based reality show offers behind the scenes look at what happens after we die

July 1, 2020 at 4:11 p.m.

A local funeral home recently hosted a drive-by viewing for motorcycle riders, a style of wake necessitated by the pandemic. The bikers later followed a motorcycle-propelled hearse to a nearby...

PLOWS Council on Aging urges awareness of elder abuse, especially during pandemic

June 23, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

The southwest suburban PLOWS Council on Aging wants to shed light on elder abuse this World Elder Abuse Awareness month to better serve seniors age 60 and older and others...

‘Clearly undervalued’ health care support workers in line for a boost in pay

May 30, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Doctors, nurses and certified nursing assistants aren't the only healthcare workers making great personal sacrifices during the pandemic. Direct support professionals who serve people with mental and developmental disabilities have...

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