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Eisenhower High School teacher Cathleen Fitzgibbon, from left, teacher assistant Cynthia Pintor and paraprofessional Caitlyn Fyfe spend a recent morning learning to relax with puppies during a Whole Teacher staff development activity at the school in Blue Island.

Stressed out high school teachers get a lesson in how to relax – from their puppies

February 25, 2020 at 10:54 a.m.

There was Eddie, a 13-week old brown and white Basset hound with ears so long he stumbled over them, and Marley, a 10-month-old Lhasa Apso, who ran and played non-stop...

Sandra Leonard, left, poses with models and mannequins displaying her wearable sculptures at a recent Ridge Historical Society exhibition on women's fashion and art in Beverly.

Sculpting with fabric: Beverly artist creates wearable dinosaurs for Field Museum, wearable art that ‘challenges traditional ideas’

February 16, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

For the last couple of months, skunk and coyote tails fashioned from fake fur, and bat and bird wings sewn from other washable fabrics, have been piling up in Sandra...

Jim Doherty, trauma medical director for Advocate Christ Medical center, teaches Brother Rice students to use a tourniquet during a recent Stop the Bleed training session at the school in Chicago.

‘A 7-year-old can do this’: In era of school shootings, high school students learn how to Stop the Bleed

February 13, 2020 at 2:01 p.m.

It was an eye-opening experience for more than 200 sophomores who gathered recently in the gymnasium at Brother Rice High School in Chicago. "The problem for many gun-shot wound victims...

AM/FM icons mourn Mokena man remembered as a ‘great friend to anyone who loves radio’

January 27, 2020 at 2:48 p.m.

Ron Smith, of Mokena, who worked behind the scenes at some of the area's most popular radio stations in the late 20th century, is being remembered by friends and colleagues...

Ukuleles are provided during free strumming sessions from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Salvation Army Worship & Community Center in Blue Island.

At a Blue Island church called Crossgenerations, strummers ages 13 to over 80 gather to make music together

January 26, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Their musical tastes span generations. Andrea "Andy" Acosta, 13, likes Bruno Mars and Disney tunes. Jim Tibstra, 67, enjoys the Beatles, John Denver, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Regardless of...

Photography buffs jumping on smartphone bandwagon: ”You just couldn’t do something like that with a regular camera’

January 16, 2020 at 3:52 p.m.

The world of photography has changed before Robert Dietz's eyes ... or lens, if you prefer. "We've gone from dodge and burn in the darkroom to using (Adobe) Photoshop Lightroom,"...

Rachel Wax, juvenile specialist and community engagement coordinator for Park Forest police, is changing Park Forest's approach to policing by screening young offenders for exposure to violence and teaching violence prevention classes.

When youths commit crimes in Park Forest, a new officer is investigating why, ‘changing the lens’ at the department

January 3, 2020 at 8:15 a.m.

Rachel Wax's office at the Park Forest Police Department conveys a mix of light and dark. Amid colorful self-portraits of smiling children scrawled in crayon and marker pens, one child's...

Vern Cantrell, left, a peer support specialist, works with Lexy Thompson, a licensed clinical professional counselor, counseling those experiencing mental health challenges in a relaxed, non-clinical setting at Sertoma Center, Inc. in Matteson.

Sertoma Centre’s Living Room an alternative to emergency rooms for mental health help

December 20, 2019 at 3:21 p.m.

Several years ago while majoring in computer science at Northern Illinois University, Vern Cantrell experienced a mental health crisis. "My main problem was major depression and a lack of self-confidence,"...

Orland Park residents Michael and Aji Diaz expect to save $40,000 on electricity expenses in the next 20 years after installing solar panels on their home.

Solar power heating up: 66% of all installations since 2008 were completed this year, ComEd says

December 9, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

Michael and Aji Diaz aren't shy about telling friends and neighbors that in the next 20 years, they expect to save around $40,000 in home energy costs — $70 per...

Bill Crescent, owner of Crescent Jewelers in Lansing, frequently opens his collection of military artifacts to veterans, school groups and historical societies.

War relics in Lansing tell personal side of history

May 21, 2019 at 7:32 p.m.

A dental bridge with the roots of two teeth attached was extracted by a soldier from a Japanese sniper he killed in combat during World War II and is one...

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