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Michael Preski and Gina Rende display art they created together during the Lemont Artists Guild's annual Show and Tell earlier this month at the Homer Township Public Library.

‘Show and Tell’ event allows area artists to display work, learn from others

January 20, 2023 at 4:28 p.m.

As the Homer Township Public Library recently hosted a group of artists showcasing a room full of art, one of the most eye catching presentations involved a large, five-panel horizontal...

Deborah Kimball Crosslin introduced various speakers and performers during Monday's Southland Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

Powerful performances, speeches drive South Holland celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 16, 2023 at 10:20 p.m.

As Thornton High School District 205 Superintendent Nathaniel Cunningham Jr. reflected Monday on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., he kept coming back to one thing: the...

Owner of Balagio in Homewood and Mokena leaves legacy of generosity, love for food and family

January 8, 2023 at 2:28 p.m.

A lifelong Southland resident and longtime restaurateur is being remembered for his generosity, passion for food and love of family. Michael A. Galderio, 69, of Frankfort, died Dec. 29, after...

The Douglas family looks out the window of their Markham home as fire department vehicles pull up with lights flashing and sirens blaring last week for a Project Fire Buddies delivery.

Firefighters deliver holiday surprise to Markham cancer patient, receive welcome news of remission

December 27, 2022 at 9:55 p.m.

As 9-year-old Kacey Douglas opened gift after gift in the driveway a few days before Christmas, he and his family were all smiles. So were a group of firefighters from...

Flossmoor public works employees Ryan Jones, left, and Blaise Tucker prepare a backhoe for the village's Holiday Light Parade earlier this month.

‘It’s sort of a Frankenstein’: How cement mixers, garbage trucks and other vehicles turn into moving light displays

December 21, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.

Light parades have been entertaining residents across the area throughout December. But getting those public works-caliber vehicles ready to serve as dazzling displays on wheels is much different from decorating...

Evey and Ella Herman, of Oak Lawn, wear festive glowing necklaces during the Oak Lawn Park District's Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt last week at Stony Creek Golf Course.

Annual hunt nets hundreds of candy canes in Oak Lawn

December 20, 2022 at 5:44 p.m.

As Adam Grzywna and his family gathered outside of the clubhouse at Stony Creek Golf Course last week, the falling snow was starting to pick up. The white stripes of...

Loulou Belle in Homewood has offered a Dudes' Shopping Day for several years during the holiday season, with beer and free gift wrapping for customers.

Boutiques target male shoppers with free beer, gift wrapping, fashion advice

December 19, 2022 at 6:10 p.m.

Lisa Komorowski, co-owner of Loulou Belle in downtown Homewood, likes to buy expensive gift wrap for her packages. Her husband, she said, tends to burn through it. "My husband is...

Veterans monument movement in Flossmoor enlists Girl Scouts in effort to find more names to honor

December 17, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.

From the start, the people behind a proposed Flossmoor Veterans' Memorial have had two major goals: $100,000 in funding and 1,000 names to honor on Day 1. "We're getting close,"...

Lansing woman’s MJG Movement honors daughter lost to suicide while spreading kindness, generosity

December 16, 2022 at 4:35 p.m.

When Elizabeth Gerald lost her teenage daughter seven years ago to suicide, she found herself at a crossroads. "You have two choices: You either sit in the house and feel...

The gift shop at Plum Creek Nature Center in Crete Township features a selection of fair trade ornaments, among other items, in an effort to offer people more eco-friendly gift choices.

Will County nature center gift shops feature eco-friendly items

December 15, 2022 at 6:14 p.m.

The perfect holiday gift sometimes has an element that makes it not so perfect after all. After the holidays are over, all that plastic packaging that encased all those perfect...

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