Janice Neumann

Janice Neumann is a freelance writer for the Daily Southtown.

April 15, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

Melissa Howard's music therapy at the Stickney Township Louis S. Viverito Senior Center honors Artemis with “Blue Moon," “Moon River."

April 14, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.

Kirsten Cerdenia a seventh grader at Liberty Junior High in Burbank, is going in May to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington.

April 12, 2026 at 5:08 a.m.

The Evergreen Park Public Library dedicated its annual Earth Day event to longtime board member Helin Cuprisin after she died in 2021.

April 6, 2026 at 1:44 p.m.

The Schultz family, who ran a family store, delicatessen and tavern, are featured in an Oak Lawn Library exhibit on town history.

April 6, 2026 at 9:37 a.m.

As a high school administrator for Oak Lawn High School for several decades Joseph McCurdy has tried to put students first.

April 2, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Jayera Griffin has been helping neighbors in Riverdale since she was 2 and is being honored for her compassion by Chaz Ebert's FECK Awards.

March 31, 2026 at 2:23 p.m.

Artists who rent space at Union Street Gallery in Chicago Heights are putting their works on T-shirts to raise money for building upkeep.

March 13, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

Teachers at Madison School in South Holland and Northwest School in Evergreen Park were nominated for Golden Apple awards for Excellence in Teaching.

March 3, 2026 at 1:43 p.m.

South Suburban Humane Society in Matteson and other shelters will soon be inundated with kittens, so they're putting out a call for help.

February 23, 2026 at 4:58 a.m.

A pre-apprenticeship program at Bethel Family Resource Center in Chicago Heights offers an introduction to employment in 25 trades.

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