Janice Neumann

Janice Neumann is a freelance writer for the Daily Southtown.

Zoe Tseng, a recent Andrew High School graduate who received a Lighthouse Guild $10,000 scholarship, grabs a beverage at the Tinley Park Metra Station coffee shop. Tseng plans to attend University of Illinois Chicago this fall. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Andrew graduate Zoe Tseng awarded $10K scholarship from Lighthouse Guild

June 11, 2025 at 12:37 p.m.

Zoe Tseng's accomplishments at Andrew High School in Tinley Park caught the attention of Lighthouse Guild in New York City.

Amanda Schuler, a recent graduate of mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, has been playing violin in the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras since she was 9 and will perform with the group June 12 in Millennium Park as well as on a main stage during Lollapalooza. (Amanda Schuler)

Tinley Park violinist who has played London, Paris and Broadway graduates to Grant Park Music Festival

June 10, 2025 at 3:16 p.m.

Amanda Schuler will perform with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Grant Park Music Festival June 12 and then at Lollapalooza.

Ken Kazin, who just retired as the the band director at Evergreen Park Community High School, stands with his wife, Amy Kazin, who also is a music teacher at the school, in front of cast photos from student productions. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Evergreen Park Community High School band director Ken Kazin retires after nearly 40 year career

June 8, 2025 at 5:19 a.m.

Ken Kazin, the longtime band director at Evergreen Park Community High School, helped build the school's music program.

A child plays with toys at the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn, which has teamed with other area organizations to develop an online resource center for parents of children up to age 5. (Children's Museum in Oak Lawn)

Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn teams up for new birth to 5 resource hub

June 3, 2025 at 2:19 p.m.

The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn has long been a resource for area parents looking for fun and educational experiences for their kids. Now they're taking that mission online and...

Michelle Maxia said the purpose of the Be Kind to Your Mind Mental Health/Wellness Fair and Walk was to take the stigma out of mental health and encourage people to get the support they need. The Orland Park event May 31, 2025, featured a wellness walk, vendors and entertainment. (Janice Neumann/for the Daily Southtown)

Orland Park mental health event organizer: ‘I needed to do something positive’

June 2, 2025 at 12:36 p.m.

Orland Park Be Kind to Your Mind Mental Health/Wellness Fair and Walk seeks to remove stigma through mental health awareness.

Carlos Castillo, a Shepard High School senior, recently was awarded an Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship in recognition of his computer talents. (School District 218)

Shepard High School senior earns $40K Amazon engineering scholarship

May 30, 2025 at 5:22 a.m.

Carlos Castillo, a senior at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, earned an Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship, worth up to $40,000.

Oak Lawn Community High School students Maha Jaghama, left, and Bridget Berkery present the findings of an interactive project they conducted looking into energy drinks and teen consumption during a class session at the school in Oak Lawn. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Oak Lawn high school students eye downside of energy drinks, processed food

May 29, 2025 at 5:29 a.m.

Teens found out how energy drinks were affecting them and their peers through an interactive project at Oak Lawn Community High School.

Professor Rebecca Slagle, center, stands with photography students, from left, Vinh Duc Le, of Oak Lawn, and Jamel Conner, of Chicago Heights at Prairie State College's Christopher Gallery, where the students' photos recently were exhibited. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Perseverance pays off for Prairie State College photography students

May 27, 2025 at 4:14 p.m.

Two young photographers from vastly different backgrounds recently shared the spotlight at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights.

Briana Johnson, of Homewood, holds her new puppy, Daisy, during a soft opening for Fido's Landing at the shelter's new facility along 183rd Street in Homewood. The pet shelter is operating out of a space formerly used by South Suburban Humane Society. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Fido’s Landing brings pet shelter back to former Homewood home of South Suburban Humane Society

May 11, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Fido's Landing had a soft opening at its new location along 183rd Street in Homewood, the former home of South Suburban Humane Society.

People gather for a tour during last year's Pullman Railroad Days festival. This year's event is scheduled for May 17 and 18.(Jeff Schear Visuals)

Pullman Railroad Days festival celebrates rail cars, workers in ‘the place where it happened’

May 4, 2025 at 5:05 a.m.

Railroad Days was created 'to create a national tourism event that really celebrated the railroad and industry heritage of Pullman.'

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