Melinda Moore

Melinda Moore is a freelance writer for the Chicago Tribune.

The cast of the Beverly Theatre Guild’s production of “Clue” show off the weapons the might have used. The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 and 2 p.m. Feb. 14 and 15 in the Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy, 2153 W. 111th St., in Chicago. (Beverly Theatre Guild)

Around the Southland: Beverly Theatre Guild presents ‘Clue,’ gala planned in Tinley, more

February 5, 2026 at 5:07 a.m.

News from around the Southland includes items from Beverly, Tinley Park, Alsip, New Lenox, Blue Island and more.

Ethan Frazier, a communications student at Triton College in River Grove, stands by two portraits he took for the school’s “Crowns of Excellence” exhibit, which continues through the end of the month. (Triton College)

Community news: Triton exhibit highlights ‘Crowns of Excellence,’ Super Bowl party in La Grange, more

February 2, 2026 at 11:38 a.m.

News from around the west suburbs includes items from Triton College, La Grange, Concordia University, Franklin Park and more.

The home, left, and studio of renowned architect R. Harold Zook on Jan. 28, 2026, at 5901 S. County Line Road in Hinsdale. Zook’s home and studio were located at 327 S. Oak St. from 1924 until 2005, when both buildings were moved to Katherine Legge Memorial Park. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)

Home and studio of R. Harold Zook, ‘Hinsdale’s Frank Lloyd Wright,’ gets funding boost for preservation

January 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Hinsdale Historical Society's plans for the home of R. Harold Zook, "Hinsdale's Frank Lloyd Wright," received a boost in the form of a grant from Landmarks Illinois.

Evergreen Park Community High School senior Fionn Doherty reads to first graders as part of Book Buddies in Evergreen Park. He and three other students visited four elementary schools in Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 in December. (Evergreen Park Community High School)

Around the Southland: Evergreen Park Book Buddies promote reading, more

January 29, 2026 at 5:24 a.m.

News from around the Southland includes items from Evergreen Park, Orland Park, Palos Park, Homewood and more.

The Avery Coonley School in Downers Grove has named a new head of school, Nancy Nassr. (The Avery Coonley School)

Community news: New leader at Avery Coonley School, chamber music concerts, more

January 27, 2026 at 1:11 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from Downers Grove, Oak Park, Western Springs, Darien and more.

Carmelo Schifano, of Orland Park, created two watercolor pieces for last year’s inaugural exhibit of works by veterans at McCord Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park. He painted “Deep in Prayer,” right, and “Thousand-yard Stare” from photographs. Schifano said the soldier in “Thousand-Yard Stare” died not long after the photo was taken. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Exhibition in Palos allows veterans to find, share ‘the healing power of art’

January 27, 2026 at 5:56 p.m.

McCorld Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park helps veterans tell their stories in the exhibit The Veterans Experience Through Art.

A reception for the Amos Alonzo Stagg High School exhibition is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 23 at McCord Gallery & Cultural Center, 9602 W. Creek Road in Palos Park. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Around the Southland: Area students showcase art, create silent films, more

January 21, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

News from around the Southland includes items from Palos Hills, Flossmoor, Oak Forest, Tinley Park, Orland Park, Park Forest and more.

Hinsdale resident Ed Newmann, one of three founders of the Student Silent Film Festival, announces winners of the 2025 festival at Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove. This year’s fest is Jan. 18 at the theater. (James C. Svehla)

Community news: Silent Film Festival set, Oak Park pool bond info, and more

January 16, 2026 at 4:28 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from Lyons Township, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Clarendon Hills, Triton College, and more.

Student council members from Palos East Elementary School in Palos Heights show off treat bags they assembled for the Ronald McDonald House in Oak Lawn as their pre-holiday community service project. (Palos 118)

Around the Southland: Palos students assemble treat bags for McDonald House, and more

January 14, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

News from around the Southland includes items from Palos Heights, Orland Park, Frankfort, Flossmoor, South Holland and Will County.

Danita Mitchell, fourth from left, stands with the first graduates of the newly launched cosmetology and barber certificate program at Triton College in River Grove. Mitchell heads up the program. (Triton College)

Community news: Triton graduates first cosmetology class, homework help in Hinsdale, more

January 13, 2026 at 1:16 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from River Grove, Oak Park, Hinsdale, Westmont and more.

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