Patricia Trebe

Orland schools officials enlist parents’ help in budget battle

May 22, 2019 at 12:10 a.m.

Parents in Orland School District 135 received an email from the district's administration Friday blasting state officials for the ongoing budget impasse in Springfield yet letting them know that the...

Former Chicago police chief operating engineer Thomas Sullivan dies

May 22, 2019 at 12:07 a.m.

Thomas Sullivan was the living example of a man full of life. "He lit up a room as soon as he walked into it," said Robert Soprych, his friend and...

Founder of Don’s Hot Dogs in Orland Park dies

May 22, 2019 at 12:05 a.m.

When Donald S. Habich first opened a franchise of Jr.'s Hot Dogs in Oak Forest in 1977, he was worried whether he could make ends meet with a wife and...

Lucille Msall, advocate for kids with Down syndrome, dies at 87

June 10, 2018 at 8:05 p.m.

Lucille Msall believed that everyone could learn if given the opportunity. As a teacher of special-needs students and then as an activist in the community for children with Down syndrome,...

Beverly community advocate Robert Berghoff, Sr. dies

May 22, 2019 at 12:03 a.m.

Robert Berghoff, Sr. had a lifelong commitment to making the Beverly community a better place to live, not only for his family but also for his neighbors, his relatives and...

Park Forest woman makes cut to appear on Fox’s ‘MasterChef’

May 22, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.

It was a complete surprise to Takeila Peebles that she was asked to audition for 'MasterChef.' And when she did audition for the Fox Network show that puts amateur chefs...

Robert Pasquesi, science and math teacher, dies

June 10, 2018 at 10:34 p.m.

Students in classes taught by Robert Pasquesi knew they would have to work hard, but they also knew help was available at any time. "He was a teacher extraordinaire," said...

Developer seeks to expand Palos Heights building

May 22, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

The redevelopment of Harlem Avenue advanced Tuesday with a proposal presented to the Palos Heights City Council by a local developer to expand a single-story building into a mixed-use development....

Hayley Borgia, a senior at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, sits in the school's college center. Boria has decided to put off going to a four-year university and will attend Moraine Valley Community College next year. Boria is part of a continuing trend among area students, high school counselors say.

Growing number of students starting at community colleges

May 22, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

Monday was National Decision Day, where high school seniors around the country cemented their college decisions and formerly decided on where they want to spend the next several years furthering...

Students in Melissa Kelly's seventh-grade science class react to the virtual reality tour of the human body at Jack Hille Middle School on Tuesday. The school participated in the Google Expeditions Pioneer Program.

Program takes students ‘virtually’ anywhere

May 22, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

With cardboard boxes pressed close to their faces and eyes, more than 500 students at Jack Hille Middle School in Oak Forest went on unique field trips Tuesday. In the...

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