Hospital programs offer holistic help
Years ago, when I was a college journalism student working for the campus newspaper, someone submitted my name to an armed forces training group so that I could go along...
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Hospital event to celebrate surviving cancer
Little Company of Mary Hospital wants people to know that on the day patients are diagnosed with cancer, they begin their journey as a survivor. It is that positive attitude,...
Morgan Park resident performs at Elgin Fringe Festival
A Morgan Park resident said he was "outed" for being gay by a friend who told him: "Everyone knows you're gay, David Boyle." At the time of that outing, Boyle...
95th Street Market adds vendors, entertainment
Shout out to Bob Dylan. Hey, your song, "The Times, They Are A-Changin,'" can certainly apply to the 95th Street Farmers Market in the Beverly community of Chicago. The usual...
Oak Lawn mother, daughter share passion to walk for Susan G. Komen
An Oak Lawn mother and daughter team earlier this month completed a three-day, 60 mile walk in Michigan to raise money for the Susan G. Komen organization, a group that...
Goat, cat, dogs part of pet parade in Beverly
A dog, a cat, a puppy and a goat walked into a retirement community. Okay, that sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it definitely is not. In fact,...
Beverly Area Arts Alliance brims with events
The Beverly Area Arts Alliance is brimming with upcoming events and plans for area residents. One of the first events is the Frunchroom, a quarterly live lit storytelling series. The...
Wildlife specialist helps injured opossums, squirrels
This story has a happy ending even though it starts out bad. That's a promise. On a hot sunny day in the Beverly community of Chicago, I found a tiny...
Brother Rice’s robotics team wins regional competition
Academic teams at Brother Rice High School in Chicago have been churning out nice victories lately. Not only did the scholastic team turn in an undefeated season, but the school's...
Christ the King uses murder mysteries to help with science, English
Eighth grade students at Christ the King Elementary School in Chicago pretended to murder the school's pastor, the Rev. Lawrence Sullivan for the fifth year in a row, all to...