Brother Rice’s Scholastic Bowl team keeps winning
When it comes to competitions, the word "undefeated" speaks for itself. It is a lofty goal for any team, and it is one that the Brother Rice Scholastic Bowl team...
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Business helps provide pillowcases, quilts for domestic violence victims
When Lisa Wilberding and her business partner Katie Nathwani decided to open The Quilter's Trunk, they did so with the understanding they would try to run a business but be...
Artwork highlights people impacted by budget impasse
The Illinois budget crisis continues in earnest. But while lawmakers argue and debate, vital services are falling by the wayside, including help for homeless teens, ex-drug offenders, mental health sufferers...
Fitness fundraiser to help domestic violence victims
For people needing an incentive for getting healthy, how about knowing that exercise might help a victim of domestic violence? The GFWC IL Morgan Park Junior Woman's Club is staging...
Residents gear up to work on Morgan Park garden
Kathy Figel is shopping — sort of — for volunteers. Figel is a volunteer founder and long-time director for the Edna White Garden, a flower and vegetable patch in the...
Cassell Elementary fundraiser aimed at upgrading sound system
George F. Cassell Fine Arts Elementary School, located in Chicago's Mount Greenwood community, will stage a "Taste for the Fine Arts" event at 7 p.m. Friday at the Beverly Arts...
‘Nesting room’ the offspring of community support
In the spirit of the holiday season that still is fresh in our memories, officials at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park remain grateful to the community for...
Variety marks arts group’s events
The Beverly Area Arts Alliance, the group that stages the annual art walk and other art events in Chicago's Beverly community, is closing out the year with a party and...
Local purse purveyors bag ‘Empire’ showcase
Bernie Hicks and Ralphette Rhodes laugh a lot when they talk, say things in unison or finish one another's sentences. And of course that makes them laugh even more. Such...
Community outreach part of the gig for Blossom Boys owners
For Steve English, running a business in Chicago's Beverly community is more than an effort to generate a profit. To English's way of thinking, co-owning The Blossom Boys floral design...