Paul Eisenberg

Paul Eisenberg is a lifelong resident of the south suburbs, aside from a 10-year stint in other areas of Illinois, who loves telling interesting stories about people and places.

Rob Lind, a building network specialist at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, gets a pie to the face as he helped raise $600 for the Ronald McDonald House in Oak Lawn through a Pi Day fundraiser at the school. (Bob McParland)

Around the Southland: Pies to the face for Richards ‘winners,’ Southland dancers get state nod, and more

April 19, 2024 at 5:10 a.m.

Around the Southland: Richards winners get pies to face, Southland dancers earn state nod, Frankfort street sweeper named, Chicago Heights students do diaper drive, Oak Lawn journalists win, blood drive...

MaLinda Majoch, who began her career in District 218 in 2003 as a social worker at Richards High School, will return this fall as principal of the school in Oak Lawn. (School District 218)

Around the Southland: New principals at high schools in Oak Lawn, Palos Heights, and more

April 12, 2024 at 12:24 p.m.

Shepard, Richards, Oak Lawn high schools get new principals, new Fine Arts Center in Country Club Hills, Penny Social at Oak Lawn VFW, April Food Day collection in Midlothian and...

Comedian Tom Dreesen speaks at Bryn Mawr Country Club in Lincolnwood during an event in 2017. Dreesen will return to the area in May for two programs where he'll share stories from his early days growing up in the south suburbs as well as his lengthy career in comedy. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune)

Landmarks: 50 years into a star-studded career, Tom Dreesen holds tight to south suburban roots

April 6, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

Pioneering comedian Tom Dreesen, who grew up in Harvey, credits caddying at Ravisloe Country Club with expanding his world view and fueling his rise to Hollywood stardom and Frank Sinatra's...

The men's basketball team from South Suburban College in South Holland finished second in the NJCAA Division II National Championship Tournament March 23 at the Mary Miller Center in Danville. (South Suburban College)

Around the Southland: SSC national runner-up in basketball, Lemont worker lauded as hero, and more

April 4, 2024 at 5:06 a.m.

Briefs: SSC finishes second at national basketball tourney, Lemont refinery worker lauded as hero, Dolton 149 tech students showcase progress, Violence prevention program set in Park Forest, Reptile Uproar planned...

The Crete Area Historical Society recently purchased the 1853 Congregational Church, which had been for decades an antiques store. The group plans to turn the building into a history museum. (Paul Eisenber/Daily Southtown)

Landmarks: Southland History Collective unites scholars, communities in effort to preserve stories

March 30, 2024 at 5:09 a.m.

A Governors State University initiative hopes to gage the state of local historical groups while offering them resources to preserve the stories of Chicago's south suburbs.

Queen of Martyrs students Kelly Rice, Sofia Rivera, Evan Hoffbauer and C. C. McGreal joined Mercy Circle residents recently to prepare Easter backpacks for 45 homeless children and teens living at Margaret’s Village. (Marc C. Monaghan)

Around the Southland: Students assemble Easter baskets, scholarships awarded, CAD success and more

March 29, 2024 at 9:45 a.m.

Around the Southland: Queen of Martyrs students help, 88 scholarships awarded at event, Earth Day event at Thorn Creek, 111th Street bridge to close, Midewin gets spotlight, Ridge Run set...

Students at Oak Forest High School were among the state award winners at the recent DECA competition, in which students compete in such categories as business, hospitality, retailing and marketing. (School District 228)

Around the Southland: Bremen DECA students excel at state, Sandburg robotics team advances, and more

March 22, 2024 at 12:56 p.m.

Around the Southland: Sandburg robotics team advances, students at Bremen, Hillcrest and Oak Forest excell at state DECA, Rich Township singers lauded, and more.

From left, former Andrew High School students Ryan Kolacki, Serena Naji, and Bozana Blagojevic; Andrew teacher Sheila Furey Sullivan; Dorothy Davis Turner's great-granddaughter Elizabeth Bernhardt and granddaughter Laura Johnson; and former students Charlianne Johnson and Jake Drucker gather in front of the sign denoting the Dorothy Davis Turner Media Center at the school in Tinley Park. (High School District 230)

Landmarks: Andrew High School renames media center for pioneering Orland Park educator

March 22, 2024 at 9:35 a.m.

Dorothy Davis Turner, who nearly singlehandedly brought the first a high school to Orland Park in 1920, is honored over a century later at Andrew High School in Tinley Park.

Students at Palos West Elementary School in Palos Park collected 4,718 donations for the Palos Township Food Pantry program as part of their Souperbowl of Caring contest, which was won by the school's fourth graders. (School District 118)

Around the Southland: Palos students donate nearly 5K food items, new principal at Marian, and more

March 14, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

Around the Southland: Palos students donate food, Shepard staff collects purses, new principal at Marian Catholic, Ramadan decorating in Oak Lawn, $5K donation to Lockport school, Blues Brothers event, more

A workers cottage across Williams Street from industrial buildings associated with the limestone quarry in Thornton. An effort is underway to promote the early architectural style in the Chicago region. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

Landmarks: Workers cottages helped spread Chicago’s suburban model to the nation

March 11, 2024 at 11:28 a.m.

Workers cottages, a style of house that became popular in the 1880s, made home ownership a possibility for countless working class families and formed the heart of many older suburbs.

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