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When is graduation? That recital? You need what by when? As school winds down, Tinley and Oak Forest parents can mark these key dates down.
The Village of Tinley Park will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for its new fire station.
Register now for GSU's STEAM Camp, a science, technology, engineering, arts and math camp for middle- and high-school students.
Christina Vlietstra and David Linnear were welcomed to the Flossmoor District 161 board of education this week.
Carmela "Melina" Frattura, 82, of South Chicago Heights died April 12. Her funeral will be held at St. Liborious on May 4.
Authorities removed four coyotes from the yard of a Tinley Park woman last week. She said she is a coyote rescuer with proper permits.
Elected officials in the south suburbs urge Gov. JB Pritzker to greenlight funding for the region's third airport in the new capital bill.
The District 146 Board of Education swore in new members, elected officers and set the meeting dates for the next academic school year this
The District 146 Board of Education swore in new members, elected officers and set the meeting dates for the next academic school year this
Got junk? Chicago Heights will take it at its outdoor community recycling event May 18.
H-F area leaders and residents will gather Sunday at a forum aimed at fostering healing after last weekend's blackface controversy.
Have you seen the new sidewalks and curbs along 159th and the new bus stop at Cicero? Lane closures are expected to end later this summer.
Flooding closes roads in Will, Cook and DuPage counties, including in Orland, Palos, New Lenox and Glenn Ellyn. Flash floods possible.
The Marian Catholic Choirs hold their final performance of the year with their annual Spring Pops Choir Concert next Tuesday.
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The School Board condemned the students' actions but stopped short of calling them racist. H-F released its plans in managing the scandal.
Orland Township is looking for volunteers to help with the “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive next Saturday.
Nearly 1,000 H-F students walked out of school Tuesday in protest of a blackface controversy that has rocked the Homewood community.
Oak Forest Development Academy, a nonprofit soccer club, is holding try outs May 11 for kids ages eight to 14 who want to play the sport.
Five students from Chicago Heights received academic medals at Marian Catholic High School's Academic Excellence Awards Breakfast last week
Two Tinley liquor store operators have been charged with sales tax evasion in a state crackdown that netted three other stores in Southland.
