1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (530+ words) Justin Oliver has done just about everything'for Curie the past few seasons, helping the Condors to multiple Public League title games'and deep playoff runs. But there's one thing the senior guard hadn't done until Dec. 22. "My first-ever game-winner," Oliver said…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago  (517+ words) Some of the football players who helped Kennedy put together one of the best seasons in program history are making an impact on the basketball court, too. Julian Cuevas and Xavier Guzman were an effective'outside-inside duo in a 63-59 win over…...

13+ hour, 44+ min ago  (277+ words) Throughout December, the sound of Renaissance-era harmonies echoed across Evergreen Park as the Madrigal choir from Evergreen Park Community High School carried holiday music well beyond the school's walls. The 14-member vocal ensemble spent much of the month performing at…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (217+ words) Sheriff's police seek missing teen from Stickney Township'Southwest Regional Publishing Cook County Sheriff's Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing teen from unincorporated Stickney Township. Isabella Barraza, 15, was reported missing Thursday by her family. She is…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (332+ words) For more than three decades, Little Joe's Pizza has been a local favorite in Tinley Park. And now, after a major renovation and new ownership, the neighborhood pizzeria is serving up a fresh take on tradition while keeping the flavors…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (651+ words) The seats filled early at the community center. Families, Scouts, and neighbors came to listen, not just attend. The City of Palos Hills held its Veterans Day ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. with a focus on Vietnam veterans. On the 50th anniversary…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (531+ words) Saying that veterans deserve more than one day each year, Willow Springs Village Trustee Mike Kennedy Jr. was among the 100 or so who attended the dedication of the village's new veterans memorial on a blustery morning Nov. 8. Kennedy, who served…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (527+ words) As families across Illinois wait for clarity on their food assistance, volunteers at the Pilgrim Faith Food Pantry say they have never seen demand this high. The pantry, located at 9411 S. 51st Avenue in Oak Lawn, has seen the number of people…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (396+ words) The first sign of the holidays in Orland Park wasn't a sleigh but a firetruck. Just after 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, its sirens cut through traffic on 159th Street as the man in red made his arrival. Sweater weather was generous as…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (765+ words) Patti Knies was proud of her uncle's military service but was unaware that he left something memorable behind. Knies, a resident of Chesterton, Ind., was contacted about a year ago by the Illinois State Treasurer's office regarding an honor that…...