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Ashley Spitzer (left) and Robbyn Yuen, of Creative Cakes in Tinley Park, recently returned from Las Vegas after taking second place in a national cake decorating contest hosted by Pillsbury.

Tinley Park cake decorators take second place in Pillsbury competition

October 18, 2019 at 10:22 a.m.

For the second year in a row, decorators from Creative Cakes won second place overall in the Pillsbury International Baking Industry Exposition's Creative Cake Decorating Competition. Ashley Spitzer, of Midlothian,...

Sandburg High School students stage docudrama ’26 Pebbles,’ based on Sandy Hook massacre

October 14, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.

This week Sandburg High School theater students stage a production based on a tragedy that tested the faith of an entire community and much of the nation. On Dec. 14,...

Skunks feed on earthworms and grubs, which is why they tend to like the well-watered lawns of golf courses and neighborhoods, says Chris Anchor, wildlife biologist with the Cook County Forest Preserves. (Wallace Keck/National Park Service via AP)

Coyotes, mice and deer, oh my! How to avoid unwanted wildlife encounters this autumn

October 13, 2019 at 9:08 a.m.

We all know what's coming. Just like humans are busy getting heavy coats out of storage, breaking down gardens and adding storm windows, the animal world is getting ready for...

Several kittens sit in a cage at PAWS animal shelter after Tinley Park Animal Control confiscated 28 cats from the home of a hoarder.

Of 28 emaciated cats rescued from Tinley hoarder home, 9 needed emergency care, 1 had a broken jaw and at least 2 will lose an eye

October 11, 2019 at 12:27 p.m.

By the looks of her, Dottie's days were numbered. The toothless female cat weighed just 3 pounds, a good 5-6 pounds less than she should, when Tinley Park Animal Control...

Hope Covenant Church's store room is stocked with bedding for the homeless. (Gary Middendorf-Daily Southtown)

Orland officials have questions, but Hope Covenant Church pastor vows to maintain homeless shelter program

October 9, 2019 at 3:53 p.m.

It's 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and the generous space inside Hope Covenant Church in Orland Park is coming to life. Lights go up, ovens are lit and the parking lot...

Traveling Holocaust exhibit coming to Prairie State College Library

October 8, 2019 at 2:27 p.m.

How much did the American government know about the Holocaust? What about American citizens? Did people in the United States know what was happening across Europe in the 1930s and...

Tomi Tranchita stands inside one of the pens where had been keeping coyotes on her Tinley Park property for 13 years until they were confiscated by IDNR and Animal Control. Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in Tinley Park. (Gary Middendorf-Daily Southtown)

Luna, the last of four coyotes confiscated from Tinley Park residence, is now living at an Indiana rescue center

October 2, 2019 at 6:01 p.m.

Five months after four coyotes were confiscated from a residence in Tinley Park, the only animal to survive has been moved to Indiana Coyote Rescue Center. On Sept. 22, representatives...

Tallgrass prairies, like the restored one on the campus of Moraine Valley Community College, once covered 60% of Illinois. Today that number is about .01%. Tuesday, September 24, 2019, in Palos Hills. (Gary Middendorf-Daily Southtown)

The planet’s in peril but there’s a lot you can do to fight climate change, Moraine Valley prof says

October 1, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

Jana Svec is worried. "I'm very concerned. I mean, loss of sleep concerned," said the professor of environmental/Earth science. It's a beautiful autumn afternoon and Moraine Valley Community College's 40-acre...

Midlothian resident Helen Lekavich feeds a cherry tomato to Gracie, her 10-pound poodle who is blind.

Amazing Gracie, the tomato loving poodle who mobilized a community in Midlothian

September 26, 2019 at 7:17 a.m.

Ah, the dogs of autumn. Some like the crisp temperatures. Some crave a roll in the leaves. For Gracie Lekavich, it's all about the tomatoes. As soon as her owner,...

Andrew High School Guidance Department Chair Andrew Eder starts off a staff development 'Lunch and Learn' by introducing three students who volunteered to share personal experiences of how anxiety has affected their learning, Allen Cunningham / DailySouthtown

Andrew High school students tell teachers how anxiety gets in the way of learning

September 25, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Losing your mom. Losing your circle of friends because of drama going on at your home. Finding out your peers are circulating a petition suggesting you kill yourself. For too...

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