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‘Zero to Hero’ author, Medal of Honor recipient, takes his story on the road

May 22, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.

Allen Lynch’s story about his journey from mercilessly bullied kid to Medal of Honor recipient is as much about personal victory as it is public glory. In his newly released...

Mike Brncick (left), director of JJC's OPT program, talks about work being done on a prosthetic for Woodrow, with the dog's owner David Grelck.

Joliet Junior College is working on a prosthetic for Woodie, a pit bull puppy found with severed paws

May 21, 2019 at 11:58 p.m.

It’s unclear how Woodrow “Woodie” Grelck’s back paws became severed. Late last summer the pit bull puppy was found near a forest preserve off of Route 52 in Joliet with...

Not only do the two share a birthday, Chicago and the author share some things in common.

Hey Chicago, Happy Birthday to us

May 21, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.

Bossy, workaholic, nicer in summer. Oh, the things we’ve been called. But come Monday, Chicago and I will be called to the table, to blow out some candles. Because it’s...

Say Something Week events shed light on yearlong campaign to keep schools safe

May 21, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.

Among Nathan Ryan’s earliest memories of elementary school is his first active shooter drill. “I remember it because this kid got up from his desk and freaked out. He didn’t...

A new survey shows that more than half of Americans couldn't pass a U.S. civics test.

Political science teachers explain why more than half of Americans would fail a civics test and why that’s not the end of the world

May 21, 2019 at 11:58 p.m.

A majority of Americans today would fail a U.S. Citizenship test. In fact, six in 10 surveyed recently did. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation surveyed 41,000 Americans with basic...

Southland College Prep’s Performance in the Round troupe wins state for third consecutive year

May 21, 2019 at 11:57 p.m.

“Sarafina” is a powerful story about a young black South African woman struggling for freedom during apartheid. It is the subject of a musical and movie and an adaptation of...

Barbara Mueller, left, competed in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. She didn't medal in her event, the 80-meter hurdles, but treasures her Olympic participation medal.

Former Olympian reflects on her days as hurdler in the 1956 games: ‘You were pretty much on your own to train’

May 21, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

Barbara Mueller learned the skill that would become her claim to fame right in her own backyard as a child taking a hop, skip and a jump from the back...

Certified school nurse Linda Vollinger talks to a student in the health office Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018 at Stagg High School in Palos Hills.

So much more than Band-Aids: Youth health issues increasing as the average Illinois school nurse serves 2,900 students

May 21, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

It was just after 3 p.m. on a Friday earlier this month when Janet Callahan got a call that a student was in distress. The certified school nurse juked through...

How well do you know the Southland? Take our quiz and find out.

May 21, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

So you think you know the Southland? Take our quiz and see if you can name the site and town or neighborhood in each scenario.

A makeshift memorial of flowers where 15-year-old Amira Nairat, a freshman at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Monday. The girl later died at an area hospital.

In less than a day, mourners raise funds to build well in memory of Richards student killed by suspected drunk driver

May 21, 2019 at 11:53 p.m.

In less than one day, the Richards High School community raised more than $2,500 for a life-sustaining water well to be constructed in the African nation of Mali in memory...

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