Big Brothers Big Sisters, NabrU team up to link mentors to youth in Dolton January 27, 2025 at 1:46 p.m. NabrU teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago for programs in Dolton and other south suburbs.
‘Mama Meagan’ uses childhood experiences with DCFS to help youth in need January 24, 2025 at 9:47 a.m. Richton Park resident Meagan Sims is working on her doctorate degree at Governor State University and helping people along the way.
Students share their Yemeni culture at Oak Lawn Community High School May 1, 2025 at 1:50 p.m. Yemeni students and their Arab friends shared history, dance, poetry, cooking and clothing at Oak Lawn Community High School.
Flossmoor woman helps fight loneliness by regifting holiday cheer January 13, 2025 at 3:42 p.m. Flossmoor resident Jennifer Molski is helping stave off loneliness among older people by giving them regifted presents.
Federal grant boosts mental health efforts at south suburban schools January 9, 2025 at 5:01 a.m. Cook County School District 130, which serves Alsip, Blue Island, Crestwood and Robbins, received a $10.8 million federal grant.
MVCC official’s inclusivity efforts land her in leadership cohort December 31, 2024 at 4:47 p.m. Nina Shoman-Dajani, a Moraine Valley Community College assistant dean, was invited into the Cultivate: Women of Color Leadership cohort.
Homer Glen school friends preparing to publish second book December 26, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. Five friends at Oak Prairie Junior High School in Homer Glen turned an assignment into a book their teacher called "pretty darn dark."
Eisenhower’s Justin Antos a Grammy Award finalist for third time December 18, 2024 at 11:47 a.m. Eisenhower High School music teacher and band leader Justin Antos is a third-time finalist for the Grammy Music Educator Award.
Moraine Valley expands pantry, ability to foster students’ food security December 12, 2024 at 2:02 p.m. A Northwestern Medicine grant helped Moraine Valley Community College expand resource for students experiencing food insecurity.
Oak Lawn Community High School plans $40M fieldhouse December 11, 2024 at 2:14 p.m. A new $40 million sports complex at Oak Lawn Community High School will consolidate school and community athletic programs.