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Chris Pitlik, band director at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, stands with his family after receiving the Lifetime Achievement award from the Midwest Music Festival in Lemont, which the longest running concert band festival in Illinois, according to its website.

Longtime Shepard band director Chris Pitlik lauded for Lifetime Achievement at Midwest Music Festival

March 3, 2023 at 12:36 p.m.

Chris Pitlik has instilled his love for music in thousands of his students over the years at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, including some who credit him with their...

A Table of Honor "where we're honoring our ancestors and notables," according to Lynn Collins of the Pullman Civic Organization, is set up Saturday at Greenstone United Methodist Church in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood during a Black History Month program.

Pullman program spotlights Black women railcar workers

February 27, 2023 at 1:56 p.m.

The Pullman porters may get most of the press, but members of another group of mostly Black workers associated with George Pullman's famous railcars are emerging from the shadows of...

Digital Media students test out new DSLR cameras at Richards High School in Oak Lawn. The school will send a group of students to compete in the Student Television Network Convention in Los Angeles in March and students are presenting a Film Festival of their work to fund their trip.

Richards film festival raising funds so students can showcase skills in Los Angeles

February 22, 2023 at 1:18 p.m.

Some aspiring film producers from Richards High School in Oak Lawn will get a chance to test their mettle at the upcoming Student Television Network Convention in Los Angeles. They're...

Mount Greenwood resident Jean Ricker is donating a quilt she made from police T-shirts to the Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast on Feb. 19.

Quilt project to transform police shirts into funding for bulletproof vests

February 14, 2023 at 5:40 p.m.

A set of T-shirts will be transformed into bulletproof vests to help protect Chicago police officers, thanks to an area resident's labor of love. Jean Ricker, a longtime resident of...

Jeffery Dillard, professor and chair of the Business and Professional Services Department at Olive-Harvey College in Chicago, organized a Social Justice Film Festival on Thursday and Friday at the college, 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave.

Black History Month film festival to focus on social justice

February 6, 2023 at 3:42 p.m.

The concept of social justice will be examined from a variety of viewpoints during a film festival on Thursday at Olive-Harvey College in Chicago. It's the first time the college...

Trinity Christian College interim President Aaron Kuecker speaks at a convocation at the Palos Heights school. Kuecker spearheaded a tuition cut, well-being day and internship network to streamline admission and boost student wellness.

Trinity Christian College lowers tuition to provide students a clearer up-front cost

February 6, 2023 at 8:31 a.m.

Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights is drastically cutting its annual tuition and adding an emphasis on wellness and preparation for a job as part of initiatives from interim President...

Students at Richards High School in Oak Lawn gathered after school recently to make fleece blankets for pediatric cancer patients at Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn.

Blanket project to comfort sick kids makes Richards students feel good too

February 3, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Debbie Swanson's 20-year-old niece still has the small fleece blanket given to her when she was a child during a hospital stay to treat her cancer. That's made a blanket-making...

A Ladder Up volunteer assists a client during last year's Tax-A-Thon at Olive-Harvey College in Chicago. This year's event, where free tax help is offered to eligible people is scheduled for Feb. 4 at the college.

Tax-A-Thon event offers free tax prep, filing for those who qualify

January 31, 2023 at 2:29 p.m.

With tax season underway, lots of companies are advertising their tax preparation services, but there's one way eligible people can ensure they're making the most cost effective choice. "There's all...

Alison Wilde, director of Oak Lawn-based School District 218's Adult Transition Program and district spokesman Bob McParland, right, discuss the efforts of security officer Chris Harris, left, after a student went missing in December. Harris was presented with a plaque at a school board meeting last week.

District 218 security officer lauded for efforts to locate missing student who had been hit by a car

January 24, 2023 at 12:35 p.m.

Chris Harris received a hero's welcome last week at a Community High School District 218 board meeting for his efforts to locate a missing student who, it turns out, had...

Robert Reichardt, right, and brother Steven Frasher operate a franchise in the Oak Lawn area that removes junk and furniture from homes and businesses. They often donate items they've hauled away.

Navy veteran finds a new way to give back by hauling away junk

January 23, 2023 at 5:17 p.m.

Even after he finished up his service with the Navy last year, Robert Reichardt helped to start up a business that is helping him incorporate his values while providing a...

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