War relics in Lansing tell personal side of history
A dental bridge with the roots of two teeth attached was extracted by a soldier from a Japanese sniper he killed in combat during World War II and is one...
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Calumet Heritage Partnership hosts rail, kayak and bike excursions in the Calumet Region
On July 2, one car on a South Shore Line train exiting Millennium Station offered passengers a virtual trip back in time. In all, 18 passengers joined the "Calumet Rails...
Group calls for murder moratorium on Easter
So rare are days without murder in Chicago that when one occurred in 2012, the news made national headlines. Now, a coalition of Chicago-area ministers, educators and parishioners wants to...
Orthodox priest, Palos Hills resident assert alternate version of Chicago history
It wasn't until late fall of 1674 that Father Jacques Marquette launched his canoe in the frigid waters of Lake Michigan near the portage at Sturgeon Bay. Accompanied by two...
SLAVERY REPARATION
Regarding reparation for the descendents of African-American slaves, as a descendent of those who fought and gave their lives to abolish slavery, I find this highly insulting. Were their sacrifices...
150 MARCH IN THE RAIN FOR AIDS AWARENESS
A gentle rain prompted the opening of brightly colored umbrellas but did nothing to dampen the determination of 150 people who participated in Saturday's South Suburban AIDS Walk at Prairie...
SCHOOL REPAIRS UNDER WAY AFTER STORM DESTROYS ROOF
Students at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran School in Country Club Hills are expected to return to school Monday, a week after high winds from a rain storm tore the roof...
A BOOSTER SHOT FOR YOUR KIDS’ SELF-ESTEEM
NAME: Hara Estroff Marano BACKGROUND: Author of "Why Doesn't Anybody Like Me?: A Guide to Raising Socially Confident Kids" (William Morrow & Co., $12), Hara Estroff Marano, is an editor...
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, HARVEY MAYORS ON WAY TO VICTORY
Incumbent mayors in three hotly contested south suburban races in Harvey, Chicago Heights and Country Club Hills all appeared to win re-election Tuesday night. But calls for a recount could...
CHILDREN OF TEENS
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, as the saying goes. The article about UN population forecasts (Page 1, Feb. 17) was very enlightening. I still find it...