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Cynthia Ogorek, author of "Hegewisch," sits with her books during a recent event at the Calumet Park Fieldhouse in Chicago. Her most recent book is a history of what she considers Chicago's most isolated community.

Historian documents early days of Hegewisch, Chicago’s ‘most isolated neighborhood’

March 12, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

Surrounded by waterways and railroads, Hegewisch on Chicago's Southeast Side is the city's most isolated neighborhood, according to Cynthia L. Ogorek, author of "Hegewisch," released in November by Arcadia Publishing....

Even something as commonplace as a cellphone stand can be a hiding place for illicit material, according to the operators of the Hidden in Plain Sight trailer.

Retired cop who lost son in opioid epidemic enlists education in fight against teen addiction

November 29, 2023 at 3:28 p.m.

A large red, white and blue trailer emblazoned with the words Heroin Epidemic Relief Organization was parked a Saturday earlier this month in the lot at 115 Bourbon Street in...

Boy Scout Troop 637's first female Eagle Scouts, from left, Kaitlin Sullivan, Grace Sullivan, Molly Sullivan and Ella Devine, were honored in September by the Father Perez Knights of Columbus Council 1444 at Queen of Martyrs Parish in Evergreen Park, where the troop meets.

Evergreen Park Boy Scout troop welcomes first four female Eagle Scouts, including three sisters

November 7, 2023 at 5:16 a.m.

For years, Grace Sullivan had enjoyed being a Girl Scout, but at age 11, she found herself wanting something more. Her older brother, Jack, excelled as a Boy Scout and...

The Roy Diblik Garden on the west side of the Beverly Arts Center exemplifies sustainable gardening practices. It is maintained by the Garden Club of Morgan Park-Beverly Hills, which is hosting an Ask an Expert program Oct. 4 at the Arts Center.

Landscaping ideas, gardening answers expected at Ask an Expert program in Beverly

September 28, 2023 at 5:06 a.m.

Tucked between the west side of the Beverly Arts Center and its parking lot at 2407 W. 111th Street, the Roy Diblik Garden buzzes with life. Amid a backdrop of...

Touches of whimsy such as concrete donkey statues dot the landscape at Meredith Horn's vegetable and flower garden in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.

After moving back to her family home in Beverly, a gardener restores an oasis in the city to 1940s glory

July 28, 2023 at 1:38 p.m.

Near the 107th Street Rock Island Metra train stop, a circa 1924 white stucco home stands on the 106th block of Walden Parkway. It's clearly within Chicago's city limits, yet...

Sgt. Carol Allen, left, and Sgt. Jennifer Speiden, Peer Support coordinators for the Cook County sheriff's police, conduct a life skills workshop on cultivating resilience for fifth through eighth graders earlier this month at Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center in Ford Heights.

Cook sheriff’s office goes to summer camp as part of Leadership Academy outreach

June 8, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

On an early June Wednesday morning inside a classroom at the Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center in Ford Heights, Cook County Sheriff's Office Sergeants Carol Allen and Jennifer Speiden launched...

Author Rebecca Garner, who grew up in Oak Lawn and is a former language arts teacher at Central Middle School in Evergreen Park, will read passages and sign her book, "Why Won't my Boobs Grow and Other Annoyances" at a mother-daughter tea hosted by Evergreen Park Public Library.

Library, school in Evergreen Park unite behind effort to fight period poverty

May 10, 2023 at 4:11 p.m.

For two years now, Evergreen Park Public Library and Candor Health Education have involved young library patrons as well as students from Central Middle School in Evergreen Park and their...

User Upload Caption: Violet Carr and her sister Zenobia Brooks are taking measures to prevent becoming victims of crime, including attending recent sessions of a Senior Citizen Law Enforcement Academy at Smith Village in Beverly.

Sheriff’s office hopes to fight scammers by arming older residents with information

May 3, 2023 at 4:48 p.m.

Violet Carr and the Rev. Zenobia Brooks don't want to become victims of crime, so a year ago the sisters signed up for a conceal and carry class. "I lost...

From left, Camryn Friel, Julia Barry, Teagan Shanklin, Kaylee McClain and Naya Padayao took turns narrating the Passion play last weekend at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Orland Park.

Teens put Passion on stage in Orland Park with Easter week retelling of Jesus’ story

April 4, 2023 at 2:01 p.m.

Around 33 A.D., the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea serving under the Roman Emperor Tiberius faced a difficult choice. Go against an angry crowd or put an...

Betty Taylor and Julia Cartwright spend a morning last week volunteering for the OSP Diner at Our Lady of Kibeho Catholic Parish in Morgan Park.

Soup kitchen in Morgan Park serving record numbers as pandemic SNAP benefits end

March 31, 2023 at 5:16 a.m.

The community center at Our Lady of Kibeho Catholic Parish bustled last Wednesday with volunteers preparing dinners to be given away to those struggling to put food on the table....

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