Smiley Tillmon launched Beverly Arts Center’s Music Mondays series, kicking off a summer of free concerts spanning blues, jazz, rock and more.
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Augustinian community installs new Prior Provincial, bids farewell to departing pastor: Kathy Headley
The Augustinian friars installed Rev. Thomas McCarthy as Prior Provincial on Wednesday, June 10, in a candlelit ceremony at St. Rita Shrine despite severe storms that knocked out power. McCarthy, a St. Rita High School alumnus who previously served as the school’s president, succeeds Rev. Anthony Pizzo, who is beginning a sabbatical after eight years in the role.
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Worth Touch-a-Truck draws crowds for hands-on excitement
Families explored trucks, enjoyed games and inflatables, and splashed through a foam pit during Worth’s annual Touch-a-Truck event.
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Ford City Mall closure sparks community push for park, plaza, or arts space
As Ford City’s main mall faces a June 22 closure due to safety violations, community groups are rallying to prevent the site from becoming a warehouse, proposing instead a public park, convention center, or arts and science mall.
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Midway’s Patriots Day Parade is back: What you need to know
The Midway Chamber of Commerce is reviving its annual Patriots Day Parade on June 25, featuring a VFW opening ceremony, local business floats, and an evening movie at Wentworth Park.
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Moraine Valley speaker takes top oratory title
Moraine valley student aaron lopez becomes first community college competitor to win interstate oratory championship with nationally recognized persuasive speech.
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Unsealed transcripts show prosecutorial misconduct that sank Broadview Six case
Grand jury transcripts in the Broadview Six case were released Tuesday, revealing the prosecutorial errors that led a federal judge to dismiss all charges against four protesters in late May.
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Wunderkind celebrates first graduates of dual-language preschool
Four preschoolers graduate from a Wunderkind bilingual program in Garfield Ridge, created to preserve the Spanish language and cultural identity that its founder saw devalued in her own immigrant experience.
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CPS clerk faces layoff after disability accommodation expires; community rallies to keep her job
After eight years at Byrne Elementary, wheelchair-using clerk Judy Mahoney faces a July 1 layoff due to budget cuts. The Local School Council, her family, and more than a hundred community members have mobilized to help her.
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Back-to-back General Excellence Awards for Regional News
Southwest Regional Publishing took the top three spots in the General Excellence category for weekly newspapers and took home honors for Best Online advertisement at the Illinois Press Association convention in East Peoria last week. Judges praised the Regional News for “page design that is easy to follow with clear separation between news and advertising,” […]