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Indian Head Park adopts humane feral cat program
Indian Head Park adopted a feral cat management ordinance allowing trained volunteers to participate in trap-neuter-return programs while strengthening enforcement against nuisance feeding and domestic cat roaming.
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Mike Clark’s baseball Top 5
Check out the final rankings of the season.
Vinny Stubitsch, St. Rita win first state baseball title in wild fashion
Vinny Stubitsch homered and hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to lead St. Rita past Triad 12-11 in eight innings for the Class 3A…
Ian Tosi caps comeback, helps Mount Carmel baseball take third in Class 4A
Miami recruit Ian Tosi struck out seven in four innings as Mount Carmel beat Naperville Central 11-2 to finish third in Class 4A.
Area roundup: Shepard’s Grace Culver named state coach of the year in boys volleyball
Shepard boys volleyball finished 33-4, setting a program record for wins, as the Astros’ Grace Culver was named the state’s coach of the…
Baseball state roundup: St. Rita reaches Class 3A final, Mount Carmel falls in 4A
Frank Garofalo hit a walk-off single and Sully Kazee pitched a three-hitter as St. Rita edged East Peoria 2-1 in the Class 3A…
Mike Clark’s baseball Top 5
A wild sectional and supersectional week led to a major shakeup in the rankings.
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Children mark Corpus Christi celebration with solemn procession through Berwyn, Stickney
Students in white communion dresses and suits led a Eucharistic procession Sunday, June 7, from St. Leonard Church in Berwyn to…
Southwest side libraries offer summer activities for all ages: Peggy Zabicki
Chicago’s Garfield Ridge and West Lawn branch libraries are hosting free and low-cost summer programs for seniors, kids, and teens through…
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…
Artisan Market open in Brookfield
The newly launched Brookfield Artisan Market is coming to the Eight Corners corridor, featuring local vendors, live entertainment, and an unveiling…
Hamill Play Zoo celebrates 25 years with kids’ press conference
Eight children got their chance to ask zookeepers everything from why bats sleep upside down to whether lions get their hair…
Countryside Car Show celebrates Route 66
Countryside’s car show celebrates the 100th anniversary of Route 66.
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Car burglary, sleeping driver: Bridgeview police blotter
Car burglary on W. 85th Place Elysis McKinney, 20, was charged with burglary to a motor vehicle in the early hours…
Little Joe’s break-in, car vs. building, 35 airbags stolen: Countryside police blotter
Vehicle hits building, flees An employee at Casa De Montecristo, 1332 W. 55th St., reported a black BMW SUV backed into…
Playground defiled, panic attack tickets: Willow Springs police blotter
Playground equipment defaced An officer on patrol at Willow Park, 8329 Chaucer Drive, found at 6:43 a.m. May 20 that someone…
Orland Park police kick off LaGrange Road safety campaign
Orland Park is working with Cook County, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Hickory Hills and Willow Springs to crack down on speeding…
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The pope from Chicago who couldn’t update his bank account info
Video: South Side priest shares the story of how the pope got disconnected by his bank, and what it reveals about the man who leads 1.4 billion Catholics.
St. Patrick’s Day brings a glimmer of hope during dark times
St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17, honors the patron saint of Ireland, a 5th-century Christian missionary who brought Christianity to the pagan Irish.
School districts must be accountable to public
Schools are important. But administrators don’t have the same sense of accountability to taxpayers that other governments like villages have.