When my son was born with special needs in 2009, I had no idea how challenging it would be to find the resources and support to navigate his diagnosis. Thankfully, in the years since, the proliferation of innovation and technology has drastically changed this reality. Even as the rates of developmental disabilities for young people […]
Category: Daily Southtown Opinion
Column: As holiday feasts begin, remember those who go to bed hungry
While Halloween begins a season of feast holidays, and Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Super Saturday, many will go to bed hungry.
Donna Vickroy: Black dogs have an image problem, and it’s time to get over it
I’m here, less than two weeks before Halloween, to dispel the myth that black dogs are scarier, meaner or in any way less lovable than their white, brown, gray, spotted or striped counterparts. Dogwash!
District 80 candidates say criminal justice reform, people-first voting top of mind before election
Incumbent Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, faces Republican challenger Adam Beaty, from Braidwood, in the 80th House District.
Column: South suburban Realtors say interest rate cut hasn’t boosted home buyer demand
Carol Moore, real estate broker and instructor, said some people respond to lower rates, others wait to see election results.
Column: First steps begin in development of Park Forest downtown
Plans call for 44 apartments in five buildings, designed to mirror Park Forest rentals, co-ops and condominiums.
Donna Vickroy: My memory garden — where life and loss sit together in peace
Donna Vickroy’s memory garden, which contains elements in honor of her deceased mother, father and sister, is a place to seek solace when grief strikes unexpectedly as much as a place to sit and remember.
Donna Vickroy: Are school safety threats the new normal? Onus is on kids — and parents — to take action
The community is the hero in Tinley Park, Elgin, Joliet and many other Chicago-area towns, where alert and responsive kids and adults learned of threats to their schools and quickly reached out to authorities. “I can’t emphasize enough how important it is for the community to keep us in the know,” Tinley Park Police Chief Thomas Tilton said.
Column: Are traffic scofflaws a symptom of long COVID?
Park Forest police Chief Brian Rzyski thinks COVID-19 may have changed some driving habits early on said police stops have risen.
Donna Vickroy: If only they could have ‘rock(ed) me, rock(ed) me’ a little while longer
The power of live music and the feeling it gives us transcends age and can fill you with memories and emotions you first felt years ago, Donna Vickroy says.