My dad was a salesman in debt half his life and never able to buy us things. But he gave to each of us something way more valuable: himself.
David McGrath: My father knew how to make all of his 8 kids feel special
Category: Daily Southtown Opinion
Column: Matteson relatives create, grow event planning business
A Trio of Creations Gourmet Shake Bar in Matteson has a menu of 22 shakes, among them its peach cobbler, banana pudding and the lemonade shake with Lemonhead candy.
Vickroy: My father wasn’t a rich man but what he gave me can’t be calculated in dollars and cents
The value of hard work and thinking for yourself are the gifts columnist Donna Vickroy’s father gave to her that are worth so much more than money.
Column: There are lessons to be learned from the common house wren
At times, this flitting between gourd and ground devolves into a determined struggle as the small male bird tries to place a branch bigger than itself into the gourd. This year, the wren tried for days to place a long stick into that small opening.
Column: It’s not too late for teens to find summer jobs
While affecting family budgets, inflation also is driving up employers’ labor costs. That’s causing some employers to be slower to hire, but the need and demand for teen workers remains, Challenger said.
Column: Park Forest plaques, street names and annual observance remember fallen soldiers
Park Forest developers named 18 streets for Illinoisans who were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, posthumously, in World War II.
Column: It took a village, and Habitat for Humanity, to rehab Park Forest home
Flora Coleman toured her new three-bedroom house accompanied by her 3-year-old daughter, Kennedy, and a houseful of well-wishers, including those who were part of the Habitat for Humanity core of workers who re-fashioned the once- abandoned house into something glistening with light and brimming with life.
Column: South suburban doctors propose solutions to combat high Black maternal death rates
Women on the South Side of Chicago and in the south suburbs are at a particular disadvantage in accessing care given the closure of hospital obstetrics units in recent years, including at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest and Holy Cross Hospital on the South Side, they said.
Letter: Illini basketball gave us a memorable season
So, this shoutout goes to Coach Underwood and the players for the excitement and enjoyment they provided us this season. After the final game, tearful sophomore Ty Rodgers (Thornton Township High School alum) spoke of the close bond between the players.
Column: South suburban home buyers expected to enter what remains a sellers’ market
With interest rates no longer spiking, housing industry professionals in the south suburbs and others expect more buyers to enter what they say remains a sellers’ market as the spring home buying season gets underway.