Paula Stovall, 62, of Country Club Hills, became the first female to win Angler of the Year in the Big Catch Angler Association.
Big Catch group’s first female Angler of the Year ‘blessed with talent I didn’t know I had’
Category: Parenting and Family
Tinley Park family chalks up 3rd generation valedictorian
Celia Lindokken was named valedictorian at Marist High School, an honor bestowed before her on both her mother and grandmother.
West Leyden High School senior awaiting heart transplant graduates at Lurie Children’s Hospital
Taevion Norris’ senior year was interrupted due to heart failure, but that did not stop him from graduating on time at Lurie Children’s Hospital.
Heidi Stevens: Instead of a wedding registry, they asked for children’s books. And then gave them all away
I love this little slice of kindness in a world that could use some right now, an act in which a bunch of kids were just gifted a sense of belonging.
Giving back is a family affair for Hinsdale residents and their therapy dogs
The McGrath family of Hinsdale visits schools and nursing homes with their certified and trained therapy dogs.
Heidi Stevens: Trump has treated the country as his stage. But Americans are not extras in their own life stories
One thing that doesn’t fit neatly in the Trump narrative is thousands upon thousands of fed up Americans flooding the streets in protest.
Health officials confirm Cook County’s first two measles cases of the year
The Cook County cases follow the first case of measles this year in Illinois in an unvaccinated adult in Marion, reported last week.
Heidi Stevens: Principal’s departure will tie a knot on the loving thread woven throughout Chicago school community
Jason Patera is moving to South Carolina to be with his family, leaving a legacy of love and kindness at the Chicago Academy for the Arts.
Public health officials report first measles case of the year in Illinois
State health officials confirmed the first measles case of the year Wednesday, as outbreaks from the once-eradicated illness rage across several states. Laboratory test results confirmed that the unidentified patient tested positive for measles Wednesday after they sought medical treatment in a southern Illinois health clinic, according to a statement from the Illinois Department of […]
Retracing the snowy footsteps of my ancestors, who traveled to Antarctica before it became commonplace
My grandparents are responsible for my love of travel. This visit to Antarctica felt the most meaningful of the trips they inspired.