Thousands of students statewide will receive their Seal of Biliteracy this spring. It's a special notation that will be displayed on their high school diploma and transcript that formally recognizes graduating high school students who have achieved a high proficiency in English and another language.
Three-member teams from nine high schools in the southwest suburbs competed in Moraine Valley Community College’s High School Culinary Skills Competition
Also, Blood drive in honor of Olympia Fields native, Penny Social planned in Oak Lawn, Free shots, microchips for dogs, Alsip library to mark 50 years with daylong celebration, Event combines bird hike, Underground Railroad history
Chris Pitlik, the longtime band director at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, had three generations of fans applauding him as he received the Lifetime Achievement award at the Midwest Music Festival in Lemont.