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Celebration of Life Set for Detective Tim Jones at His Alma Mater
By Claude Martinez. Tinley Park – On Saturday, December 27, 2025, a memorial service will be held at Tinley Park High School (TPHS) for Detective Tim Jones, 34, an alumnus of TPHS, a Park Forest… Read more
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Centennial Celebration Brings Baseball Back Inside Old Joliet Prison Walls
By Claude Martinez. Joliet – The Route 66 Centennial is almost here and will begin in 2026. Route 66 was established in 1926 and is known as the “Mother Road,” running from Chicago to Los… Read more
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Little Buckaroos Bring Big Smiles to Nova Quarter Horses
By Nuha Abdessalam. Updated: November 15, 2025, 9:37 a.m. Mokena – The youngest horse lovers got their chance to ride Thursday morning at Nova Quarter Horses, Inc. The stable, located at 10129 W. 187th St.,… Read more
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Scare for a Cause Fundraiser
By Claude Martinez. Updated on 10/22/24 at 3:21 PM. This past Friday, October 18, a Scare for a Cause Fundraiser was held at 3939 147th Place in Midlothian, organized by local residents to support the… Read more
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1st Girls Flag Football State Championship
By Claude Martinez. Update on 10/20/24 at 8:57 PM. The inaugural IHSA Girls Flag Football State Championship (held at Willowbrook High School on 10/19/24) featured two classes of Vikings: Guilford, boasting an impressive 21-0 record,… Read more
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Barktober event Waves Dog Adoption Fees
Press release by Matthew Libs and edited by Claude Martinez. The Will County Animal Protection Services (WCAPS) is waiving all adoption fees for dogs in the month of October as part of their “Barktober” promotion… Read more
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Trooper Hurt in Will County Receives the Medal of Honor
Edited by Claude Martinez. Updated on 10/18/24 at 11:33 PM. On Wednesday, October 16, Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois State Police (ISP) Director and Illinois Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee Chair Brendan F. Kelly… Read more
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Boilermakers take home the Sectional Championship
By Claude Martinez. One site for the IHSA’s Super Sixteen was the Richton Park Sectional Championship; where the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers faced off against the Hawks of Hillcrest. This matchup was a rematch from earlier in… Read more
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Defensive Players make the Sectional Semifinals a Thrill
By Claude Martinez. October 15, 2024 – A full rainbow set the stage for the Richton Park Sectional Semifinals, but temperatures hovered around 45 degrees with light rain and a bone-chilling breeze, as the #2… Read more
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SXU’s Chris Swayne Named Defensive Player of the Week
Press release provided by Chris Dbur, SXU’s Sport’s Information Director. Edited by Claude Martinez. Press release linked here. Swayne Claims MSFA Midwest Defensive Player of the Week Honors CHICAGO – Junior linebacker Chris Swayne (LaSalle, Ill./LaSalle-Peru Township)… Read more
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The Hillcrest Girls’ Flag Football Team Has Clinched Their First Regional Title
By Claude Martinez. It was time to make history for the first Richton Park Regional Finals girls flag football contest on Saturday, October 12. Both the #1 seeded Rich Township Raptors and the #5 seeded… Read more
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Eisenhower Wins on the Final Drive vs Argo
By Claude Martinez. It came down to one final drive for the Dwight D. Eisenhower High School Cardinals (Blue Island, 4-3, SSC Red 3-2) to keep their playoff hopes alive against Argo Community High School… Read more
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Preserving Culture through a Children’s tale
Article & photos by Nuha Abdessalam. Updated on 10/11/24 at 6:00 AM. Orland Park resident Shatha Zaghloul, a new children’s author, harnesses the power of storytelling to preserve her people’s culture. Zaghloul’s story, Tala’s Tatreez… Read more
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