WCCN Stories

  • B*U*B Cafe is a hub of hospitality where anyone can find their place at the table.

    By Claude Martinez and edited by Nuha Abdessalam. Blue Islanders Gerard and Geena Doherty are no strangers to the food industry. Starting with pop-ups in town and eventually moving up to businesses, the couple wanted… Read more

  • The rematch of Oak Forest vs Homewood-Flossmoor made a statement

    The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings improved to 14-2 after they took down the Oak Forest Bengals on Wednesday April 10th. Both teams last fought each other on April 6th, where HF came on top 2 sets to… Read more

  • Cowan Twins share the pitching for a win over Crete-Monee

    It was a great day for the Cowan twins (Bloom Township) were both pitched coming up with a 15 to 4 win over the Crete-Monee warriors. Gabrielle started the game pitching two innings and Alexandria… Read more

  • Eid al-Fitr 2024

    By Claude Martinez Eid al-Fitr is on April 10th, 2024. There are roughly 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide that practice the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr. After fasting for 30 days, during Ramadan, Muslims will break their… Read more

  • Evergreen’s first win vs Oak Lawn in 3 years

    By Claude Martinez Andrew Massey coached the Evergreen Mustangs to their first win against Oak Lawn under his program. Even though Evergreen was listed as the away team, they had the home crowd. 4/8/24 FINAL… Read more

  • Sarah has open-heart surgery at 25

    By Claude Martinez & edited by Nuha Abdessalam. Photos by Breanna Swick. On an early Friday, January morning of this year, Sarah Swick found herself experiencing severe chest pain and was rushed to Northwestern Medicine… Read more

  • Homewood-Flossmoor takes down Stagg 2-1

    By Claude Martinez Both teams were playing for a Southwest Suburban conference win when the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings fought the Stagg Chargers; on a chilly spring April 5th. It was a hard fought battle but HF… Read more

  • Walus and starting six take down the Titans

    By Claude Martinez In the South Suburban Conference, the Reavis Rams traveled to face the Tinley Park Titans on April 4th. Last week Reavis took 3rd place at the Argo invite and were looking to… Read more

  • Friends of the Library

    By Claude Martinez Dedicated to sparking public interest and financially supporting local libraries, Friends of the Library extends assistance to Oak Forest’s Acorn Public Library.  “We’re here to support the library financially and… to convey,… Read more

  • South Suburban falls in the finals at the NJCAA National Tournament

    By Claude Martinez Special thank you to the NJCAA, Kyle Eager (NJCAA National Office Representative) and Brian Hensgen (Tournament Director) for allowing WCCN media coverage. The finals for the Division II NJCAA National Tournament were… Read more

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