Two PSC grads named Jack Kent Cooke Scholars

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Prairie State College graduates Nandjui-Yannick R. Koutouan, of Chicago, and Cecilia Reyes, of Chicago Heights, both were na…

Franciscan looking for buyer on Illinois hospitals

By Vanessa Renderman vanessa.renderman@nwi.com, (219) 933-3244

The largest health care provider serving Northwest Indiana is looking for an organization to acquire or enter into a joint venture on its two …

Sapphire and Crystals Collective opens in PSC Christopher Art Gallery

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Prairie State College is hosting “Sapphire and Crystals,” work by a collective of African-American women artists, from June …

PSC Foundation hosting annual golf outing fundraiser

For The Times

FLOSSMOOR | The Prairie State College Foundation is hosting the 20th annual golf outing June 3 at the Idlewild Country Club,at 19201 Dixie Highway.

PSC Foundation hosts annual golf outing fundrasier

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The Prairie State College Foundation is hosting the 20th annual golf outing on June 3, at the Idlewild Country Club,at 19201…

Marian Catholic announces Students of the Month for April

Fior The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Marian Catholic High School announces the Students of the Month for April. Departments choose students that go above and bey…

Police continue to investigate fatal Chicago Heights shooting

Times Staff

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | No arrests have been made in a shooting Friday at a liquor store that left one person dead, but police are interviewing seve…

H-F sculpture, artists to be feted today

For The Times

FLOSSMOOR | Each school year at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, the 3D Studio Art students design and create a sculpture to be added to the ar…

Prairie State College holds 54th commencement ceremony

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Chicago Heights teen dies from gunshot to abdomen

Times Staff

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | An 18-year-old Chicago Heights man was shot and killed there Friday night.

Free concerts next week at H-F High School

For The Times

FLOSSMOOR | Homewood-Flossmoor High School invites the public to its annual Red & White Choir Concert, set for 8 p.m. Tuesday in the schoo…

Two dead following Chicago Heights fire

Times Staff

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | A man and a woman are dead after a fire in a Chicago Heights home early Friday.

Chicago Heights library celebrates Cinco de Mayo

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | About 200 people celebrated Cinco de Mayo on May 4 at the Chicago Heights Public Library.

PSC speech team brings home gold in regional tourney

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The Prairie State College speech team was named co-regional champions in Individual Events and received the silver medal ove…

Marian Catholic High School Concert Band earns honor band title at SuperState contest

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Marian Catholic High School’s Concert Band was named the Honor Band, the top award, at the SuperState Band Contest on May 3 …

Ex-Chicago Heights man turns 105

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Illinois Tollway to boost participation of women, minorities

By Keith Benman keith.benman@nwi.com, (219) 933-3326

The Illinois Tollway Authority will establish a Construction Business Development Center with local community colleges in order to give minori…

Prairie State College announces 14th president

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The Prairie State College board of trustees has selected Terri Winfree, Ph.D., to serve as the college’s 14th president, the…

Mount Carmel, Bloom high school educators win honor

Gregory Tejeda Times Correspondent

Two science teachers at local high schools are among this year's 10 recipients of the Golden Apple award given annually to reward excellence i…

Marian Catholic High School awards 61 Medals of Academic Excellence

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Marian Catholic High School hosted an Excellence in Academics Award breakfast on April 25 and Medals of Academic Excellence …

Marian Catholic High School announces students of the month

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Marian Catholic High School announces the Students of the Month for March. Departments choose students that go above and bey…

PSC seeks nominations for Community Service Awards

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Thousands of people in the Prairie State College district give generously of their time and talent to make the community a b…

Contract worker involved in accident at Ford plant

Times staff

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | An accident involving an outside contract worker occurred this week at the Ford Motor Co. Stamping Plant in Chicago Heights,…

Striking Thorn Creek Basin workers to return Friday

By Gregory Tejeda Times Correspondent

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | A two-month picket by Teamsters members of the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District will come to an end this week.

Chicago Heights gallery hosts community photo exhibit

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | On May 11, Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Blvd., will host a free Arts & Jazz Festival. This festival will conclude the…

Legislators working to extend GSU’s alternative certification program

Gregory Tejeda Times Correspondent

UNIVERSITY PARK | State legislators from the south suburbs are working this spring to approve a bill that would ensure an alternative teacher …

Chicago Heights gets county grant to demolish blighted buildings

Times Staff

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | City officials have approved the demolition of four blighted buildings in the next three months with the help of $300,000 fr…

South suburban businesses donate to longtime Chicago Heights food pantry

Times Staff

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | South suburban businesses donated to a Chicago Heights food pantry on Thursday when a truckload of food arrived at Respond N…

Earth Week celebration begins April 22 at PSC

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Prairie State College is hosting several events to celebrate Earth Week from April 22 through 27. All events during the week…

DeLuca bill to speed local tax receipts moves to Senate

Times Staff

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | Legislation designed to improve local government efficiency, sponsored by state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, ha…

Prairie State College to host job fair on April 16

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Prairie State College invites job seekers to attend the 2013 Spring Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 16, in the Confere…

D.206 will reduce teacher staff for next school year

Bob Moulesong Times Correspondent

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Bloom Township School District 206 board members this week approved reductions in the number of teachers, paraprofessionals …

Six PSC students inducted into National Nursing Honor Soceity

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Six Prairie State College nursing students recently were inducted into the National Organization of Associate Degree Nursing…

Marian Catholic actors to perform 'Beauty and the Beast' on April 19-21

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The Marian Catholic Theatre Department is preparing for their upcoming performance of “Beauty and the Beast." The musical is…

Marian Catholic student finds her passion in the music room

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Ellen Chmura, a junior at Marian Catholic, has taken every opportunity to enhance her music skills.

Lincoln Highway mural series in south suburbs complete

Times Staff

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The final mural in the Lincoln Highway series in Chicago's Southland was installed Friday on 14th Street in Chicago Heights.

Medical examiner says metals plant death was accident

Gregory Tejeda Times Correspondent

CHICAGO | The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Friday that the death of an employee at a metals plant in Chicago Heights was an accident.

Man found dead at Chicago Heights metals plant

Gregory Tejeda Times Correspondent

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered Thursday morning at a metals plant in Chicago Heights.

PSC dental hygiene program is granted full reaccreditation

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The dental hygiene program at Prairie State College has been granted the accreditation status of “approval without reporting…

Gonzalez, Preckwinkle showcase Cook County investments totaling $11M in Chicago Heights

Times Staff

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and officials from the U.S. federal housing authority visited Chicago Heights l…

Bloom hosts 60s-plus reunion May 10

For The Times

STEGER | A 60s-plus reunion of Bloom High School alumni who were graduated 60 or more years ago will take place May 10.

Bangladesh internship influences young fashion designer

Kimberly Cheek-Stanley Times Correspondent

Attention to detail and a broad world view led Dominican University apparel design student Megan Strong to receive a $5,000 scholarship from F…

PSC presidential finalists announced

Times Staff

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The Prairie State College board of trustees announced Wednesday the selection of three finalists for the position of college…

Teen successfully juggles academics, music and more

By Kimberly Cheek-Stanley Times Correspondent

John Kooyenga’s personable nature and outstanding grades have earned him Student of the Month recognition from the Lansing Rotary Club.

PSC team has 'historic' results at state speech tournament

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Prairie State College student Nick Williams, of Homewood, was named state champion for individual sweepstakes in the communi…

Marian Madness NCAA tournament basketball event is March 23

For The Times

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The excitement of March Madness will be palpable at Marian Catholic High School’s 11th annual Marian Madness NCAA Tournament…

Chicago Heights stabbing ruled homicide

Times Staff

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The death Friday of a man found stabbed at the Thornwood Apartments died of multiple injuries, according to the Cook County …

Teamsters confront Thorn Creek Basin officials over labor dispute

Gregory Tejeda Times Correspondent

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Officials with the Teamsters union local that represents 13 employees of the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District will meet M…

2 suspects being questioned in Chicago Heights stabbing death

Times Staff

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Police are questioning two suspects in the stabbing death of a man found dead in the apartment building where he lived early…

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