Calumet Memorial Park District nets $350K grant

Well, it’s the good old summertime. Although technically, not until Friday when we have the summer solstice, the single longest day of the year in terms of daylight. Bummer alert ... starting Saturday the hours of daylight will become incrementally fewer.

Family Fun Center offers summer adventure

CALUMET CITY | The Family Fun Center is open for the summer from noon to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

Family Fun Center offers summer adventure

Kids beat the heat in the splash pad at Calumet Memorial Park District's Family Fun Center.

Burnham man killed after leaning out of car window

BURNHAM | A 30-year-old Burnham man died Sunday after leaning out of the window of a moving vehicle and hitting a parked car, police said.

Calumet Memorial Park District offers summer day camp

Participants in the Calumet Memorial Park District's Fun Unlimited Day Camp play a rousing game of Steal the Bacon recently.

Calumet Memorial Park District offers summer day camp

CALUMET CITY | The Calumet Memorial Park District offers its Fun Unlimited Day Camp.

Cal City approves firm for police camera maintenance

CALUMET CITY | The City Council gave its support to making payments to a Hickory Hills-based company to maintain the pole-mounted cameras erected across the city for Police Department use.

Crafty kids can enjoy summer camp

CALUMET CITY | The Calumet Memorial Park District offers a summer camp for 3- to 6-year-olds from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. For more information, call (708) 862-6443.

Crafty kids can enjoy summer camp

Participants in the Calumet Memorial Park District's Crafty Madness Camp show off their prize piggies.

Chavez takes over as Burnham village clerk

BURNHAM | Village government has a new clerk.

Special Olympics torch run traverses south suburbs

D.215 offers summer enrichment for its students

The official summer countdown has begun for parents and students in our area.

Family Fun Center in Cal City open for summer

Children enjoy the splash pad at the Family Fun Center at Memorial Park in Calumet City.

Family Fun Center in Cal City open for summer

CALUMET CITY | The Calumet Memorial Park District's Family Fun Center at Memorial Park, 612 Wentworth Ave., is now open for the summer.

D.215 students receive record number of scholarships

CALUMET CITY | Thornton Fractional High School District 215 graduates have received a combined $3.2 million in scholarships and grant awards and have been accepted to more than 130 colleges and universities throughout the nation, including the University of Chicago, Northwestern, the Univers…

T.F. North air-conditioning contract OK'd

CALUMET CITY | Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 Superintendent Creg Williams was pleased to learn the cost of an air-conditioning repair project at T.F. North High School.

FBI agents search Burnham Village Hall

BURNHAM | FBI agents executed a search warrant at Burnham Village Hall on Wednesday, an FBI source confirmed Thursday.

T.F. North hosts summer program for incoming freshmen

CALUMET CITY | Thornton Fractional North High School is offering the “Learning to Excel Academically with Pride," or LEAP Program, for incoming freshmen to help make the transition from eighth grade to high school a little easier.

T.F. North students to visit China this summer

CALUMET CITY | Two Thornton Fractional North High School students have an interesting summer ahead of them. By the time they return to school in the fall as sophomores, they will have traveled halfway around the world.

T.F. North students to visit China this summer

Thornton Fractional North High School students James Evans and Miranda Kelly discuss their upcoming trip to China with a group of 18 other students from the Chicago area. The trip is funded through the Chicago Urban League, and participants will visit Chinese high schools and families as wel…