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Local Connections
Young Park Commissioner Works to Inspire Children in the Heights
Chicago Heights’ newest park commissioner is attacking several major projects in his ward, and he's not even old enough to have a beer when he's done. Twenty-year-old Fernando Deside...
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Local Connections
Chicago Heights Marine Gets Heartfelt Homecoming Before Returning to Afghanistan
As snow fell in Chicago Heights on Saturday, thoughts of Afghanistan were far from the mind of Lance Cpl. Christopher Mann of Chicago Heights. He was home, for now. With sirens blar...
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Schools
Tuskegee Legends Honored At Bloom High School
Flashes from cameras were going off, a line of photographers were trying to get the best angle to shoot these heroes. You'd think you were at a red carpet event. Friday, Bloom High...
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The Neighborhood Files
Chicago Heights Opera Singer Publishes First Novel
Michelle Rodriguez spends plenty of time singing, wearing masks and thinking about vampires. She also keeps up with her 2-year-old daughter, Cordelia, and 5-year-old son Noah, who i...
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Arts
Chicago Heights Woman Paints Her Way Through Alzheimer's
Seeing various artwork spread across a desk at Prairie Manor in Chicago Heights, one can't help but notice the smooth brush strokes of a floral arrangement painting. Is it 'Compariso...
