The St. Barnabas Elementary School eighth-grade girls volleyball team defeated St. Cajetan 25-18, 25-23 on March 1 at Marist ...

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Brigid of Kildare conjures this foggy vision. Many details about her life are either unknown or are speculative at best. It’s hard to know how much of her story reflects the 5th-century Christian ...

Even though the starchy tubers were first domesticated about 10,000 years ago in Peru and Bolivia, potatoes are frequently associated with the Irish.

The body of Dan Davis, who had been missing since last November, has been found, his daughter Wendy said. On March 9, according to Blue Island City Administrator Thomas Wogan, Davis’ body was found on ...

Mt. Greenwood resident Norine Hughes was honored by 11th District Cook County Commissioner John P. Daley and Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues Commissioner Fran Hurley with the Peggy A.

Although there was plenty of Irish music, laughter and about 115 loaves of homemade Irish soda bread, the 36th annual soda bread contest at Reilly’s Daughter, 4010 W. 111th St., ...

St. Mary Magdalene Parish, 2339 York St., in Blue Island, will host its annual fish fry on Fridays, March 13, 20 and 27. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Fish ...

Sutherland Elementary School will soon say goodbye to a beloved educator who’s been a familiar face in its hallways.

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At 18 years old, wide-eyed and hopeful, Erin Larkin put her name in the running to be selected as queen of the 2017 South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade ...

Mother McAuley High School students and Mercy Circle residents teamed up to brighten the windowsills of local families in need.