Family

The Healthcare Foundation of La Porte (HFL) awarded their Spring Get Active, Get Fit! prize at the annual Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt on April 15. The prize went to Anastaisya Walker, a 5th grader at Victory Christian Academy. Aisya selected an activity...

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. invites all area residents to purchase your tickets for Six Flags Great America from Hammond Parks & Recreation at a steep discount! The Six Flags Great America tickets are typically priced at over $70 each if...

Volunteers began early Saturday morning setting up for the annual Breakfast With the Easter Bunny event. There were people cooking the breakfast food, setting up chairs, and scattering the Easter Eggs throughout the Expo Center’s grassy fields....

This year’s NorthShore Health Centers Easter Eggstravaganza was bigger and better than ever. NorthShore turned Saturday afternoon into a holiday festival with hidden eggs, face painting, and special character guests. Click here for more photos!...

With spring break right around the corner, the South Shore Line (SSL) is reminding riders about its Kids Ride Free program. Kids Ride Free is part of the SSL’s ongoing efforts to provide affordable and convenient transportation to and from...

With spring break right around the corner, the South Shore Line (SSL) is reminding riders about its Kids Ride Free program. Kids Ride Free is part of the SSL’s ongoing efforts to provide affordable and convenient transportation to and from South...

On January 31st, 2017 a pair of otter pups were born at Washington Park Zoo. This is the fourth time in seven years that the Washington Park Zoo has welcomed the birth of River Otters. Although we are giving the mom plenty of privacy to raise her...

  Toting a bag filled with ruby-red hats, Hartsfield Village resident Mary Kerekes made a special delivery to the Family Birthing Centers at the hospitals of Community Healthcare System on Valentine’s Day. Since she started knitting, she has...

Camdon slipped his collar just a few hours after being adopted last week. He was in a strange neighborhood, not yet familiar with his people. And he is a skittish dog. For seven days Camdon was lost. MHS volunteers combed the neighborhood, put up...

Snow fell softly, illuminated only by a projector screen. Photo after photo played on it while hundreds of people stood in silence. There are no words for the pain an entire community goes through upon the death of a young person. Mark Mayfield was...