Barack Obama aims to weave the personal with the political today as he explains to 75,000 supporters in a massive stadium — and millions more at home — how as president he would make a difference in their lives. (AP)
Lauren FitzPatrick is keeping tabs on Southlanders at the Democratic National Convention. Read her updates throughout the day at Convention Connection. And for overall coverage, see the Sun-Times News Group's convention page.
It may seem strange but the executive director of Bremen Youth Services didn't want anything to do with working with kids when it came time to choose a career. Don Sebek wanted to become a priest, and was close to ordination before a mandatory volunteer job sent his life and career in a different direction.
Every day through Aug. 28, two people will find themselves in the SouthtownStar and on SouthtownStar.com. When they do, they'll each win a $50 gift card from Walt's Food Center. If your face is circled, you're a winner. But that's not all. Each week, one gift card winner also will receive a key qualifying them for the grand prize: a car.
The Cubs notched a 2-0 victory Wednesday over the Pirates, concluding a
nine-game stretch against bad teams. Now they open the final, tougher
29-game drive toward October.
The
Bears will show up tonight in Cleveland to face the Browns and do what
every NFL team does during the fourth preseason game: cross its fingers that there are no injuries.
When I told people that I was going to learn how to can vegetables as
part of my local-eating project many, many people told me "My mother
used to do that," or "My grandmother used to do that every year."
A shuttered Tinley Park auto supply store minutes away from the Metra train station is getting a massive face-lift. Developer Tom Panos aims to convert the former P&R Auto Supply, at
the southeast corner of 176th Street and Oak Park Avenue, into Oak Park
Center.
The Country Club Hills Theater will close out its second season this weekend with three big shows. DeBarge performs Friday, Patti LaBelle takes the stage on Saturday, and the Inside Steppin' Outside Concert & Dance Party runs 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday.