- Created on 12 July 2011
Students get taste of legal system at camp
The “What I did on summer vacation” essays for several students who will begin their frehsman year in high school next school year will detail a three-week stint with the The Illinois Law and Leadership Institute in its law camp.
- Created on 12 July 2011
Bud Billiken royal court contestants give oral essays
Candidates vying to be a part of this year’s Bud Billiken Royal Court took the microphone Saturday as part of the oral essay contest. In an auditorium at the Northeastern University’s Carruther’s Center for Inner City Studies, 700 E. Oa
- Created on 14 June 2011
Prom 2011: That unforgettable night
Finally! After months of anticipation, preparation, matching colors, selecting the dress – that hopefully another girl didn't pick too – and hitting their parents’ pockets hard, high school seniors all over Chicagoland enjoyed one of the
- Created on 28 June 2011
Local organizations takes a look at teens’ ‘koncerns’
Earlier this month, children of all ages danced under a large tent in a wide, grassy lot located on the side of the Lake Grove Village Housing Complex. The lot, at 35th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, began to fill with neighborhood residents and support
- Created on 14 June 2011
Local NAACP ACT-SO students headed to nationals
Hundreds of students competed in April in the Chicago Westside NAACP's Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) competition held at Whitney Young high school.
