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Council Oak Montessori Inspires Community and Leadership - Chicago Parent

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Council Oak Montessori Inspires Community and Leadership - Chicago Parent

At Council Oak Montessori School, education is about more than academics. It’s about nurturing the child in a way that inspires purpose, creativity and community-minded leadership. As a high-fidelity Montessori school serving children from preschool through 8th grade, COMS remains deeply committed to the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori. From its curriculum and local partnerships to its outdoor environment, this school is designed to support …Read Article

Innovative MedTech to Acquire Ticketbash

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Innovative MedTech to Acquire Ticketbash

Innovative MedTech Makes Strategic Shift in Business Direction to the AI Sports and Entertainment Industry BLUE ISLAND, IL - June 2, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Innovative MedTech, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC: IMTH), a provider of health and wellness services, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of Ticketbash, a ticket servicing company for live events. Ticketbash had 2024 revenues of approximately $7.6 Millio…Read Article

Former Gov. Pat Quinn shares Memorial Day message in Blue Island

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Former Gov. Pat Quinn never served in the military, but he still has a keen perspective on what Memorial Day means. Quinn was lieutenant governor of Illinois from 2003-2009 and governor from 2009-2015. In that time, he said he attended more than 300 funerals or services for military men and women from Illinois who died serving the United States. Sometimes, he said, he would attend two in a day. The 41st Illinois governor was the guest speaker Mo…Memorial Day · Blue Island Read Article

Quinn featured speaker for Memorial Day event

Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will be the featured speaker at the annual Blue Island Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony on Monday, May 26, at 11 a.m., at Memorial Park, 12800 S. Highland Ave., in Blue Island.Memorial Day · Blue Island Read Article

Women in Aviation International honors three incredible aviators – Jackson Advocate

JANS – A fitting tribute to Women’s History Month was the induction of Janet Harmon Bragg (posthumously), Willa Brown Chappell (posthumously), and Captain Theresa Claiborne (retd) into the Women in Aviation International Hall of Fame. The celebration was held in conjunction with the 36th Annual Women in Aviation International Conference at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, on Friday, March 28, 2025. “I am ho…Aviation · Blue Island See the Story

South suburban high school board race results

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Several high school district boards were on the ballot in Tuesday’s election, with voters in the south and southwest suburbs electing members to full and shortened terms. The following unofficial results are from the Cook and Will county clerk offices. District 230 In Orland High School District 230, three incumbent board members sought reelection though there were six other candidates for the four seats. With all precincts reporting, unofficial…Blue Island · Blue Island See the Story

Campione earns award as Educator of the Year

St. Walter-St. Benedict School kindergarten teacher Lori Campione recently received the Blue Island Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year Award.Blue Island · Blue Island Read Article

She Disappeared, And Then Her Husband Was Convicted Of Killing His First Wife

Nine years after 40-year-old Christie Marie Cales vanished from Blue Island, Illinois, in 1998, her daughter, Stacy Peterson, went missing in 2007. The Cales family believes that both Christie and Stacy’s partners were responsible for their respective disappearances, but neither of their cases has been solved. A Turbulent Childhood Before Stacy was even born, her mother, Christie, and father, Anthony, endured a tragedy. While Christie was eight …Lifestyle · Blue Island Read Article

She Went Missing On Her Way To Church: Almost A Decade Later, Her Daughter Vanished

In 1998, Christie Marie Cales, a 40-year-old mother from Blue Island, Illinois, went missing after she supposedly headed out for church, leaving her personal items behind, and never returned. However, her family is convinced that her boyfriend killed her. Almost a decade after Christie vanished, her daughter, Stacy, went missing, too. Her relatives also believe that Stacy’s husband was responsible. A Turbulent Home Christie and her husband, Anth…Church · Blue Island Read Article

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,842 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

This is the grave of Johnny Dodds. Born in 1892 in Waveland, Mississippi, Dodds grew up in a musical family. I don’t know a lot about his family’s background, but given their access to instruments outside of cheap guitars, it seems they were a bit better off than those stuck in the horrors of sharecropping. His father and uncle both played violin and his sister played a melodeon, which is a type of accordion. Someone bought a toy flute for young…Blue Island · Blue Island Read Article

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