Established 1962

As Oak Lawn Community High School transitions from Country House Kitchens to K12 by Elior, it will continue to provide free meal packets to students/families as part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). 

Free meals will be available for curbside pick-up from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Each daily meal packet will include breakfast, lunch, and beverage items. The meals will be distributed at Oak Lawn Community High School from the Northwest corner of the building. Vehicles should enter the campus from Austin Ave. (north of the football field) and exit onto Southwest Highway. 

The meals are available to any and all families with household children under age 18. Participants are not required to be OLCHS students nor do children need to be present at the pick-up.

The program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). For more details on the ISBE Summer Food Service Program, check out www.isbe.net/sfsp. 

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Reavis High School 2009 alumna Jessica Watychowicz qualified for the 2021 U.S. Olympic track and field trials in the 10,000 m event, however, did not make the Olympic team.

She has been living and training in Colorado.

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The Prairie Trails Public Library District will be hosting a “Chicago in the Movies” night on Tuesday, July 6 at 7 p.m. at the library, 8449 Moody Ave. 

“Chicago is featured in some of the most beloved movies in cinema history, from musicals to action films, from comedies to gangster films, Chicago has covered it all!” the library said on its website. “Join us in watching memorable characters such as Eliot Ness, Jake and Elwood Blues, Al Capone, Dr. Richard Kimble (The Fugitive), Ferris Bueller and more in this celebration of the Windy City!” 

The event will be presented by Steven Frenzel of Marquee Film Talks. Those who wish to attend can register at the Prairie Trails Public Library District website: https://www.prairietrailslibrary.org/. 

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The Burbank Park District will be hosting an Independence Day celebration on Saturday, June 26 from 4:30 to 10 p.m. at Michael Looney Park, 77th and Narragansett. 

There will be a fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. as well as carnival games, a horseshoe tournament, a bags tournament, bingo, food vendors, a beer garden, a climbing wall, face painting, and a disc jockey. 

For additional information, call the Burbank Park District at 708-599-2070 or 708-599-3873 or visit www.burbankparkdistrict.org.

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