When the owners of The Black Oak Restaurant and Tavern opened for business in 2016, they wanted it to be a casual place with upscale food and drink along with a family-friendly atmosphere designed to connect neighborhoods and families. 

What a year 2020 has been for Dance Gallery Chicago! 

Desmond & Ahern, Ltd., Certified Public Accountants, located at 10827 S. Western Ave., has been committed to serving their clients and the community for over 60 years.

Now celebrating 15 years in business at 10528 S. Western Ave., Beverly Bakery is a neighborhood favorite.

As Uhlmann Home Improvement and owner George Uhlmann celebrate the 75-year anniversary of that well-respected family business, its proud history shows why it has survived and thrived throughout the decades.

Come On In

Kathy Figel would gladly exchange all the award recognition given to the Edna White Community Garden for more volunteers.

McAuley Girls are everywhere, but just who is a McAuley Girl?

Thinking about insurance doesn’t usually top the list of leisure activities for people, but sooner or later, people have to think about the future and the importance of good insurance.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been a busy time for Chicago Lock Box and its staff—just ask Elizabeth Mannix Gajos, who has been helping customers at Chicago Lock Box for 18 years.

Charlie and Debbie Anderson always wanted to own a restaurant, and since opening Joseph’s Restaurant and Bar in January 2018, their dream has been a blessing for people who love delicious food and great service.

Although the annual tradition of good news at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Nativity continues, this year, COVID-19 has limited its achievements.

Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live and Living to Serve—the National FFA motto has always been a deeply ingrained part of the way of life at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences.

As the owner/director of Connections Learning Center, 2744 W. 111th St., Debra Gawrys has heard from many parents who say they are tired of having to navigate e-learning.

Celebrating nearly 150 years of educational excellence, Morgan Park Academy (MPA) is an independent college preparatory school for grades PreK-12 that is ranked annually among the top private schools in the state and first among all schools in Chicago’s Southland area.

The Maher Family of Mt. Greenwood is proud to be celebrating the five-year anniversary of their beautiful funeral home in the former Tinley Park library building.

Students and staff at Christ the King (CK) Catholic School are thrilled to be going back in a couple of weeks and return to some normalcy.

A Jesuit Catholic high school, Saint Ignatius College Prep, 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd., offers a diverse community dedicated to educating young men and women for lives of faith, love, service and leadership in the Jesuit tradition of “ad majorem dei gloriam” or “for the greater honor and glory of God.”

Some people think the only place to get a great Chicago-style deep-dish pizza is downtown, but folks in Beverly know they can get an outstanding deep-dish pizza that rivals anything in the city right at the corner of 99th and Wood.

On Friday, March 13, Marist High School faculty, staff, and students left campus for spring break.

In 2005, Cassandra Taylor, a Beverly mom and former award-winning teacher with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), moved her childcare business to a space at Morgan Park Baptist Church.

For the past 24 years, Pat Patton has taken great pride in serving the Beverly/Morgan Park community at Patton Motor Service, and his family business has become a trusted friend to many local residents.

Given its response to being closed in March by the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems that nothing can stop The Original Pancake House-Beverly.

Our lives are filled with much uncertainty lately, and we’ve all been asked to “stay strong” and “stand together.”

While the current pandemic has impacted many aspects of life, Dr. Darrien Gaston is urging local residents not to put off health issues such as screenings for colon cancer.

Whether it’s an injury from work or play, life can be a pain.

Morgan Park High School (MPHS) continues its tradition of excellence that has prevailed since 1916.

As the owner of Oak Lawn Toyota for nearly five decades, Ronnie Colosimo has seen many changes in the automotive industry.

A visit these days to Leo High School for 1967 graduate Jim Carollo is more pilgrimage than a mere visit.

As a Certified Financial Planner™ for nearly a decade, Eddie Patel has helped thousands of people live a fabulous retirement.

When Dr. Karina Langle was looking for a place to open her practice, she had a feeling that Mt. Greenwood would be perfect, and given the response of local families to the opening of Lunettes Family Eyecare and Optical Boutique, she was right.

Several years ago, a local young man, whose identity will remain confidential for this article, sought services with A New Direction (AND).

How did Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Biros Real Estate grow from a one-man office in 1982 to the largest office in the Beverly Hills-Morgan Park real estate market?

Unprecedented is a word that most of us almost never used to use, and now it’s become the word we call on every day as our community, state and country respond to the ever-changing news about the novel coronavirus.

After going through an extensive application process with the city of Chicago, the 95th Street Farmers Market opened for the season on June 21.

When cancer creeps into a family in the community, Christmas Without Cancer (CWC) likely enters the situation.

Providing speech and occupational therapy for local children for the past 13 years, Little You, Inc., is proud to be part of the Mt. Greenwood community.

Sudden summer storms seem to cause serious flooding in the greater Beverly, Morgan Park and Mt. Greenwood area every few years or so.

Brother Rice High School has announced a 50/50 Hybrid model utilizing both in-person and remote learning, as well as a tuition freeze for the 2020-21 school year.

Family values have always been the foundation of Beverly Ridge Funeral Home during its 64 years of serving Mt. Greenwood.

With COVID-19 shutting down salons across the state, Cathy O’Hara and her staff were thrilled in May to get back to serving their many loyal clients at O’Hara and Friends Salon.

For the parents of a child who has autism, behavioral issues or other developmental disabilities, finding the best care for their loved one can be overwhelming.

A Licensed Clinical Psychologist with more than 25 years of counseling experience and 17 years of performing Neurofeedback, Dr. Kathy Abbott, Psy.D., P.C., has helped thousands of local residents achieve peak performance through this drug-free method of retraining the brain to work more effe…

As Illinois and Chicago have entered Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois response to the COVID-19 pandemic, dentists have expressed concerns that patients will continue to put off routine dental care and minor problems such as cavities.

Council Oak Montessori School (COMS), 2521 Grove St., in Blue Island, is moving into this new school year with a renewed commitment and deeper application of the school’s mission to nurture the best within each child, thereby bringing about a better world for each and every one of us.

As Mount Carmel High School enters its 121st year educating young men, this school year will be like no other.

The Fitzpatrick Law Firm, at 11011 S. Kedzie Ave., across from the Mt. Greenwood Library, is a full-service law firm.