New Lenox, Orland Park, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Lockport also made top 100.
Dana Gartlan, 26, was giddy about her appearance on one of her family's favorite game shows.
Cathy Ryskamp and her family saw their garage go up in flames March 29. They never expected what happened next.
Bailee Zaker, 7, died suddenly in October 2013. But before her death, she left a lasting impression on the fields of Oak Forest Park District softball.
After losing three people close to her in eight months, Edie Elkan picked up a harp for the first time in 28 years. Now she runs a program training others to play the instrument for patients in hospitals.
Blarney Stone Pub led its own St. Baldrick's Day effort Saturday, March 22. Find out how much they raised.
If you're feeling braver with each bald photo you see, maybe you can fit one of these into your schedule.
Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
Local baseball organization Tinley Park Bobcats wants all players to be comfortable—and safe—taking the field at Bettenhausen Park. The group is raising money to build handicapped-accessible Challengers Field.
Patch and Disney on Ice will give away five family packs of four tickets each to the show of your choice. Enter to win through Jan. 20.
These animals have it all figured out.
The cabbies pose against the hoods of their cars, mostly fully dressed, to raise money for a lawsuit against the City of Chicago.
Watch Janet Rivera, of Tinley Park, get choked up as she reads the letter to Santa from her son, Dominic, that led to last week's surprise reunion with the boy's Army dad.
Sgt. John Rivera surprised his sixth-grade son, Dominic, during a Central Middle School assembly Friday. Watch the touching reunion.
Leader of the Chicago Archdiocese reflects on his life and his service to the church.
Is this dad a jerk or a prankster? What a terrible gift. (Unless you're a Packers fan.)
Check out photos from the event at the newly opened Down syndrome support and education center in Oak Forest.
Find out which homes and neighborhoods Patch readers suggested had halls decked to the nines. We map more than 60 displays across the south and southwest suburbs.
John Kirkton was brought to tears as he and the board honored maintenance worker Jim Smith for saving a teacher from choking to death. Watch the video of this emotional scene.
An Oak Forest resident has hung religious signs of the season on fences that line Central Avenue as a way to keep the focus of Christmas on Jesus.
Only $150 separated Stephanie Porche from first place as part of WGN's Salvation Army Bell Ringer Idol contest.
Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?
Christian Bucks’ idea to foster friendship spreads to 32 states—and counting.
Volunteer Stephanie Porche uses her musical talent to raise money and spirits at Sam's Club during the holiday season. Now she's competing with other bell ringers as part of WGN's Bell Ringer Idol contest.
Do you know of the best Christmas lights in town? Tell us!
Bremen Youth Services can't forget the kids who lost clothes, beloved toys and necessities in a tornado that struck Washington, Ill.
You'll watch this a couple of times with a smile on your face. Quite the homage to a quintessential piece of Chicago lore and Southland history.
Stop into Tinley Park PetSmart for photos with your pet and Santa, and a special adoption event, brought to you by South Suburban Humane Society.
One Tinley Park High School teacher in a dangerous situation, another man in the right place at the right time. One high school maintenance man changed the lives of a teacher and his family.
Chad Sprayberry organized a group effort to help out in Coal City and Diamond, Ill., after a Nov. 17 tornado devastated the area.
In anticipation of the start of the basketball season, alumni are invited back for a special weekend in their honor.
Liam Corley, a 2010 OFHS graduate, has set his sights on collecting blankets for the homeless around his campus community in Louisville, Kentucky. Can you help?
Officer Michael Lynch was quick to act when he responded to a girl not breathing. His actions saved her life, and Lynch was recently honored with an award for his heroism.
After a wreath-laying ceremony at his mom's grave in Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Tinley Park VFW hosts a welcome home party for Sgt. Matt Sternquist.
Parents and staff from Memorial Elementary filled up Gaelic Park Thursday at a fundraiser for the family of deceased Memorial Elementary teacher Mark Reilly.
Don't forget to tune into NBC on Thursday to catch Marian on national television.
Midlothian resident Nic Weishar and Marist High School senior was tapped for the extremely selective bowl game coming in January 2014.
Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.