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The High Price of A Dream
http://www.dailyfinance.com By Michael Romain Justin Guyton has a fight on his hands. The current Morehouse freshman and Proviso Math and Science Academy graduate is on a mission to raise enough money...
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The Ground Speaks: A Photo Essay (Part I)
By Michael Romain For 12 years, Gordon Hanson has served on the Village’s liquor commission under Mayors Connor, Yarbrough and now current Mayor Perkins. He’s a former library trustee. He’s an Area Two...
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Recent Illinois School Report Card Data Shows Latinos Now the Largest...
By Michael Romain According to a Chicago Sun-Times report published last Friday, “35 Chicago area school districts have seen a change in the ethnic or racial makeup of their largest group of students...
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Maywood Library Becomes Inspiration for Resident’s Change.org Petition
When she discovered that her local library was closing, Maywood resident Joellen Hopson started a petition on the website Change.org in order to raise funds for the venerable institution, which has...
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In Maywood, Two College Interns Get a Master Class In Policing
Ian Harris, left, and Adam Dreger. (The Village Free Press). Monday, April 28, 2014 || By Michael Romain Maywood Chief of Police Valdimir Talley said that when he was hired by the village on December...
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In The Shadow Of A Congressman: Two Hours With Danny K. Davis (Part One)
(Congressman Davis with Paul Gattuso inside of Paul’s Pizza in Westchester. Photo by Michael Romain for The Village Free Press). Wednesday, June 18, 2014 || By Michael Romain Danny K. Davis, as most...
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A Conversation With Maywood Firefighter Karen Ross
(Maywood Firefighter/Aerial ladder Truck Operator Karen Ross takes time out from a ladder rescue drill to pose for a picture with a few Maywood Residents. Photo courtesy Maywood Fire Department)....
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28-year-old Proviso West Alum Campaigning to Become a Chicago Alderman
Maurice J. Robinson outside of the Genesis Center in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Photo by Michael Romain for the Village Free Press. Monday, October 27, 2014 || By Michael Romain CHICAGO | Maurice...
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Bellwood Native Jayaire Woods Releases Debut Album, Shouts Out Hometown...
Jayaire Woods, photographed for Rolling Out. | Alex Zandro. Wednesday, October 21, 2015 || Originally Published: Rolling Out || 10/20/15 || By Todd Davis On the eve of the release of what has now...
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One Maywoodian Remembers ‘White Flight’, Says Village’s Diversity Is Why She...
Cheryl Bussert helps Lathan Fields find a book at the Forest Park Middle School library on Oct. 8, 2015. Cheryl, who is semi-retired, lives in Maywood, but works in Forest Park as a teachers...
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Relatives, Neighbors Remember Maywood Native Killed in Chicago
Sunday, October 25, 2015 || By Michael Romain “My nephew was smarter than 10 Obamas,” said the Rev. Wallace W. Sykes during a Sunday sermon preached from the pulpit of the Second Baptist Church, 436 S....
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Michael Curry, Baptized In A Maywood Church, Becomes First Black Head of...
Bishop Michael Curry, who was installed as the new presiding bishop of the 2.5 million-member Episcopal Church. | Jill Knight. Monday, November 2, 2015 || Originally Published: The Christian Century...
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Black Female United Airlines Pilot Is A Broadview Native And Lindop Grad
Nia Wordlaw sits for a PBS interview. Below, she’s pictured in the September 2015 issue of Marie Claire magazine. Wordlaw was born in Chicago and raised in the western suburbs, attending grade school...
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Milestones: Maywood Native Paris Lee Makes ISU Basketball History For …|...
Paris Lee #1 of the Illinois State Redbirds looks to keep the ball in bounds against the Wichita State Shockers during the MVC Basketball Tournament Semifinals at the Scottrade Center on March 7, 2015...
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A Maywood Court of Mercy Administers Second Chances
Limmy Williams, 49, of Bellwood, receives recognition for completing two years in a Cook County drug court treatment program during a small courtroom ceremony last month. | Below, the court’s...
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Spotlight: In Broadview, an Art Gallery Hides in Plain Sight
Robert Walker, the owner of Gold Elite Jewelers, inside of the small gallery space adjacent the jewelry store earlier this month. | Shanel Romain/Village Free Press Friday, September 30, 2016 || By...
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Proviso West Alum to Open New Specialty Brew Cafe in Oak Park
Darrell and Reesheda Washington outside of their soon-to-open coffee shop, L!VE Cafe, in Oak Park. The space will be a one-of-a-kind gathering spot for visionaries and coffee connoisseurs alike. |...
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BRIEFLY: Halloween Fun Overtakes Villages | Maywood Tosses Landmark Removal...
Maywood Police Chief Valdimir Talley with attendees at the Maywood Park District’s annual Halloween Fest on Saturday. | Photo submitted || Below: Participants during Broadview Park District’s haunted...
View ArticleNike To Release New Film Featuring Maywood Resident Dorothy Gaters
Friday, January 12, 2018 || By Michael Romain || @maywoodnews Featured image: Dorothy Gaters, center, with her Marshall High School basketball players. | MLK Classic Last year, Nike debuted its...
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