Editors note: Dec. 1, 2018, marks the 60th anniversary of the fire at Our Lady of the Angels School on Chicago’s West Side. This story was originally published on Sept. 1, 2003.

Instructor Paulette Purser, of Algiers, helps fourth-grader Jerry Jones at Visitation of Our Lady School in Marrero use the 'sighting' technique to more accurately place facial features on his end ...

On Dec. 1, 1958, a fire consumed Our Lady of the Angels grade school on the West Side of Chicago, killing 92 children and three nuns. A wire story from that day captured a fragment of the desperati… ...

She led processions to petition Our Lady for the school’s needs. During the Great Peshtigo Fire, she led an all-night procession until a downpour put out the blaze, making her school one of only ...

A fourth-grade class at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy in Queens became published authors with their book A ...

It was a cold afternoon in Chicago on Monday, Dec. 1, 1958. It was about 20 minutes before the end of classes at Our Lady of the Angels School on the city’s West Side.

— Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women is entering a new era of leadership. The school has appointed Christina Lacagnina to lead the school as president beginning with the upcoming school year.

A PRIMARY school celebrating its 80th year is looking for former pupils to help it create a book of memories. Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School in Oxford Road, Cowley, was established in 1933 ...

Garcia was president of the Catholic Youth Organization from 1969 to 1976. She retired from IBM Corp. and lives in Chula Vista. Montaño is president of the Our Lady’s School Alumni Assoc… ...

Our Lady, Undoer of Knots. Written by Sylvia Dorham. Illustrated by Mia Sasscer. TAN Books, 2022. 24 pages, $14.95 “When life gets all tangled,/ A little or lots,/ Just run to Our Lady,/ Undoer ...

DEADLIEST U.S. SCHOOL FIRESDEATHS LOCATION DATE Source: NFPA 176 Lake View School Collinwood, OH March 4, 1908 95 Our Lady of the Angels School Chicago, IL Dec. 1, 1958 77 Cleveland School Beulah ...