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.

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… ...

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.

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 ...

Young author John Ross Cocozza Jr., 7, signs copies of his book, "Dinoland," for students at Our Lady Help of Christians School in 2010. Don't Edit Advance file photo ...

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 ...

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… ...