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Wildlife Artists Inc. is an organization that supports conservation and sustainability. They are strongly anti-poaching. Members of this organization travel to rainforests all over the world to partner with locals, help provide a source of income for remote villagers, and do their part to reduce their footprint. 

One of the ways the organization raises money to support their goals and raise awareness is to feature an endangered animal in their marketing campaigns. The creators, Gerry and Diana Ward, were also the artists for this tiger and others including pandas, dolphins, seals, and elephants.

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In the 1988 book If Women Counted, Marilyn Waring spoke out against a United Nations economic study which defined traditionally female work (homemaking, caretaking, etc.) as “of little or no importance.” Though this new fight came during the transition from the second to the third wave of feminism, it sparked what would be known as the Mommy Wars, a cultural and emotional arena which pitted working mothers against stay-at-home mothers. “Every mother is a working mother” was not only adopted as a quick retort to those who undervalued home and parenting work, but was also taken on as the name of non-profit advocacy groups, batted around in political discourse around the welfare system, and even in campaigns for pay equality, access to reproductive care, childcare and more.

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Home of the Titans! Tinley Park High School is a public high school located in a suburban village of Chicago. Opened in 1961 and currently educating 1,100 students, the school has an impressive athletic record, with its football team winning the state championship during the 1986-1987 school year. Tinley Park High School is one of four schools in the Bremen Community High School District. 

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The Tinley Park Fire Department was founded in 1901 in Tinley Park, Illinois, and has since been providing the area with fire suppression as well as fire prevention through outreach and programs in the community. They are very active in the community to advance public safety through fire prevention, investigation, and education programs. The Tinley Park Fire Dept. was once volunteer based, however, as the town of Tinley Park has expanded, so has the fire department. There are now 4 strategically placed fire-houses in the area so to ensure they are all fully staffed firefighters are scheduled and are paid-per-call, this change happening in 1976. The over 125 firefighters are scheduled part-time at one of the 4 fire-houses, with a few key positions being full time, such as fire chief.

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"Hosanna" is a biblical word appearing in both the Old and New Testaments. It is similar to “Hallelujah” as a declaration of praise, but is also used as an appeal for salvation. It is derived from two Hebrew words, “Yasha” (save us) and “Na” (we pray). 

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In 1927, 25-year old Charles Lindbergh rose to international fame after successfully flying from New York to Paris in the world's first nonstop transatlantic flight. Following his return to the U.S., Lindbergh became a sensation, receiving a ticker tape parade and a ceremony from the governor of New York that was witnessed by about four million people. Lindbergh is still the youngest Time Man of the Year following his appearance on the cover in 1928. The plane Lindbergh used, the Spirit of St. Louis, became famous in its own right, appearing on a USPS stamp and as a toy produced by Hubley. The Lindbergh flight is credited with jumpstarting public interest in aviation, with 1930's Aviator of the Year, Elinor Smith Sullivan, remarking, "The twenties was such an innocent time...I think they felt like this man was sent by God to do this. And it changed aviation forever because all of a sudden the Wall Streeters were banging on doors looking for airplanes to invest in."

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In a promotion for the Chicago-based radio station Q-101, listeners were encouraged to switch to the new radio station. Beginning as rock station WKQX in 1977, it would be rebranded as “Q-101” in the early 1980s. In the mid-1980s, it became a top station for Adult Contemporary and hosted Dr. Ruth Westheimer’s program Sexually Speaking. In 1988, the station was purchased by Emmis Communications and would continue to air the adult top 40 format until the early 1990s. On July 14th, 1992, the station began playing an alternative rock format and became “Chicago’s New Rock Alternative.” As an alternative rock station, Q-101 hosted music festivals and promoted local artists. In 2011, WKQX was sold, and the format switched over to news; Q-101 moved to stream online as an internet-only station. The final on-air show ended at 1:01 a.m., July 15th with the song “Tonight, Tonight” by Chicago-based The Smashing Pumpkins.

In 2014, after failed news ratings, the station on 101.1 began broadcasting alternative hits again under new ownership, Cumulus Radio Group. Although the station tried to capture the alternative music fanbase of Q101, the Q101 signature programs and radio personalities did not return. As station ratings fluctuated, some former Q101 content creators and personalities joined the new company, but the Cumulus format still remains with more broad definitions of alternative including lighter fare, such as Coldplay, gracing the airwaves.

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WMET were once the call letters for the current Chicago radio station WEBG. The station began in 1959 and went through various formats such as adult contemporary and Top 40 until 1979 when it switched to an album oriented rock format and adopted slogans such as, “the mighty MET,” “Chicago’s classic rock,” and “95 and a half, Pure Rock.” In 1985, the music was interrupted every 30 minutes with a voice of a man saying “enough is enough.” Listeners flooded the station’s receptionists with calls about the interruptions only to be told the engineers were looking into it. The publicity stunt was conducted by the station to gain interest in its move to the adult contemporary format. On January 11, 1985, the station no longer played rock and roll. Since then the station has changed owners and format multiple times including jazz and Spanish-language. Since 2015, it has been rebranded Big 95.5 playing a country music format.