The week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6 is Catholic Schools Week across the United States. Catholic Schools in Cook and Lake counties will welcome the public during special open houses and will focus on the value of Catholic education with other special events in their schools throughout the week. The theme is "Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service."
Third-grader Elaine Chatman-Borowiec makes her card on Feb. 2 at St. Thomas the Apostle School in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
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