A Mother’s Day women’s karate practice will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Kahle Community Center, 236 Kingsbury Grade. The practice is open to women of all levels and ages who ...

FORTY FORT —Seven Little Dragons karate students await their cue to take the shield position from instructor Gary Barnes. As the children, ages 4 to 7, place their arms in front guarding themselves in ...

For a dozen years, Donna Kroll shuttled her sons to karate practice at the Peter Claver Center in Joliet and settled into a seat on the sidelines to watch as they went through their moves. But in ...