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By Peggy Zabicki
Your correspondent in West Lawn
3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327
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The next couple of weeks have many important dates. Feb. 10 is Chinese New Year. Feb. 12 is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Feb. 14 is Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. George Washington’s birthday is Feb. 22. May each of these days become an opportunity for learning and for gratitude.
On Feb. 13, 20 and 27 the Autumn Green Midway Village senior community, 6700 S. Keating, will be conducting tours of their facilities. The tours start at 2 p.m. and will provide visitors an opportunity to connect with the Autumn Green staff and residents. Registration is required. Call (773) 819-6560.
West Lawn Little League is now open for registration for their 2024 baseball season. The league plays at the field at 6336 S. Kilbourn. For information, call (773) 370-2349 or send an email to godinezjohn386@gmail.com.
All kids ages 3 to 15 years old are invited to make their own robot on Monday, Feb. 26 at 6 to 7 p.m. This educational experience will take place at the Archer Heights Branch Library, 5055 S. Archer. Children will use basic craft items to build a gravity-powered robot that can walk on its own. How exciting! I know a child who would love this. I will let you know how it goes. Call the library at (312) 747-9241 for more information.
All high school students who live in the Chicago Lawn (8th) Police District are invited to attend a teen forum hosted by the Eighth District Police Council. The forum will take place at Kennedy High School, 6325 W. 56th St., on Saturday, Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon. The forum will provide an opportunity for teens to participate in a discussion about policing and youth. Call the Eighth District Police for more information at (312) 747-8730.
I got a lot of phone calls and texts last month regarding gunshots heard near 61st and Central Park on Dec. 9. I heard them too, because I am a block away from that corner. I didn’t have a lot of information for the callers. Many of us did call the police when we heard the shots. I found out that our neighbor, Johnny Huizar, was shot in the face as he was walking home from his job at Midway Airport. He somehow managed to walk home after being shot, but he later died. Recently, the suspected shooter was arrested. My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Johnny Huizar.
I also extend condolences to the family and many friends of George Hresil on his recent passing. George was a longtime resident of West Lawn and for many years, my neighbor two doors down. George was a father and grandfather. My deepest sympathy to the entire Hresil family.
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years” – Abraham Lincoln.