Manhattan woman Kelsey Cowan is doing her part to help recovering cancer patients ease into the healing process by offering free paramedical tattoos that make them feel a little more like themselves. “I don’t really have it in me to charge people for that,” Cowan said. Not all shops “pay with a smile” for those […]
Yearly Archives: 2024
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Aguilar congratulates Forest View on centennial
Cook County Commissioner Frank Aguilar paid a visit to the Village of Forest View’s Board of Trustees meeting on December 10 to read a special Resolution in honor of the village’s centennial. The resolution was sponsored by Aguilar, who is the Cook County Commissioner of the 16th District. It read that the village was founded […]
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Developer plans townhomes and row homes at former Willow Swim Club
Townhouses and row homes, each costing around $750,000, will be built where the Willow Swim Club had been located for nearly eight decades. The former Willow Swim Club, 11300 W. 83rd Street, last saw swimmers in 2008. The site is at the northwest corner of German Church Road and Wolf Road. At the Dec. 12 […]
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Time to start on our second hundred years
As we get ready to begin our 101st year as a community newspaper, let’s take time to look back and reflect on how we came to be. What began as an amusing tabloid in November of 1924 grew into a significant newspaper venture that has now spanned over a century. Ain’t We Got Fun the […]
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Louis “Gino” Di Crescenzo
Louis “Gino” Di Crescenzo, 74, passed away surrounded by family on Dec. 24, 2024, in Chicago. He was born on Nov. 7, 1950, in Guardiagrele, Italy, and was a loving husband, father, nonno, brother, and son who touched the lives of everyone he met.
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John “Coachie” Bernard Sintich
John “Coachie” Bernard Sintich, 78, died at home on December 11, 2024.
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John A. Covert
John A. Covert, 70, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.
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Jack Robles
Jack Robles, 70, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
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Darwin Ray Blake
Darwin Ray Blake, 87, a longtime resident of Summit, Illinois, and formerly of Palos Park, passed away peacefully at home on Friday morning, Dec. 20, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
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Rafael Murillo
Rafael Murillo, 85, of Chicago, passed away on Dec. 5, 2024. He was born on July 8, 1939, and will be remembered as a cherished family member and friend.