Posts by Tim Hadac
Evil returns to 64th Street
. Thousands may visit popular Halloween spectacle . By Cosmo Hadac What started as a way to connect with her neighbors during the peak of the pandemic has become a Halloween attraction that brings several thousand people to the Clearing neighborhood. Carnevil is now an annual event of epic frights and fun at 5716 W.…
Read MoreFind time to hide Halloween candy
. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 Hello neighbors! This is a busy time of year as we start thinking about the upcoming holidays, do some fall gardening, weatherize our homes, look for our jackets and sweaters, and most importantly, find hiding places for the Halloween candy…
Read MoreTime for sweatshirts, jackets and warm socks
. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 Well, the weather has turned to fall, along with the sunrise being later and sunset earlier. It is sweatshirt, warm socks and jacket time – goodbye capris and sandals. With that comes preparation for Halloween. Sts.…
Read MoreSeems like 1993 was only yesterday
. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 As I am typing this column, I realize that today is my anniversary, for it was on Oct. 7, 1993 that my first neighborhood column appeared in the Southwest News-Herald. The fact that I’ve hit the 30-year…
Read MoreThe silent are complicit in Israel-Palestine conflict
. By Ray Hanania . You can’t denounce Hamas and Palestinian violence against Israel if you have been silent about Israeli government violence against Palestinians. Those who only denounce Hamas violence but are silent on Israeli government violence are complicit in the terrorism that is sweeping through Israel and Palestine. If you don’t know anything…
Read MoreWe need more migrants, alderman says
. Rodriguez accuses colleagues of ‘anti-American’ attitudes . (From the September 29, 2023 Greater Southwest News-Herald) By Tim Hadac A Southwest Side alderman told a group of local business leaders last week that Chicago needs more, not fewer migrants from the nation’s southern border. “I make the argument that we need more migrants in the…
Read MoreIt’s so easy to help others
. By Tim Hadac Editor Clear-Ridge Reporter & NewsHound . With busloads of migrants already in the city and more on the way, thousands of Chicagoans with compassion in their hearts continue to be in “do something” mode. But rather than clean out your closets and dump your unwanted clothes (and other items) at the…
Read MoreMigrants no longer a Chicago-only issue
. By Rich Miller I sent a top Democratic strategist whom I respect a copy of the Venezuelan migrant-related poll I posted for my subscribers last week. Among other things, the M3 Strategies poll of 659 likely Chicago voters found that pluralities of likely Chicago voters said they opposed “migrants being housed by the city…
Read MoreA year later, Mateo murder still unsolved
. Family, friends march, demand justice for Tae By Tim Hadac A year after she held the hand of her 3-year-old son as he lay dying, Verónica Zastro has seen justice delayed, but insists it won’t be denied. Surrounded by dozens of family members, friends and neighbors last Saturday, the young mother witnessed the unveiling…
Read MorePassenger lounge coming to Midway
. But ‘first’ claim won’t fly with some By Tim Hadac Complaints about food and beverage concessions at Midway International Airport are nothing new, but a claim made by the Johnson Administration last week generated a new bit of grumbling from some Southwest Side history buffs and other aviation fans. In a prepared statement released…
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