. By Tim Hadac While it appears to be running at least six months behind schedule, an Andy’s Frozen Custard is coming to Garfield Ridge, 23rd Ward Ald. Silvana Tabares said last week. If all goes according to a revised plan, the new Andy’s will be located in the vacant bank building at 6366 S. […]
Author Archives: Tim Hadac
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A bit more sunshine each day
. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 517-7796 . The middle of January is here. Days are getting a little longer, mostly in the evening. I notice it when I walk Oliver. According to what I have read, we are gaining about two minutes […]
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Sometimes, older is much better
. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 . I recently decided that this is a good time of year to organize my old address book, which I actually started using before cellphones had been invented. Yes, I know it’s 2024 and we have all our friends and […]
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U.S. hypocrisy never in short supply
. By Ray Hanania . Under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, America began to build up its reputation as the leader of the free world. One of the most important aspects of carrying that title was to lead the fight to champion freedom and to speak out against human rights violations, injustices and government-sanctioned crimes, especially against innocent […]
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Out with the old, in with the new
. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 . Happy New Year everyone! Welcome the new and say goodbye to the old. Each year comes and goes. The old fades away. The new arrives but before long it too becomes the old. This is the way of life. The grass withers and the flowers […]
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A change coming to Marquette Park
. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . Today we are continuing to catch up on what we missed during the weeks I was gone. We’ll start with a question: What business was on the southwest corner of Lithuanian Plaza Court and Western Avenue […]
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Their voices brought joy to thousands
. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . Happy 2024. As I mentioned last week, we have some catching up to do from the weeks I was gone. So let’s get started with this one: It was back in 1947 that a Chicago Lawn […]
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Crime fighting is focus of CAPS meetings
. Crime prevention is the focus of several Chicago Police Department CAPS meetings coming up on the Southwest Side in the weeks ahead. Police will offer the latest crime data, and residents and local business owners will have the opportunity to meet beat officers, air concerns and join forces to implement constructive solutions to crime-related […]
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Police Reports
. Crime reports courtesy of swchicagopost.com. Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken, and people charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. . Two shot dead in Chicago Lawn A 49-year-old […]
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Plenty of holiday catching-up to do
. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . Happy belated Christmas to you all! I’ve been gone for several weeks and I do want to thank you for the calls of concern and condolence. As many of you know, my son-in-law, Brian Krol, passed […]