Posts by Tim Hadac
St. Nick’s school year takes flight
Southwest Airlines pilot Nick Caulfield (left), a 1973 graduate of St. Nicholas of Tolentine School, returned to his alma mater last Friday to ring in the West Lawn school’s 114th year of providing a Catholic education to area boys and girls. Caulfield was the centerpiece of this year’s opening day theme (Learning Takes Flight), and…
Read MoreThe ones that got away
The fish weren’t biting earlier this month for Boy Scout Troop 1441 (sponsored by St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish) at a fishing derby sponsored by the Iron Horse District of the Pathway to Adventure Council at Tampier Lake. But for their efforts, Scouts were offered the Fishing Merit badge with counselors teaching the…
Read MoreSchools are back already?
. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 I can’t believe that school is back in session already. I wish all the schools would wait until after Labor Day. It is technically still summer. School should start in the fall. Summer goes so quickly for kids and their parents. St. Nicholas…
Read MoreMarquette Park riddle solved
. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 If you have gone through Marquette Park recently and passed by the basketball court just east of Kedzie, you have for sure noticed that it has been cordoned off with tall fencing. Actually, it seems like it…
Read MoreSummer is waving goodbye
. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 As we say goodbye to summer, think of this: “A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summer’s wave goodbye,” author unknown. One of our favorite bartenders, Daria at Guide’s on Archer, mentioned this to me.…
Read MoreMidway Chamber hosts golf, crawls
. By Tim Hadac With summer on the wane, the Midway Chamber of Commerce is kicking its seasonal slate of activities into high gear. First up is the MCC’s 7th Annual Golf Outing, set for noon Friday, Sept. 15 at Stony Creek Golf Course, 5850 W. 103rd St., Oak Lawn. The day will feature a…
Read MoreBanners fly high for veterans
Garfield Ridge resident Mike Hernandez and his family – wife Kim and daughters Mia and Makayla – stand at Archer and Nordica, near a Midway Chamber of Commerce banner honoring Mike for his military service. An Air Force veteran, he served from 1997-2005. Banners saluting nearly three dozen local veterans hang from light poles, mostly…
Read MoreHypocrisy weakens our country
. By Ray Hanania Despite the misleading rantings and personal attacks from people on the left, who believe stating “facts” is the same thing as “having” facts, former President Donald Trump is positioned to easily win the Republican Party nomination next year. The only uncertainty in the election is whether or not the four indictments…
Read MorePolice 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. Pulled from car, shot dead A 34-year-old man was shot…
Read MoreThis is real life, not a movie
. By Rich Miller I don’t think I’ll ever fully understand why Tim Mapes allowed himself to be put into this situation. Not one of the lies former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s former chief of staff is accused of telling a grand jury while under a grant of immunity was about illegal activity. During…
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