Posts by Tim Hadac
May you have a wonderful month
By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 Happy May to all. The month of May was named for the Roman goddess Maia, who oversaw the growth of plants. We can see that growth all around us as we walk through our neighborhood or just look out our windows. May the…
Read MoreTime for fajitas, carnitas and Corona
. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 We celebrated Polish Constitution Day with some Polish food and beer early in the week. Now it’s time to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with maybe some fajitas, carnitas, tortillas and Corona. It might be more popular…
Read MoreReady for your close-up, Chicago?
. By Ray Hanania I remember watching TV when protesters threw metal barrels through the windows of the Conrad Hilton Hotel and other buildings along Michigan Avenue during the 1968 Democratic Convention. The convention resulted in clashes between anti-war protesters and an army of police driven by then Mayor Richard J. Daley’s anger at how his…
Read MoreWhere does the General Assembly go from here?
By Rich Miller We’re going to talk some history today. According to testimony at the federal ComEd Four trial, then-House Speaker Mike Madigan’s former 13th Ward alderperson, Frank Olivo, was brought on as a subcontractor under then-ComEd Chairman and CEO Frank Clark. Clark retired in September 2011, almost a dozen years ago. He has never…
Read MoreTime for pierogi, golabki and Żywiec
. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 Polish Constitution Day is celebrated this week on May 3. It is a national holiday celebrating the declaration of Poland’s constitution in 1791. It was “de-listed” but reestablished after the fall of communism. So Happy Constitution…
Read MoreWeather can’t stop golfers at the park
. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 At this time of year, as we bounce back and forth from winter to spring and back again, one thing we can count on is that the Marquette Park Golf Course did indeed open for business as…
Read MoreRead all about the 1893 World’s Fair
. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 Did you know that May 2023 is the 130th anniversary of the World’s Columbian Exposition? This amazing event was held in Chicago from May to October 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World…
Read MoreMay calendar filling up quickly
. By Patti Tyznik Your correspondent in Clearing and Garfield Ridge (708) 496-0265 • ptyznik@gmail.com May is sure shaping up to be plenty busy around here with graduations, communions, weddings and of course, Mother’s Day. As the days grow longer, there’s more time to enjoy evening walks. Have you had the pleasure of hearing the sounds…
Read MoreMore about race, less about truth
. By Ray Hanania It was bad enough when white racists would lie about the physical attributes of African Americans to justify maintaining the dual system of segregation. Just as bad is the reverse racism that grew from the suffering many African Americans faced as a consequence of racism, even as the civil rights movement…
Read MoreTools are already in the toolbox
. By Rich Miller The now-notorious violent youth riot in downtown Chicago during a recent weekend got me to thinking of a press conference way back in 2010. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley voiced frustration about what he said were large groups of suburban kids causing trouble on Chicago’s lakefront, even though plenty of Chicago…
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