By Rich Miller A couple of Chicago mayoral race polling results from last month have been stuck in my head ever since they were released. The BSP Research poll taken March 15-23 for Northwestern University’s Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy found the two mayoral runoff candidates were running neck and neck. The […]
Author Archives: Tim Hadac
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Suburbanites, you’re next
By Ray Hanania Brandon Johnson, the Cook County Commissioner very few people heard of, defeated Paul Vallas in the runoff for Chicago mayor. Don’t believe that the major issues between them determined the election results. Vallas criticized Johnson for his numerous statements calling to defund the police, his support of looters who destroyed businesses in […]
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Papa Z, your goodness lives on
. . By Joan Hadac Your correspondent in Clearing and Garfield Ridge (708) 496-0265 • joan.hadac@gmail.com As a young couple in their 30s, Steve Zalesny and his wife, Julie, bought a home in the west end of Garfield Ridge, near 57th and Neenah. That was back in the 1980s. Garfield Ridge is where they lived and […]
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‘Now they know’
. Johnson pokes nay-sayers, calls triumph historic By Tim Hadac In his victory speech Tuesday night in a ballroom at the Marriott Marquis on the Near South Side, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson at times sounded like a humble public servant and at others like a self-styled national crusader for social justice. “You know, they said this […]
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Preparing children to receive First Holy Communion
. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 Over the last two weekends, Rev. Tom McCarthy, OSA and Mrs. Mary Jo Jenkins held two retreats in the St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for children preparing to receive communion for the first time. Many of […]
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Our library is open and busy
. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 I am happy to report that West Lawn Branch Library is open. A reader of my column called to ask me if our branch was going to be closed for remodeling. After checking the Chicago Public Library website, calling and talking with […]
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Ordering open for triangle bricks
. Ongoing project honors military veterans By Tim Hadac Orders are now being taken for inscribed decorative bricks to honor local military veterans. The bricks will be added to those already installed at the triangle at 55th, Archer and Narragansett. The 4-by-8 inch bricks cost $30 each. For full details, visit bricksrus.com/donorsite/grcc. Sometimes called the […]
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Scouts visit historic lodge
Members of Boy Scout Troop 1441, sponsored by St. Mary Star of the Sea Holy Name Society, traveled to the Owasippe Scout Reservation in Twin Lakes, Mich. earlier this month. Staying in the historic camp welcoming lodge (built in 1946), Scouts took turns as teams to prepare all meals while working on their Cooking merit […]
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Must boost railroad safety, García says
. From staff reports With railroad safety still in the headlines, U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-4th) this month joined 15 other Members of Congress in writing a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg urging the Department to implement stronger rail safety standards, specifically mandating the use and maintenance of wayside detector systems. […]
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Thousands of jobs for teens this summer
. Mayor launches 2023 One Summer Chicago By Tim Hadac Summer employment and volunteer opportunities for as many as 20,000 young people await, via the 2023 One Summer Chicago initiative launched last week by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. The annual effort provides in-person job and life-skills training for city residents ages 14 to 24 from June […]