. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 If you spend time texting you are no doubt familiar with the acronym OMG. If not, I will tell you it is another way of expressing shock, wonderment, or as the letters represent: Oh My Gosh. That […]
Author Archives: Tim Hadac
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100 Misguided Lawmakers Could Undermine American Universities
. By Brian O’Shaughnessy American universities have long attracted the best and brightest from around the world. They come for the sophisticated research opportunities that prevail in academic labs — funded, in part, by American taxpayer dollars. But with taxpayer dollars comes political scrutiny. One-hundred members of Congress proposed a reinterpretation of the law that […]
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Biggs announces re-opening
. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 The restaurant Biggs at the Bridge, at the corner of Marquette and Cicero, will be reopening on April 1. This neighborhood gem will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, according to an announcement. Enjoy a burger, hot […]
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Dems fight ‘extremist’ candidates
. By Rich Miller Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters a few weeks ago that he was concerned about some local school and library board races. “There are organizations that are anti-LGBTQ, that are racist, they’re anti Muslim, that are supporting candidates for these local boards. And they’re trying to take over at a local level […]
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Archer ‘going green’ next month
. Parade to salute hero Danny Golden . By Tim Hadac A man hailed as a hero for his bravery and sacrifice last year will be saluted at the 2023 Archer Avenue St. Patrick’s Day parade, set for Saturday, March 11. Chicago Police Officer Danny Golden, 32, a third-generation member of the force and an […]
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March will be busy at the library
By Patti Tyznik Your correspondent in Clearing and Garfield Ridge (708) 496-0265 • ptyznik@gmail.com One of the nice things about living in this neighborhood and working at the library is all the wonderful people I get to meet. This past year has brought so many new faces into the branch as well as into my life: […]
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Community salutes Richard Techman
In a move engineered by 23rd Ward Ald. Silvana Tabares, the Chicago Department of Transportation has installed a street sign noting that the 5300 block of South Mobile has been given the honorary designation of Richard Techman Way. Techman, a longtime president of the Garfield Ridge Civic League, died suddenly and unexpectedly last October. […]
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Above all, let’s support Ukraine
By Ray Hanania The terrorist regime in Tehran, Iran is providing weapons to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Iran is the same nation that supports terrorist militias that have targeted American soldiers who are fighting to eradicate the ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Iran is partnering with Syria to block relief from getting to […]
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State’s fiscal heath looking good
By Rich Miller After taking a pandemic-induced hiatus from proposing large, permanent base spending increases and instead using most revenue increases for one-time expenditures, Gov. JB Pritzker’s recently proposed Fiscal Year 2024 state budget appears to increase base operational spending by at least $2.75 billion, or 7.9%. Annual pension payments will also rise by a […]
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Even now, Washington is an inspiration
. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 Happy Birthday to George Washington, whose birthday is Feb. 22, 1732. He was our country’s first president, the Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the president of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution. Very […]