. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 Let us all remember to reflect this Monday on Patriot Day, a day we will never forget. Some of the best times I had as a young girl were as a Girl Scout. Starting with Brownies […]
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Hustle and bustle and back at our schools
. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 Welcome, September, where we will celebrate Labor Day, remember Patriot Day and observe several Jewish holidays later in the month. Well, everyone is back to school. Living across the street from a public school can be […]
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Summer 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. […]
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Help this Scout earn his Eagle wings
. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 Southwest Sider Andrew Salinas is working towards his Eagle Scout rank by collecting donations of toys and clothing for Mutual Ground, an Aurora-based organization that helps victims of domestic abuse. If you want to help by […]
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Help clean up our neighborhoods for summer
By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 “The Birds in our Backyards,” is the name of the new mural along the north side of Peck School. It really is a pretty mural depicting the various types of birds that can be seen in the neighborhood […]
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Warn residents about variety of scams
By Joe Boyle If it seems to good to be true, it usually is. Ariel Berchtold, digital marketing manager for the Better Business Bureau of Northern Illinois, informed residents who attended the Archer Heights Civic Association meeting earlier this month that the old axiom usually proves to be true. Berchtold told the audience at St. […]
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Fourth of July activities begin month of fun
By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 I wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July. If your kids are looking for some fun and reading, Sts. Bruno and Richard School will be hosting “Paletas in the Park” at the corner of 49th and […]
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Time 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 […]
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Time 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 […]
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Must the red robin be bobbin’ so early?
. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 It is that time of year–when the red robin goes bob bob bobbin’ along–wake up you sleepy head. But does that robin have to be bobbin’ at 5 a.m. or even earlier? The “dawn chorus” is […]