Category: Chicago – Chicago Lawn

. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . Cleaning, restoration and remodeling continues at the Chicago Lithuanian Youth Center on Claremont Avenue. New programs have been well attended and recent classes, Like Making Your Own Bacon Buns, have sold out quickly. Thanks to recent […]

. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . Over at 87th and Kedzie, it’s just one month shy of seven years since the Ultra Foods closed on the northwest corner. It will soon be 10 years since Luther South High School closed on the […]

. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . A while back I wrote a story about a man working in South America, reading a newspaper from back home; and saddened by what he read about youth violence, vowed that when he came back, he […]

. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . After the surprising snow coming down like a blizzard for a while last Friday night, I was especially glad to see the sun Saturday morning, for Patrick Downs (St. Rita High School class of 2018) was […]

. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . At this time of year, most every Christian faith takes part in the Lenten Season leading up to Easter, There are many different ways to do that, including giving up a favorite treat, attending special prayer […]

. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . Last week I asked if you would like to learn how to make bacon buns from an old family recipe. The first time I ever had bacon buns was several years back at a Sisters of […]

. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . Last week, I wrote a front-page story about a meeting held at Marquette Park. It addressed a new project planned at the park, which would be erected between the fieldhouse and the lagoon incorporating the site […]

. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . Last fall we talked about a GoFundMe page that had been set up to aid the former Hope Lutheran Church in completing some of the repairs and remodeling that the building needs. The church on 64th […]

. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . As many of you may have heard, the Rev. John Flynn OSA passed away this month at the age of 96. A 1936 graduate of St. Rita High School, Father Flynn celebrated his 70th year in […]

. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . I have been planning on checking out the new Harold’s Chicken location since it opened at 2900 W. 63rd St. This week I did. This is the first business venture for new owner Alicia Cooper. What […]