By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Miley McCullum is a member of Lyons’ varsity golf team. Kaylee Davenport of Mother McAuley doesn’t play golf at all. But the two have a common bond in the golfing community. They both had their artwork ideas on display at the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship, held in Olympia Fields Aug. […]
Category: Chicago – Clearing
Argo’s Patrick Greda is learning the ropes
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Argo senior Patrick Greda said that prior to three years ago, he had never punched anyone. He has more than made up for it since. Greda has been boxing for three years and is affiliated with the Chicago Heights Boxing Club. The Justice resident has racked up an amateur record […]
Football Season Preview South Suburban Conference
A look at how the area South Suburban Conference teams look heading into the 2023 football season. ARGO HEAD COACH: Phillip Rossberg 2022 RECORD: 5-5 2023 OUTLOOK: A mixture of eight returning starters and some young players will try to keep the momentum going at the Summit school. Back for the Argonauts are seniors […]
Barb heard the ‘magic whistles’
. By Tim Hadac Editor Clear-Ridge Reporter & NewsHound . I first encountered Barb Dulski in 2011, when I joined the “I Grew Up in Clearing” nostalgia group on Facebook. As a lifelong Clearing resident and member of the storied Hill family (of Hill Hardware fame), Barb had quite a bit of neighborhood history to […]
Headaches at Hancock
. Teachers, students, parents protest principal’s ouster By Tim Hadac Almost exactly two years ago, Hancock College Prep High School Principal Vanessa Puentes stood with then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other elected and appointed officials to celebrate the opening of the school’s new building at 5437 W. 64th Place. Two years later, Hancock’s Local School Council […]
A penny for their thoughts
. SW Sider to walk 80 miles to prevent police suicides By Tim Hadac For the third year in a row, Southwest Side native Robert Swiderski will walk 80 miles across the city—visiting all Chicago Police Department district stations–to help prevent suicide among law enforcement officers. This year, the avid runner plans to start once […]
Casten to hold Town Hall on Thursday at Moraine Valley Community College
Congressman Sean Casten (D-6th) will host a town hall in Palos Hills at Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 College Parkway, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 24. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Since being elected to Congress, Casten has made it a top priority to be accessible and in constant communication with constituents—holding over […]
Clear-Ridge Reporter and NewsHound August 23, 2023
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Midway Chamber hosts golf, crawls
. By Tim Hadac With summer on the wane, the Midway Chamber of Commerce is kicking its seasonal slate of activities into high gear. First up is the MCC’s 7th Annual Golf Outing, set for noon Friday, Sept. 15 at Stony Creek Golf Course, 5850 W. 103rd St., Oak Lawn. The day will feature a […]
Banners fly high for veterans
Garfield Ridge resident Mike Hernandez and his family – wife Kim and daughters Mia and Makayla – stand at Archer and Nordica, near a Midway Chamber of Commerce banner honoring Mike for his military service. An Air Force veteran, he served from 1997-2005. Banners saluting nearly three dozen local veterans hang from light poles, mostly […]
