Category: Chicago – Clearing

. 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 […]

. 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 […]

. 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. […]

. 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 […]

. With mayoral race close, turnout is everything By Tim Hadac With polls predicting an extremely close mayoral runoff on Tuesday, April 4, both Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson had their campaigns in high gear this week, rolling out final endorsements and exhorting voters to cast ballots. For the first time in his campaign, Johnson […]

Everyone likes cookies, especially when they’re Girl Scout cookies delivered by a sweet, smiling Scout–as illustrated by police at the Eighth District station last week. Officers, detectives and sergeants were delighted to grab one of 20 boxes of Thin Mints, S’mores, Do-si-dos, Samoas and other varieties from Charlotte Caughey of Brownie Troop 125. The young […]

Some becoming backyard farmers  By Kelly White Complaints about the price of eggs have been so common in recent months, some folks who have never considered backyard farming are now thinking of buying a hen or two. To help educate people about the matter, The Feed Store, 5408 S. Harlem, is also hosting “Intro to […]