Category: Chicago – Clearing

. Clearing, Garfield Ridge mourn Officer Vásquez Lasso By Tim Hadac Chicago Police Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso didn’t live in Clearing or Garfield Ridge—he lived east of the airport, in West Lawn—but he and his family were essentially adopted by as many as 700 men, women and children here earlier this month. “Even though […]

. . By Joan Hadac Your correspondent in Clearing and Garfield Ridge (708) 496-0265 • joan.hadac@gmail.com Like most in Clearing and Garfield Ridge, I was stunned and saddened by news of the death of Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso. Perhaps it’s because I have relatives who are CPD. Perhaps it’s because as a wife, I empathize […]

By Dermot Connolly Students at Hale Elementary School in Clearing collected thousands of items in a food drive that became a community event when the United Business Association of Midway coordinated the delivery of the goods to local food pantries. Seventh and eighth graders in the student leadership team organized the food drive for the […]

. . By Joan Hadac Your correspondent in Clearing and Garfield Ridge (708) 496-0265 • joan.hadac@gmail.com Are you excited about the Chicago Working Families’ Archer Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade this Saturday? I am, both as a 30-year resident of Garfield Ridge and as the granddaughter of Irish immigrants. What I wouldn’t give to spend just […]

The eight seniors on the Kennedy High School boys basketball team were recently honored as their final prep hoops season winds down. Receiving plaudits were Nate Carrero, Ian Martinez, Kenneth Villa, Juan Juarez, Pedro Araiza, Brett Gomez, John Kurysz and Jeremiah Stigger. The honor came on the Crusaders’ home court on the same night Kennedy […]

. . Vallas, Johnson may mine vote-rich Clearing, Garfield Ridge By Tim Hadac With the Clearing and Garfield Ridge aldermanic races decided in landslide victories on Feb. 28, attention now turns to the mayoral runoff, set for Tuesday, April 4. Both former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (D-1st) […]

. . By Joan Hadac Your correspondent in Clearing and Garfield Ridge (708) 496-0265 • joan.hadac@gmail.com Apologies for the late notice, but I’ll include this bit of news for those who receive the Clear-Ridge Reporter & NewsHound early on their doorstep—or better, for all of us who subscribe online for about 4 cents a day. Join […]