Residents and businesses damaged by August 2025 storms can apply for federal disaster loans at SBA centers across Chicago and six northeastern Illinois counties.
Category: Chicago – Garfield Ridge
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Comings & Goings: Zemsky’s to close Chicago and Evergreen Park stores
Zemsky’s announced last week that it has begun inventory liquidation sales at both locations, at 4181 S. Archer Ave. in Chicago and Evergreen Park Plaza.
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Archer Avenue Irish parade celebrates labor, culture
Over the years, the parade has grown and now attracts thousands of attendees. This year there were 90 floats among the parade entrants.
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Reaction mixed to planned Archer Avenue upgrades
Ald. Jeylu Gutierrez (14th) and Silvana Tabares (23rd), whose wards include stretches of Archer, had different takes on the Moving Archer Forward plan.
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In All Directions at Once brings fabric, cyanotypes and mixed media to Beverly
Chicago artists Kelly McKaig and Deborah Newmark opened “In All Directions at Once” at Beverly Arts Center, exploring memory, materials and perspective through distinct mediums.
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Archer Avenue St. Pat’s Parade coming up on March 14
The annual Chicago Working Families Archer Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set to kick off once again at noon on Saturday, March 14.
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Ald. Tabares and her team take the Polar Plunge
Ald. Silvana Tabares and staff bravely jumped into the icy waters of Lake Michigan at North Beach Avenue to support Special Olympics Illinois.
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Giannoulias wants insurance and testing reforms for senior drivers
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is determined to fight age discrimination on behalf of senior citizens and has gotten to work on a number of issues.
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Mayor ignores public safety on Southwest Side, says Quinn
Ald. Marty Quinn and other officials want the city to split the 8th District into two districts because of its size and population.
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Quinn says mayor’s hemp ban veto defies logic
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of a city hemp ban has its chief sponsor, Ald. Marty Quinn, wondering why.