A community celebrates its airport’s centennial, and a neighbor faces hardship.
Category: Chicago – West Lawn
Posted inSWNH Schools
Byrne Elementary celebrates year of growth with Kids Day celebration
Students, teachers, and the PTO mark the end of the school year with games, food, and memories.
Posted inSWNH Business
City Council votes 49-1 to freeze tipped wage for 2 years
Starting in year three, the tipped wage will rise with the Consumer Price Index. If minimum wage climbs 2.5 percent on July 1, 2026, as expected, the tipped wage will rise to $12.93.
Posted inChicago - Clearing
Alderman calls for answers on broken domestic violence system
“There are more than 72,000 outstanding warrants” in Cook County, said Ald. Silvana Tabares said. “These are people on our streets and they should not be walking freely in our neighborhood.”
Posted inChicago - West Lawn
New Paisans for Archer and Cicero; Chase Bank to build on SW Highway
Peggy Zabicki delivers news of development, closings, and community happenings for West Lawn.
Posted inSWNH Top News
Southwest side aldermen demand answers on stalled gunshot detection contract
CPD, deputy mayor for community safety, Office of Emergency Management and other key officials skipped the hearing.
Posted inChicago - Archer Heights, Chicago - Ashburn, Chicago - Chicago Lawn, Chicago - Clearing, Chicago - Gage Park, Chicago - Garfield Ridge, Chicago - West Lawn, Chicago Ridge, Regional New News, Top News, Tributes
Sam Sianis, 91, Keeper of Chicago’s Legendary Billy Goat Tavern
Sam Sianis, who spent more than five decades behind the bar of the Billy Goat Tavern and transformed a modest Lower Michigan Avenue dive into one of Chicago’s most storied gathering places, died Friday. He was 91. The restaurant said he died peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by family. Mr. Sianis inherited the Billy Goat […]
Posted inChicago - Ashburn
Apartment complex to replace Gaynor building
The huge three-story Gaynor building, which occupied that spot since 1924, had fallen into such disrepair that it could not be renovated.
Posted inYour Town
Mercy Hospital legacy lives on through Sisters’ powerful stories
Residents honored the Sisters of Mercy at a Jubilee celebration, celebrating three nuns for 75 years of service and preserving their legacy of compassionate care.
Posted inYour Town
Student artists bring personal projects to life at SXU
Saint Xavier University seniors presented Built from What We Were Given thesis projects, showcasing personal stories through art, design, film and sculpture.