Category: Chicago – West Lawn

By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place •  (773) 504-9327 Happy May to all. The month of May was named for the Roman goddess Maia, who oversaw the growth of plants. We can see that growth all around us as we walk through our neighborhood or just look out our windows. May the […]

. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place •  (773) 504-9327 Did you know that May 2023 is the 130th anniversary of the World’s Columbian Exposition? This amazing event was held in Chicago from May to October 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World […]

. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place •  (773) 504-9327 Greetings, neighbors and friends. After one week of summer weather, we are back to the chilly weather of early spring. I hope no one started planting flowers and veggies too early. Spring weather is always kind of iffy. Spring is anxious to arrive, […]

. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place •  (773) 504-9327 I hope everyone had a nice Easter holiday. I got a big surprise on Palm Sunday. I received a big stack of mail. I hadn’t gotten any mail at all for a few days. I was wondering if I’d ever get mail again. Palm […]

. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place •  (773) 504-9327 I am happy to report that West Lawn Branch Library is open. A reader of my column called to ask me if our branch was going to be closed for remodeling. After checking the Chicago Public Library website, calling and talking with […]

. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place •  (773) 504-9327 Congratulations to 13th Ward Ald. Marty Quinn and 23rd Ward Ald. Silvana Tabares on their re-elections. May the coming years bring you both many opportunities to serve and make a difference in our neighborhood. If you need to contact Alderman […]

. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place •  (773) 504-9327 Now that the aldermanic part of the city elections is over, it’s time for aldermen to let go of campaigning and get down to the business of being aldermen. We have all seen enough photo ops of politicians posing with policemen, […]

. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place •  (773) 504-9327 Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all. Wear something green. Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Today is National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day, too! Another reason to celebrate. St. Patrick’s Day commemorates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. We celebrate and remember that […]

. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place •  (773) 504-9327 After the events of this past week, you have to wonder why a teenager makes the decision to shoot a fellow human being. What went wrong? What can be done to prevent this? How do families and friends heal from their terrible […]