The 11th annual event filled nine blocks with thousands of classic cars and families, cementing itself as the neighborhood’s biggest community gathering of the year.
Category: Your Town
Posted inWorth
Worth’s Pawfficer Louie recognized for service and compassion
Worth Police Department therapy K9 Louie earns Illinois crisis response certification, expanding his role supporting students, families and communities.
Posted inChicago - Clearing
Car show fun, summer reading, library programs and Patriots Day: Patricia Tyznik
Welcome summer! What a way to kick off the month of June in the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood! The Archer Avenue Car Show drew in over a thousand people. The overall vibe was pure summer joy. The weather turned out beautiful and people were loving walking down a closed Archer Avenue. There were hundreds of amazing […]
Posted inSWNH New News
Food drives, pizza rewards, and a love of animals: Peggy Zabicki
From honoring fallen officers to feeding families to dancing together, one southwest side community finds strength in showing up for each other.
Posted inChicago - Chicago Lawn
Geese traffic, Principal Kelly, and another trip to 1976: Kathy Headley
This Week in Chicago Lawn: From unexpected traffic delays to summer events and local history, here’s what’s happening in the neighborhood.
Posted inChicago - Chicago Lawn
Car wash proposal draws traffic concerns at community meeting
Chicago Lawn residents ask whether the $16 million EL Car Wash facility at 60th Street and Kedzie Avenue will cause traffic trouble.
Posted inOrland Park
Orland Park’s Eagle Ridge neighbors reject basketball court
Orland Park residents who live near Eagle Ridge III Park overwhelmingly rejected the idea for the basketball court.
Posted inBusiness
Orland Park to acquire Riviera Country Club
Orland Park agreed to pay $2.2 million for the Riviera Country Club property in hopes of turning it into something similar to the Sportsplex.
Posted inYour Town
Orland Park kids dive into summer reading
Families celebrated the start of summer reading at Orland Park Public Library with games, activities and a giant foam party.
Posted inMcCook
Carr not giving up on Bears in McCook
McCook Mayor Terrance Car is not fazed by the Bears’ Hammond proposal.