Obituaries October 10, 2024
WILFRIDO ARROYO Wilfrido Arroyo who was born on January 13, 1929 passed away on September 23, 2024 at the age of 95. Visitation was held September 27 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Pius Church on September 28. His final resting place is at Resurrection Cemetery. Service was celebrated…
Obituaries October 3, 2024
DAVID DARRELL BONBRAKE David Darrell Bonbrake, 62, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on September 19, 2024. Services will be private. David was born in Oak Park to the late William Jospeh Bonbrake and Dorothy Mae Richardson. He graduated from Argo Community High School in 1980. David was a truck driver for more than 30 years…
Obituaries September 26, 2024
ADAN AGUIRRE Adan Aguirre, age 74 of Chicago, Little Village community, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 16, 2024. He was the beloved husband of the late Guadalupe Vazquez; loving Father of Luz (Juan) Perez, Veronica (Saul) Oroczo, Adan Aguirre Jr., Diana (Juan) Cordoba and Rocio (Samuel) Rojas; dearest grandfather of Julian, Jocelyn, Ariana, Isabella,…
Obituaries September 19, 2024
JOSE NICOLAS ANDRADE Jose Nicolas Andrade who was born on November 15, 1983 passed away on September 2 at the age of 40. Visitation was held September 6 at Szykowny Funeral Home, 4901 S. Archer Ave; Jonathan Siedlecki owner-director. Funeral Mass was celebrated September 7 at St. Rita Cascia Church. Interment was at St. Casimir…
Obituaries September 12, 2024
PETER DUTKANYCH Peter Dutkanych, 78, of Palos Hills, has passed away. He was the beloved husband of Karen (nee Klotz); loving stepfather of Chris Kawa; loving grandfather of Tiffani and Michael; dearest brother of Carol O’Neal; the late Gene and Rich Dutkanych. He was a longtime member of Teamsters Local 710. Funeral services were held…
Obituaries September 5, 2024
JAMES W. BRINKLEY James W. Brinkley, 91, of Palos Hills, passed away on August 23, 2024. He was an Army veteran. Born on January 25, 1933, in McKenzie, Tennessee, to Jessie and Lou Gertie Duke Brinkley, James was the youngest of four brothers, all of whom predeceased him. He is survived by his devoted wife…
Obituaries August 29, 2024
JAMES W. BRINKLEY James W. Brinkley, 91, of Palos Hills died on August 23, 2024. He was an Army veteran. He was born on January 25, 1933, in McKenzie, Tennessee, to Jessie and Lou Gertie Duke Brinkley. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (nee Swift) of 68 years; loving father of David (Tracy) Brinkley,…
Virginia A. Pressy, 100
Virginia A. Pressy (née Smieszek), 100, of Palos Park, died at home with her loving sons by her side. She is survived by her husband, the late John Pressy, and the loving, devoted mother of Glen (Linda) Pressy and Gary Pressy. She was the dearest sister of Teresa Bozyinski (the late Norbert) and the late…
Jose Carmen Ortiz, 87
Jose Carmen Ortiz, 87 Jose Carmen Ortiz, a longtime resident of Chicago’s Little Village community, died on Aug. 10, three days after his 87th birthday. He was the beloved husband of the late Maria Guadalupe Perez and the loving father of Alberto Ortiz (Juan Carlos Gonzalez), Natalia Ortiz, Rosa Maria Ortiz, Martha Elena (Roberto) Lara,…
Obituaries August 22, 2024
JOSE GUADALUPE GONZALEZ Jose Guadalupe Gonzalez who was born on September 12, 1972, passed away on July 23, 2024 at the age of 51. Visitation was held July 30 at Szykowny Funeral Home, 4901 S. Archer Ave. Jonathan Siedlecki owner-director. Funeral Mass was celebrated July 31 at Immaculate Conception. Jose was laid to rest at St.…
Obituaries August 15, 2024
WILLIAM AGEMA William “Billy” Agema, 92, formerly of Palos Heights, passed away peacefully on June 13, 2024, in Aurora, Colorado. He was an Army veteran. William was born on March 13, 1932 in Chicago. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 69 years Jeanine, and loving daughter Becki Healy. Devoted father of…
Obituaries August 8, 2024
PAMELA BROUGHTON Pamela Broughton, age 64, of Chicago, Garfield Ridge community, passed away July 21. Pamela Broughton was born in Madison, West Virginia on January 18, 1960 to Edward and Betty Broughton. She moved to Chicago, IL with her family in 1963. She spent the rest of her life there. Pamela was a kind and…
Obituaries August 1, 2024
LORRAINE S. BIZUB Lorraine S. Bizub (nee Czerniak), age 96 was called home by our loving God and Savior on Friday, July 12. She was the loving mother of Andrew J. Bizub, Jr., Allen, Michael (Marlene) and Christopher Bizub; dearest grandmother of Mark, Paul, Catherine, Sarah and Aaron. She was preceded in death by her…
Obituaries July 25, 2024
CONCEPCION ARELLANO Concepcion Arellano passed away July 12, with his loving family at his side. He was the beloved husband for over 50 years to Fidelia; loving father of Angelica (Antonio) Rincon, Irma (Ruben) Andrade, Lilia (Dion) Casas, Maria (Victor) Olivo and Marcos Arellano; proud grandfather of Mona, Zynthia, Guero, Mykael, Anjel, Zaraveth, Vivian, Samantha,…
Obituaries July 18, 2024
PATRICIA MAE BRZOZOWSKI Patricia Mae Brzozowski, passed away suddenly at the age of 75. Loving sister of Paul (late Sarah), Felix (Angela) and the late Donald (late Virginia) Brzozowski; dear aunt of Michelle, Libby, Tracy, Karen, Don, Eddie and Michael. Visitation was held July 10 at the Richard-Midway Funeral Home, 5749 Archer Ave. (corner of…
Obituaries July 11, 2024
STANISLAW BAFIA Stanislaw Bafia, age 83, passed away May 29. Beloved husband of Joanna Bafia (nee Czubiak); loving father of Stanley (Danuta) Bafia, Irene (the late Andrzej) Janas, Christine (Jacob) Kosiba, Bill (Halina) Bafia and Katherine (Andy) Kalita; dear grandfather of Daniel Janas, Michael Janas, John Janas, Thomas Janas, Alice Janas, Magdalena Janas, Christine Szeliga,…
Obituaries June 27, 2024
MICHALENE M. GALLORO Michalene M. Galloro (nee Mazur), passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family June 16. Beloved wife of Vito Galloro for 60 years; loving mother of Michele N. Galloro (Allen) and Vito III (Lina) Galloro; dear grandmother of Joseph, Vincent and Francesca and great grandmother to Gianna Michele; dear sister of Theresa (late…
Aldermen push back on mayor’s school board appointments and budget strategy
A new City Hall dispute emerged on Oct. 7 as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s appointment of six temporary Chicago school board members drew criticism for bypassing City Council involvement. In response to the mayor’s appointments, Aldermen Raymond Lopez (15th), Marty Quinn (13th), and Silvana Tabares (23rd) reacted negatively to the mayor’s plan to fund Chicago’s public…
FOP officials share Chicago policing concerns with UBAM
Two Fraternal Order of Police officials from Clearing shared insights about law enforcement at the state and local level at the Oct. 9 United Business Association of Midway meeting. Tamara Cummings, general counsel for the Illinois FOP, and John Catanzara, president of the Chicago FOP (Lodge 7)—former classmates at St. Rene School—were the guest speakers…
Chicago Sky, Bedford Park break ground on $38 million practice facility
It was a groundbreaking event on Oct. 9, as more than 200 people gathered at the future site of Phase 2 of the Wintrust Sports Complex at 65th Street and Central Avenue in Bedford Park. The Chicago Sky, in partnership with the Village of Bedford Park, broke ground on a new $38 million state-of-the-art practice…
Final repair cafe of the year Oct. 19 for Lyons Township
The Township of Lyons will host its final repair café of the year from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the township hall, 6404 Joliet Road. You can bring a wide range of household items in for repairs free of charge, Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg said during the township board meeting Oct.…
Forest View loses 2 officials in sudden resignations, mayor ‘saddened’
On Oct. 8, the Forest View village board meeting took a surprising turn when two key officials resigned during a portion of the meeting that was closed to the public. Forest View Administrator Michael Dropka submitted his resignation to trustees who met behind closed doors to discuss an “employee personnel matter,” according to the meeting…
Community, officials rally for new Southwest Side police district
Neighborhood residents and local officials supporting the division of the Chicago Lawn (8th) District came out in force for a rally Saturday outside the former National Guard Armory at Midway Airport, which they hope will house a new police station. Police directed traffic as large crowds crossed 63rd Street to attend the 11 a.m. gathering…
Vulcan pays McCook $1.5 million to settle dumping lawsuit
Charging a company $4 for each truckload of clean debris dumped into a former quarry may not sound like much, but when you do the math, as McCook Mayor Terrance Carr said last Monday night, those truckloads add up. “It’s nothing, but when you’ve got thousands of trucks and years of dumping, it can add…
Cheerio! Lyons bars can open at 7 a.m. Sunday for early Bears game
By mayoral decree, Bears fans can start drinking earlier Sunday at bars in Lyons. The Bears play Jacksonville in London and the kickoff will be at 8:30 a.m. Chicago time Sunday. Usually, Lyons bars can’t open until 10 a.m. on Sunday. But they will be allowed to open and start serving at 7 a.m. With…
Oak Lawn United Methodist Church to open Pumpkin Patch this weekend
Every year about now, the First United Methodist Church of Oak Lawn celebrates the season by trucking in thousands of orange gourds for its Pumpkin Patch. People look forward to the return of the Pumpkin Patch, which this year runs from October 13 to October 31 on the church grounds at 100th Street and Central…
Worth Fall Fest ushers in the season
Fall is in the air. The Worth Park District welcomed the season with its annual Fall Fest on Sunday, Oct. 6, at Gale Moore Park, 109th Street and Nordica Avenue, Worth. “Getting everyone out in the community to enjoy what we offer makes me really happy,” said Stephanie Analitis, superintendent of recreation for the Worth…
