Obituaries for March 3

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LORRAINE E. GAGNON Lorraine E. Gagnon, age 96, passed away February 22. Beloved daughter of the late Desire and the late Marie Louise (nee Fournier) Gagnon; loving sister of the late Charles (late Lucille), the late Emanuel (late Evie), the late Arthur (late Eve), the late Lucille, and the late Joan (late Richard) Addison. Fond…

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Obituaries for March 2

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LORRAINE E. GAGNON Lorraine E. Gagnon, age 96, passed away February 22. Beloved daughter of the late Desire and the late Marie Louise (nee Fournier) Gagnon; loving sister of the late Charles (late Lucille), the late Emanuel (late Evie), the late Arthur (late Eve), the late Lucille, and the late Joan (late Richard) Addison. Fond…

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Fate of Catholic schools is in hands of community

  If there is one thing that is certain, a private school education can no longer be taken for granted. And for residents who have grown up in Chicago and the southwest suburbs, I can specifically point to Catholic schools. I had worked for a Chicago paper for many years and reported on numerous closings.…

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St. Laurence going co-ed, will enroll Queen of Peace girls

                                                                         Supplied photo A few Queen of Peace girls have worn the St. Laurence black and gold over the years, including as Viking cheerleaders at football and basketball games.    Tears of joy were shed across the Southwest Side earlier this week, as Queen of Peace High School students, parents, alumnae and others cheered the…

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St. Laurence going co-ed, will enroll Queen of Peace girls

 Submitted photo  A few Queen of Peace girls have worn the St. Laurence black and gold over the years, including as Viking cheerleaders at football and basketball games. Tears of joy were shed across Chicago and the southwest suburbs earlier this week as Queen of Peace High School students, parents, alumnae and others cheered the…

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St. Laurence may help save Queen of Peace

With the clock running down in what has been announced as Queen of Peace High School’s last year ever, a last-minute solution may possibly be coming from no further than next door. St. Laurence High School, Peace’s “brother” school located immediately west at 5556 W. 77th St. in Burbank, is quietly surveying thousands of its…

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St. Laurence studies options that might save Queen of Peace

With the clock running down in what has been announced as Queen of Peace High School’s last year ever, a last-minute solution may possibly be coming from no further than next door. St. Laurence High School, Peace’s “brother” school located immediately west at 5556 W. 77th St. in Burbank, is quietly surveying thousands of its…

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