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Summit American Legion Post moves to Garfield Ridge
By Bob Bong Summit American Legion Post 735 relocated earlier this year to a new home in Chicago’s Garfield Ridge community. The post last year sold its longtime home at 6050 S. Harlem Ave. to the Summit Animal Hospital, which remodeled the building and moved in earlier this year. In January, the post purchased a…
Read MoreSummit American Legion Post moves to Garfield Ridge
By Bob Bong Summit American Legion Post 735 relocated earlier this year to a new home in Chicago’s Garfield Ridge community. The post last year sold its longtime home at 6050 S. Harlem Ave. to the Summit Animal Hospital, which remodeled the building and moved in earlier this year. In January, the post purchased a…
Read MoreDogs may have their day: Garfield Ridge Chamber plans pet parade
A neighborhood that many would say is one of the most dog-crazy spots in all of Chicago may soon get its first-ever pet parade, thanks to its business community. Members of the Garfield Ridge Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday afternoon that they plan to stage a pet parade in June, with an exact date and…
Read MoreComings & Goings: Advantage Carpet going out of business in Bridgeview
After 30 years of selling carpet and floor coverings at 7329 W. 79th St. in Bridgeview , Advantage Carpet owner Marty Mokry is getting ready to call it quits. “After 40 years in floor coverings, I’m hoping to semi-retire,” said the owner of the small but popular carpet store. “I wanted to fully retire but…
Read MoreAnd the winner is: Garfield Ridge
First-ever Stars & Stripes 5K hailed as a success Smashing all expectations, the inaugural Garfield Ridge Stars & Stripes 5K Run is a win-win for the neighborhood, as well as the surrounding Southwest Side, organizers said after the race last Saturday morning. About 600 runners and walkers–ages 6 to 70–turned out at Wentworth Park. Participants…
Read MoreClassic cars will drive expanded Garfield Ridge showcase
Classic cars and other vehicles will once again be used to showcase the west end of Garfield RidgeÑArcher Avenue, specificallyÑas a commercial strip ripe for business development. In an announcement made Monday night at the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch meeting, Elisa Mondia, a leader of GRREAT (Garfield Ridge Retail, Entertainment, Amusement Team), revealed that her…
Read MoreNeighbors, police use tech tools to hunt Garfield Ridge burglar
Old-fashioned neighborliness combined with 21stcentury communications tools have resulted in the arrest of a career criminal wanted for the attempted burglary of a home in Garfield Ridge. Clearing resident Gregory Petrulias, 51, of the 6000 block of South Meade, is currently held on a $150,000 bond by the Cook County Department of Corrections.His next court…
Read More‘Long John’ remembered in Garfield Ridge
A piece of history in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood was remembered and honored late last week, as the Clear-Ridge Historical Society led an unveiling and blessing of a plaque affixed to the northwest corner of Banquets at The Mayor’s Mansion, 5445 S. Harlem–situated on what once was a large farm owned by Chicago Mayor John…
Read MoreGarfield Ridge Neighborhood watch training may mean more patrols
A sort of “Neighborhood Watch 101” course taught last weekend may mean a safer Garfield Ridge in the weeks ahead. “We felt a need to take out some of our new members who have not yet patrolledÑas well as those who have patrolled but not in a long timeÑand give them the basics of what…
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