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Garfield Pharmacy continues longtime tradition
Jawad Hamdan, who opened the Garfield Pharmacy last month, is proud to be continuing a neighborhood tradition. ÒI wanted to maintain an independent pharmacy in the area,” said Hamdan. Garfield Pharmacy, 6456 W. Archer Ave., Chicago, is now the fifth pharmacy that Hamdan has opened. He has locations in Chicago’s Little Village, Pilsen and Gage…
Read MoreGarfield Ridge man charged in armed robbery, may be linked to more
Area Central Bureau of Detectives, in conjunction with the Chicago Lawn (8th) District, arrested a man from the Garfield Ridge community in connection with the armed robbery of a fast food restaurant in the Clearing neighborhood last Friday night. Police said further investigation revealed that Samuel Ferrera, 23, of the 6600 block of West 59th…
Read MoreComings & Goings: Bridgeview Chiropractic breaks ground on addition
Bridgeview village officials and chamber members joined Dr. Abu-Shanab last week at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new addition at Bridgeview Chiropractic Clinic at 7124 W. 83rd St. in the village. The clinic has been in operation for 15 years and also has locations at 417 N. Weber Road in Romeoville and at 14406 John…
Read MoreRobber hits third TCF bank, this time in Garfield Ridge
A man suspected of robbing two suburban TCF banks and trying to rob a third in the last three months struck again Monday morning, this time in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood, the FBI said this week. The man walked into a TCF Bank branch at 6107 S. Archer Ave. about 10 a.m. and handed a…
Read MoreGarfield Ridge resident faces a long road to recovery
Friends and family of Garfield Ridge resident Zachary Paluch continue to hope and pray for the recovery of the 23-year-old aspiring artist who, on Sept. 16, 2013, was discovered lying unconscious along a stretch of railroad track on the campus of Knox College in Galesburg. To this day, no one is sure if Paluch was…
Read MoreUnder the Dome Car Show returns to Bridgeview
Walter and Margaret Chorny, of Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood, show off their 1999 Pontiac TransAm at the 11th annual Under the Dome Car Show in Bridgeview on Saturday at the Bridgeview Sports Dome. About 50 cars were on display at the annual event, which is now in its 11th year. (Photo by Steve Neuhaus)
Read MoreUnder the Dome Car Show returns to Bridgeview
Walter and Margaret Chorny, of Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood, show off their 1999 Pontiac TransAm at the annual Under the Dome Car Show held Saturday inside the Bridgeview Sports Dome. About 50 cars were on display at the annual event, which is now in its 11th year. (Photo by Steve Neuhaus)
Read MoreGarfield Ridge couple in murder-suicide: report
A married couple from Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood, both police officers, both died in what police report was a murder-suicide. Garfield Ridge residents awoke on Easter Sunday morning to a home cordoned off with crime tape as police investigate what happened on the 5300 block of South Austin Avenue. Javier Acevedo was a Cook County…
Read MoreCatalytic converter thefts on the rise in Garfield Ridge
A surge in stolen catalytic converters has some residents concerned in Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood. Residents discussed those and other crimes during a Beat 811 Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy, or CAPS, meeting held April 15 at Good Shepherd Church, 5550 S. Merrimac Ave., Chicago. Twenty-six people attended the session. CAPS facilitators Marilyn Koperniak and Marilyn…
Read MoreNew Life Church opens doors in Garfield Ridge
With Scottsdale residents Juan and Rosa Sanchez leading the services, New Life Community Church opened its 20th location in the Chicago area on Sunday at Kennedy High School, 5620 S. Narragansett Ave. The non-denominational Christian church had rented space at Kennedy once before, from 2002 to 2004, until it bought a building at 4101 W.…
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