News-Herald
Can Thanksgiving already be here?
. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 517-7796 . Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I cannot believe I am saying that already. This Saturday our Oliver will be visiting 23rd Ward Ald. Silvana Tabares’ office at 3954 W. 63rd St. There will be a pet…
Read MoreShop for Christmas on Pulaski
. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 . Would you like to get a head start on your Christmas shopping? I suggest stopping by the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, 6500 S. Pulaski, for their First Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar on Sunday, Nov. 19 from noon to…
Read MorePlay It Smart With Holiday Eating
Food Safety A Must During Any Gathering Eating is a huge part of any holiday celebration or get-together. But if you’re not careful with preparation and treatment of your special feast, your party could go from festive to misery before you even get the decorations packed away and the tree taken down. Food poisoning cases…
Read MorePolice Reports
. Crime reports courtesy of swchicagopost.com. Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken, and people charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Triple slaying in Scottsdale Three men were shot and…
Read MoreHundreds march against migrant plans
. Rip Johnson, Ramirez over tent encampment . By Tim Hadac Hundreds of Brighton Park residents—most either immigrants or children of immigrants—took to the streets last week to rip Mayor Brandon Johnson, as well as 12th Ward Ald. Julia Ramirez, over plans to erect a tent encampment for as many as 2,000 migrants on a…
Read MoreSalute to those who served
. Three members of a rifle team fire a salute skyward to honor all military veterans. The salute was part of a Veterans Day program held Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Rhine VFW Post 2729. – Greater Southwest News-Herald photo by Cosmo Hadac
Read MoreCHA’s LeClaire Courts will be rebuilt, developer vows
. Long-delayed project may break ground in 2024 . By Tim Hadac Four years after officials announced the coming rebirth of the LeClaire Courts CHA housing projects—and two years after construction was supposed to begin–no shovel has even touched dirt. “I know you’ve heard this before [in past public meetings], but we are making tremendous…
Read MoreComings & Goings: McCord Gallery Holiday Shoppe opens tonight
By Bob Bong As the Christmas shopping season gets closer, McCord Gallery readies its annual Holiday Shoppe. The holiday spirit will be flowing when McCord holds the grand opening of its annual Holiday Shoppe tonight, Friday, November 17, from 6-8 p.m. The gallery is filled with hand-crafted artisan gifts for family, friends or yourself. On…
Read MoreBack-to-Back Macs! | Mother McAuley tops Benet for second straight 4A title
By Randy Whalen Correspondent When the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the start of the 2020 girls volleyball season from August to spring of the following year, it also delayed the debut of Ellie White. When that season got underway in March 2021 with a home victory over Joliet Catholic, White became the first freshman to start…
Read MorePostseason Report | Mother McAuley tops Normal West to punch ticket to state
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Mother McAuley has 16 state championships in girls volleyball, but it’s been a while since the Mighty Macs have gone back-to-back. The last time it happened was 1994 and 1995, when they won Class AA titles. The Macs could make it happen again this weekend as they participate in the…
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