Argo’s Patrick Greda is learning the ropes

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By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Argo senior Patrick Greda said that prior to three years ago, he had never punched anyone. He has more than made up for it since. Greda has been boxing for three years and is affiliated with the Chicago Heights Boxing Club. The Justice resident has racked up an amateur record…

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Police Reports

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. 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. Teen slain in Back of the Yards A 17-year-old boy…

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Headaches at Hancock

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. Teachers, students, parents protest principal’s ouster By Tim Hadac Almost exactly two years ago, Hancock College Prep High School Principal Vanessa Puentes stood with then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other elected and appointed officials to celebrate the opening of the school’s new building at 5437 W. 64th Place. Two years later, Hancock’s Local School Council…

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A penny for their thoughts

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. SW Sider to walk 80 miles to prevent police suicides By Tim Hadac For the third year in a row, Southwest Side native Robert Swiderski will walk 80 miles across the city—visiting all Chicago Police Department district stations–to help prevent suicide among law enforcement officers. This year, the avid runner plans to start once…

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St. Nick’s school year takes flight

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Southwest Airlines pilot Nick Caulfield (left), a 1973 graduate of St. Nicholas of Tolentine School, returned to his alma mater last Friday to ring in the West Lawn school’s 114th year of providing a Catholic education to area boys and girls. Caulfield was the centerpiece of this year’s opening day theme (Learning Takes Flight), and…

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The ones that got away

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The fish weren’t biting earlier this month for Boy Scout Troop 1441 (sponsored by St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish) at a fishing derby sponsored by the Iron Horse District of the Pathway to Adventure Council at Tampier Lake. But for their efforts, Scouts were offered the Fishing Merit badge with counselors teaching the…

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Casten to hold Town Hall on Thursday at Moraine Valley Community College

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Congressman Sean Casten (D-6th) will host a town hall in Palos Hills at Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 College Parkway, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 24. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Since being elected to Congress, Casten has made it a top priority to be accessible and in constant communication with constituents—holding over…

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Schools are back already?

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. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place •  (773) 504-9327 I can’t believe that school is back in session already. I wish all the schools would wait until after Labor Day. It is technically still summer. School should start in the fall. Summer goes so quickly for kids and their parents. St. Nicholas…

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