Wearing the green year round

By Peggy Zabicki

Your correspondent in West Lawn

3633 W. 60th Place •  (773) 504-9327

Greetings to all! I hope everyone had a nice St. Patrick’s Day.  I always wear green on St. Patrick’s Day. One year I forgot to wear green; but since my eyes are green, I technically am always wearing green. Wishing you a pot o’ gold and all the joy your heart can hold.

Daley College is partnering with Southern Illinois University Carbondale in order to support students and increase access to higher learning. Every Daley graduate who earns an associate’s degree will get an automatic admission to SIU’s online programs in accounting, business administration, criminology, psychology, healthcare management and radiologic sciences. For more information on this transfer partnership, go online to news.ccc.edu.

Peggy Zabicki

Envision Community Services is presenting an event called Market Day on Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be more than 20 vendors selling sweets, gift bags, arts and crafts, beauty items and much more.

Market Day takes place at the St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish Center, 4626 W. 63rd St. Vendor space is still available. Call (773) 581-8000 for more information.

Lawn Lanes, 6750 S. Pulaski, has a special bowling deal coming up for parents and their children. Go there in person and register your kids. You will receive two free games of bowling every day, all summer long for your children. Call (773) 582-2525 for more information.

The West Lawn Branch Library, 4020 W. 63rd St., will be showing the movie The Dark Knight on Monday, March 21 at 5 p.m. Call the library at (312) 747-7381 to reserve your spot. This is a free event.

There’s a new restaurant coming to West Lawn called BIGG’S at the bridge. The address is 6659 S. Cicero. BIGG’S will feature breakfast, Maxwell Street Polish, pork chops, breaded steak, gyro, wings, burgers, miniature doughnuts and ice cream. Their hours will be 7 a.m. to midnight.

BIGG’S is currently accepting applications for employment. Call Mark at (773) 317-7969. April 2 is their expected opening day, just in time for spring and summer. I can’t wait to check it out. They had me at mini donuts.

Were you watching TV on March 10?  Perhaps you saw the Channel 2 evening news report about the problem in our neighborhood with stolen catalytic converters. The thieves recently targeted the area around 59^th and Kedvale to 69^th and Karlov. There were approximately 10 converters stolen between 2:30 and 4 a.m. The thieves were seen driving a new Jeep Cherokee with no license plates. If your catalytic converter was stolen, please file a police report if you haven’t already.

Condolences to the family and friends of Alicia Tamas, who passed away on March 9. Ms. Tamas taught at Lee Elementary School for 16 years. May she rest in peace.

Thank you for your calls and texts. I appreciate every one of them.