Posts by Tim Hadac
Crime out of control?
. . Neighbors fed up with ‘chaos’ By Tim Hadac Like many Chicagoans, Southwest Siders may be getting numb to weekly reports (at least during warm weather) of large groups of young people descending on the Loop and Near North Side and destroying property, as well as harassing and even beating tourists and others who…
Read MoreChicago aldermen need to be assertive
. By Ray Hanania Chicago’s City Council aldermen were always intended to be equal to the city’s mayors, to exert influence and represent the needs of their residents. Long before Richard J. Daley took control, creating the Chicago Machine in 1952 and becoming mayor in 1955, aldermen had power. But during those first 100 years,…
Read MoreMaking the world a better and warmer place
. . By Joan Hadac Your correspondent in Clearing and Garfield Ridge (708) 496-0265 • joan.hadac@gmail.com You may know that I’ve written in the past about Project Linus, especially as it relates to the good people at Two Holy Martyrs Parish. Well, a Project Linus “Make a Blanket Day” will be held from 9:30 a.m. to…
Read MorePlant sale coming at St. Mary SOS
. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 I hope everyone had a nice Easter holiday. I got a big surprise on Palm Sunday. I received a big stack of mail. I hadn’t gotten any mail at all for a few days. I was wondering if I’d ever get mail again. Palm…
Read MoreWith planting, patience is prudent
. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Easter. Sorry I missed you for a week. Eastern Orthodox folks will be celebrating Easter this Sunday, April 16. I’m chomping at the bit to do some gardening,…
Read MoreDevCorp encouraging outdoor dining
. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 Over the years Greater Southwest Development Corp. has put together some wonderful ideas in and around our main corridors. As recently as the end of March, we talked about their plan to begin a tenant in-place rehab…
Read MoreMust be a bridge to the future
By Rich Miller A couple of Chicago mayoral race polling results from last month have been stuck in my head ever since they were released. The BSP Research poll taken March 15-23 for Northwestern University’s Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy found the two mayoral runoff candidates were running neck and neck. The…
Read MoreSuburbanites, you’re next
By Ray Hanania Brandon Johnson, the Cook County Commissioner very few people heard of, defeated Paul Vallas in the runoff for Chicago mayor. Don’t believe that the major issues between them determined the election results. Vallas criticized Johnson for his numerous statements calling to defund the police, his support of looters who destroyed businesses in…
Read MorePapa Z, your goodness lives on
. . By Joan Hadac Your correspondent in Clearing and Garfield Ridge (708) 496-0265 • joan.hadac@gmail.com As a young couple in their 30s, Steve Zalesny and his wife, Julie, bought a home in the west end of Garfield Ridge, near 57th and Neenah. That was back in the 1980s. Garfield Ridge is where they lived and…
Read More‘Now they know’
. Johnson pokes nay-sayers, calls triumph historic By Tim Hadac In his victory speech Tuesday night in a ballroom at the Marriott Marquis on the Near South Side, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson at times sounded like a humble public servant and at others like a self-styled national crusader for social justice. “You know, they said this…
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