Posts by Tim Hadac
Golfers swing into spring at the park
By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 On nice mornings as I drive by the fieldhouse parking lot, start to see cars filling the lot and cars begin to park along Mann Drive. I know why. The Marquette Park Golf Course has opened for another…
Read MoreChamber offers chance to hail grads
For the third year in a row, the Garfield Ridge Chamber of Commerce is offering people an opportunity to salute graduates in a high-profile way. Congratulatory banners with the names of graduates will again fly over Archer Avenue and other main streets in the area. Banners cost $125 each and are about 6 feet tall.…
Read MoreLittle visitors, big joy
By Joan Hadac Your correspondent in Clearing and Garfield Ridge (708) 496-0265 • joan.hadac@gmail.com As I write this, I am very excited about the upcoming visit of my daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. They are coming for what I call a fly-by visit, short and brief; but no matter how long the visit is, I still get…
Read MoreFarmers Insurance® names Sandra Cavoto to Presidents Council
From staff reports Farmers Insurance® agent Sandra Cavoto has been named to the national insurer’s Presidents Council, the Los Angeles-based organization recently announced. Cavoto maintains an office in Clearing, at 6118 W. 63rd St., as well as in Burr Ridge and downtown Chicago. Membership in Presidents Council is the organization’s most elite honor for the…
Read MoreKaegi cheers passage of bill to help seniors, vets, people with disabilities
From staff reports Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi recently praise the passage of SB1975, a bill in the Illinois General Assembly that creates automatic renewal options for the people with disabilities and veterans with disabilities exemptions and expands income verification options for the low-income senior citizen exemption. The bill, which passed both the Illinois House…
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. Man shot in Brighton Park A 50-year-old man was shot several…
Read MoreSinai names new CEO
Ezike will begin in June By Tim Hadac A physician who helped lead the state through the worst pandemic in a century has accepted the top job at Sinai Chicago, parent company of Holy Cross Hospital and affiliated clinics on the Southwest Side. Dr. Ngozi Ezike will begin her duties as president and CEO of…
Read MoreAuthentico workers protest
Workers from Authentico Foods protest outside the company’s plant near 46th and Tripp late last week to protest what they called unfair firings by the company. Employees cited what they said are multiple workplace problems, including abusive managers, low pay, and insufficient breaks under Illinois law, the One Day Rest in Seven Act. Those attempting…
Read MoreTreasure trove of historic photos posted by White
More than 21,000 images available free of charge By Tim Hadac More than 21,000 historic photographs from the Eddie Winfred “Doc” Helm Photo Collection have been put online by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, in his de jure role as State Librarian and State Archivist. The photos are from the 1940s to the 1980s.…
Read MoreLightfoot plans to ease debt for drivers in poverty
New debts eased, old debts erased From staff reports A plan to aid motorists in debt was unveiled last week by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot. The mayor said her Clear Path Relief Pilot program and the Fix-It Defense for compliance tickets “pave a viable roadway to economic stability for residents with outstanding fines and reduce…
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