Local News
Mother McAuley hosts a Not-So-Haunted House
By Kelly White Keeping the spookiness to a minimum, Mother McAuley students hosted a Not-So-Haunted House for local area youngsters. The free event was held on October 27 at the high school, 3737 W. 99th St., Chicago, and was open to children of all ages with a parent and/or caregiver. “McAuley opens their hearts and doors and welcomes…
Fun in the Cook County forests is nearby
From staff reports Officials at the Forest Preserve District of Cook County have announced a calendar of family-fun events, many of which are just minutes away from the Southwest Side. Seed Collecting Workday Saturday, Nov. 6 • 10 a.m. Trailside Museum of Natural History – 738 Thatcher Ave., River Forest. Join staff of Trailside Museum to collect…
AERO, governor break ground on new campus on old Queen of Peace site
By Jeff Vorva The groundbreaking for the Aero special education cooperative’s Therapeutic Center building on the site of the former Queen of Peace campus in Burbank was an event that celebrated the State of Illinois’ willingness to kick in $25 million for the project. Because Gov. J.B. Pritzker made an appearance, a group of noisy…
Skeleton back in the closet
By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 My Halloween candy is all gone. My old, cardboard skeleton has been removed from my front door and put back in its home in the hall closet with coats, boots and suitcases. I have a skeleton in my closet once again. Many neighborhood…
Monarca’s ‘spooky’ event was sweet
By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 Last Friday evening, Kayla and I attended the Spooky Vendor Market at Monarca Event Room, on the corner of 63rd and Spaulding. Decorated to the hilt for Halloween, the kids got to trick or treat at all of…
Patience is prudent with traffic delays
By Karen Sala Your correspondent in Gage Park (773) 471-1429 • [email protected] Traffic is an absolute nightmare. There is road construction on Kedzie and detours along 55th Street. There is no left turn from 55th on to Kedzie, when you are traveling west. That doesn’t stop some special people that rules do not apply to, from…
So long, sunlight, ‘til 2022
By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 Welcome, November, and the end to a great portion of daylight. Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 and won’t be back until March 13. Twenty-third Ward Ald. Silvana Tabares is having her second…
Sandburg boys eye state title as area sends army to state XC meet
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Sandburg’s boys team and Marist’s Jake Phillips earned sectional championships on sloppy-but-manageable courses on Saturday. A weeklong rain turned many Chicago-area courses to mush, but the Eagles and Phillips soldiered through and are heading with some momentum to this Saturday’s state cross country meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Sandburg, which…
High School Football Class 7A Playoffs: Sophomore RBs, Ulatowski lead St. Rita in romp over Rolling Meadows
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Kaleb Brown was all dressed up and ready to go. But he will have to wait another week before his return. The St. Rita senior star running back/wide receiver suited up for the first time since injuring a kneecap early in a loss to Mount Carmel the first game of the…
Pappas in Dominican Republic to share success
From staff reports Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas this week is discussing how advancements in the Treasurer’s Office have increased transparency and efficiency while promoting social equity during a conference in the Dominican Republic. The Inter-American Conference on Cadastre and Property Registry brings together experts in the public and private sectors to discuss land registry…
Pro Soccer Report: Watt a finish! Red Stars to host playoff game Sunday
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent One more time. The Chicago Red Stars will play at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview for a final game when they host New York/New Jersey Gotham at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, in the opening round of the NWSL playoffs. The Red Stars finished the regular season with the fourth seed thanks…
Restaurateur names new Palos Hills café for wife
By Bob Bong Walter Narsolis surprised his wife a few weeks ago when he converted one of his Fajitas Mexican restaurants into a new breakfast and lunch café and named it in her honor. “I sure surprised her,” Narsolis said. He closed the Fajitas location at 10296 S. 78th Avenue in Palos Hills near the Bridgeview…
Moraine Valley needs local residents to host international students
Learn about other countries while welcoming an international student into your home. Moraine Valley Community College’s International Student Affairs Department needs local residents to help integrate these students into the U.S. and provide a safe place for them to stay through the Host Home Program. Hundreds of international students from countries such as Ireland, South…
Police Reports
Shot in the head and killed A 21-year-old Chicago Lawn woman was shot and killed as she drove a vehicle in the 3400 block of West 60th Place at 10:21 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19. Jazlyn Hyatte, 21, of the 3300 block W. 60th Street, was shot in the head by a person inside a black…
Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $1.25 million sold in Willow Springs
From staff reports There was a lot of commotion Friday morning at the Speedway gas station and convenience store in Willow Springs. That’s because the retailer, located at 8424 Willow Springs Road in Willow Springs, sold a $1.25 million winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket Thursday night in the evening drawing. A single winning ticket matched all five numbers – 12 – 29 – 32…
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Illinois News
Redistricting lawsuit to be heard in early December
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A three-judge federal court panel on Friday set the week of Dec. 6 as the time it will hear three consolidated cases challenging the new legislative district maps that were drawn by Democrats and signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker earlier this year. During a…
Latest school report card shows impact of COVID-19 on learning
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant drops in enrollment, academic performance and the likelihood of graduating high school on time, according to the latest school report card released recently by the Illinois State Board of Education. The report card is an annual report that tracks how…
CAPITOL RECAP: Gun violence a ‘public health crisis,’ governor says
By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Monday, Nov. 1, classifying ongoing gun violence in Illinois as a public health crisis and announced his intent to include greater funding for violence-prevention initiatives in upcoming budgets. At a news conference in Chicago, Pritzker touted the Reimagine Public Safety Act which…
Saying her district is at stake, Democratic lawmaker seeks to intervene in redistricting suit
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A Democratic member of the Illinois House has filed a motion in federal court to intervene as a separate defendant in a pair of lawsuits challenging the legislative redistricting plan that was signed into law in September. Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, who represents the largely Latino 22nd…
CAPITOL RECAP: Gun violence a ‘public health crisis,’ governor says
By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Monday, Nov. 1, classifying ongoing gun violence in Illinois as a public health crisis and announced his intent to include greater funding for violence-prevention initiatives in upcoming budgets. At a news conference in Chicago, Pritzker touted the Reimagine Public Safety Act which…
State adopts federal guidance recommending Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – One day after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that children between the ages of 5 and 11 receive the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer and BioNTech, the Illinois Department of Public Health adopted the same recommendations Wednesday. That vaccine had previously been…
Pritzker gets COVID-19 vaccine booster ahead of international trip
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker became one of the 800,000-plus Illinoisans who have received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot Tuesday ahead of his first overseas trip as governor. Pritzker and his top staff planned to depart to London on Tuesday to meet with business leaders on economic development…
