BERTHA AVILES Bertha Aviles (née Chavez), age 55, of Chicago’s Little Village community, passed away June 12. She was the beloved wife of 35 years of Juan Aviles; cherished mother…
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NICK G. BACUROS Nick Bacuros, age 89, lifelong resident of Chicago’s Garfield Ridge community, passed away April 29. He was a Navy veteran. Throughout his life, Mr. Bacuros worked in…
Read More ABIGAIL BARRIENTOS Abigail Barrientos (nee Rodarte), age 85, of Chicago’s Brighton Park community, passed away October 17 at home. Beloved wife of Guadalupe Barrientos; devoted mother of Maria (Raul)…
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BRIAN L. BAKALICH Brian Bakalich, 58, of La Grange Park, passed away May 5. He was an Army veteran. Beloved husband of Sandra Bakalich (nee Joyce); devoted father of Alexandra…
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FRANCIS ‘FRANKIE’ BLANDA Francis “Frankie” Blanda, 57, of Justice, passed away April 10. Devoted son of Lydia (nee Volmer) and the late Daniel A. Blanda Sr.; dearest brother of Julie…
Read More HELEN J. BAVLSIK Helen J. Bavlsik (nee Czuprynski), 99, of Chicago, passed away April 3 at Westmont Manor Health and Rehab Center. Beloved wife of 60 years to the late…
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David Nelson, age 19 passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. David was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, and raised in Lyons. In David’s short life he enjoyed spending time…
Read More MAUREEN C. BARRETT Maureen Catherine Barrett (nee LaVelle), 82, of Seminole, Fla., formerly of Chicago, passed away March 15. Beloved wife of the late Arthur Barrett; loving mother of Nancy…
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DEAN S. ALKAS Dean S. Alkas, 45, passed away February 5. Cherished son of Tavorn Sriyabhai; loving brother of May Sriyabhai. Also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives and friends.…
Read More February 19, 2021 DANIEL GOMEZ ALMANZA Daniel Gomez Almanza, age 69, passed away February 6. Visitation was held at Szykowny Funeral Home Ltd., 4901 South Archer Avenue Chicago. Funeral Mass…
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Arab business owners accuse mayor of bigotry
Lightfoot unfairly shutting gas stations, they say By Tim Hadac and Jeff Vorva It’s not every day that Mayor Lori Lightfoot is likened to former President Donald Trump, but that’s…
Shooting mars church carnival
Moms, kids terrified by gunfire near St. Nick’s By Tim Hadac The day after a double shooting down the block from the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish Carnival, a range…
Fiesta Back of the Yards cancelled
The vibrant sights, sounds, aromas and tastes of the annual Fiesta Back of the Yards will be nowhere this year, as the long arm of the pandemic has claimed the…
Pappas: tax sale coming up
Urges property owners to check status online From staff reports Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will conduct the first sale in more than two years of delinquent Cook County property…
Township of Lyons trustee scores hole in one
By Steve Metsch Township of Lyons trustee Mark Anderson figured it wasn’t his day after he scored a nine on the par-three first hole at Zigfield Troy in Woodridge. Boy,…
New bus will be rolling for Township of Lyons seniors
By Steve Metsch The Township of Lyons is getting a new bus for its popular senior services that saw 2,300 riders in the month of August. The bus is officially…
September waning, Halloween looming
By Karen Sala Your correspondent in Gage Park (773) 471-1429 • [email protected] The temperature is dropping, and it’s making me happy. The Bears have started playing. Everyone is drinking and eating…
Panther Patch closed by yellow jackets
By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 Our family spent Labor Day week in the north woods of Michigan.…
Illinois News
California law, U.S. Constitution at center of FOID case before Illinois Supreme Court
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to consider the laws of the state of California and the U.S. Constitution in…
CAPITOL RECAP: Energy bill signed into law
By Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday, Sept. 15, signed into law a sweeping energy regulation overhaul that aims to phase out carbon emissions from the…
Massive energy bill becomes law, investing billions between renewable, nuclear sectors
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker was joined by environmental and social justice activists, union representatives, and lawmakers from both parties Wednesday as he…
Lawmakers question enforcement of school mask mandates
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Expressing concern that the Illinois State Board of Education might have overstepped its bounds by threatening to withhold funding from school…
CAPITOL RECAP: General Assembly sends energy bill to Pritzker
By Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate put the final legislative stamp on an energy regulation overhaul bill Monday, sending it to Gov. JB Pritzker, who says he…
Energy bill heads to Pritzker, who says he will sign it
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate put the final legislative stamp on an energy regulation overhaul bill Monday, sending it to Gov. JB Pritzker,…
PODCAST: What does the energy bill do?
In our latest Capitol Cast, Jerry Nowicki and Peter Hancock analyze the massive energy overhaul bill that passed out of the House during a one-day return to session. Plus, a…
CAPITOL RECAP: Energy bill heads to Senate, Pritzker says he will sign it
By Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House approved an energy regulation and decarbonization bill Thursday, which aims to bring Illinois’ energy generation sector to 100 percent carbon-free by…
House passes energy bill with labor, environmental groups on board
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House approved an energy regulation and decarbonization bill Thursday, a major step forward for a wide-ranging omnibus bill that…
Ethics bill clears House on second try, will head back to governor
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House on Thursday voted to accept changes to an ethics bill that Gov. JB Pritzker had requested, paving the…
