In recent years, the month of May has become a good time to paint the town blue—and silver and gold.
“Trust Women,” “Freedom In The USA … Nationwide Access To Safe Legal Abortion,” “Pregnancy Begins With A Penis–Regulate That!”
On May 9 at around 4:30 p.m., a large section of my neighbor’s tree came down and totally blocked my driveway.
A recent letter to the editor (May 11) mentioned problems with ComEd trying to remove healthy trees.
The ranks of Chicago’s cops have been reduced by almost 2,000 since Rahm Emanuel left office, whether from budget cuts or mass retirements.
Should the government subsidize nostalgia?
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new brainstorm on how to corrupt the relations between Chicago’s teens and its cops comes down to that old stand-by: if you can’t control it, ban it.
Our society has developed quite a bit of consternation over folks who kneel on football fields.
“It takes a village to raise a child.”
If you are concerned about the trees or, more specifically, the burgeoning number of tree stumps in our community, please heed my story.
Passover, Ramadan and Lent all came to an end during the past few weeks, and I’ve found myself thinking of the oddest thing: a cow.
As the Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) prepares to host its annual Beverly/Morgan Park Home Tour, it’s also time for residents to celebrate another emerging tradition: the BAPA Porch Concert series.
Of all the gifts a mom gives her children, it’s a rather nondescript one that I’ve been grateful for during the past couple years.
“We have failed our first responders—as a community, as elected officials and as a government.”
Mother’s Day is always a fun occasion for families to get together and celebrate their matriarchs.
Twitter, one of the most popular social media networks in the world, has agreed to sell its business to Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla who is the richest person in the world and valued at about $270 billion.
Illinois politicians must think we are really a dumb bunch.
In recent months, Robert Angone has been given an outsized voice in this publication, and I cannot understand why.
Is the current online application for a mail-in ballot sent by the Chicago Board of Elections making the voter choose a party—whether one wants to or not—in order to vote?
Public transit has been an integral part of my daily routine.
Not much has been written about America’s first responders retiring in unprecedented numbers all across America.
This year’s Beverly/Morgan Park Home Tour, organized by the Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), offers not only a chance to visit beautiful homes in the community but also learn more about local history.
Defending the accused shouldn’t be a mark of shame.
It may be hard to believe, but Chicago is preparing for another mayoral election.
There is a pressing need to raise awareness and develop programs to address the mental health needs of students, families and communities in the city of Chicago.
The problem with inflation is that there is more than enough blame to go around.
Keith Pekau is one of the numerous GOP hopefuls running for Congress in the new Illinois Sixth District.
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx recently held a press conference and announced that her office would not seek charges against the police officer who shot and killed Adam Toledo in March 2021.
The OSF Beverly Breast Cancer Walk was set to be held in person last October, but COVID-19 concerns led to its cancellation.
In recent months, I have noticed an uptick in the frequency of train horns being sounded. Is it just me?
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says that, for the life of her, she cannot understand the problem with the department’s date for 1.5 million “positive community interactions” (PCI).
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not going to end any time soon, nor will the hostility between the U.S. and Russia.
When rare opportunities arise in life, it’s wise to take advantage.
As president of the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS), I was pleased to take part in Patient Safety Awareness Week, which was held March 13-19.
The tears still flow.
On Oct. 13, it was reported feverishly by both print and electronic media about Chicago Police Department (CPD) Supt. David Brown’s first appearance at the Police Academy to speak to Chicago police recruits.
Southsiders for Peace was founded in 2003 to condemn the United States’ invasion and occupation of Iraq, and now we condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade always offers a chance for politicians—or those hoping to become politicians—to interact with their constituents.
Through decades of attending the South Side Irish parade, I have never before heard someone on a public-address system, in the parade, promoting a particular political slant.
Goodwill is good karma.
I really enjoyed reading the letters to the editor in the March 9 edition.
I always feel bad for the spouses.
The main facility for the Guildhaus, a halfway house in Blue Island, is nestled at 2413 Canal St., just around the corner from historic Old Western Avenue.
Amid the sea of Kelly green that will be displayed throughout the neighborhood this weekend, maybe people could include some blue and yellow in their decorations to show solidarity with the courageous people of Ukraine.
I have enjoyed the pleasure of living in the Beverly area for 23 years, and I am never surprised by the kind people who live here.
March 1 was National Pig Day, an observance that was started in 1972 by sisters Mary Lynne Rave and Ellen Stanley.
Every organization named as the grand marshal or an honoree of the South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade is deserving of that distinction.
I feel like anyone reading this right now and seeing my name in the byline might be saying, “Oh, boy, here we go again.”
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